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Education/Training:
Students' work at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth
Development is considered to be part of their training. Our
training model consists of three components:
- coursework and internships,
- work on a project, and
- junior colleagueship
Coursework and internships are a necessary requirement for
the degree. Work on the project consists of doing the tasks
necessary to accomplish the work and is typically paid with
a 10- or 20-hour/week research assistantship for graduate
students or as an hourly stipend for undergraduate students.
In addition, as junior colleagues at the Institute, graduate
students are expected to attend meetings, work on
presentations, write papers, review others' papers, travel
to conferences, etc. as needed by senior members of the
Institute. Undergraduate students are also invited, and
encouraged, to participate in these activities. These
activities are done in addition to the paid hours each week
spent working on research projects and are professional
development opportunities for students to meet researchers
and contribute to publications. Sometimes these activities
arise at the last minute or need to be accomplished in a
short time frame. More commonly, students are asked to
volunteer to be part of a group working on a grant proposal,
presentation, or paper. In return, students acquire skills
and training, have travel and publication opportunities, and
receive mentoring from our senior staff members, other
graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows.
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