Evaluation of Break through Tech's AI Studio and Sprinternship Programs: How Do Experiential Learning Tech Programs Engage Employers and Expand Representation in the Tech Field? Research Report
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| Title: | Evaluation of Break through Tech's AI Studio and Sprinternship Programs: How Do Experiential Learning Tech Programs Engage Employers and Expand Representation in the Tech Field? Research Report |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Karen Gardiner, Nathan Sick, Julia Payne, Hailey D’Elia, Urban Institute |
| Source: | Urban Institute. 2026. |
| Availability: | Urban Institute. 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037. Tel: 202-261-5687; Fax: 202-467-5775; Web site: http://www.urban.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 40 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Strada Education Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Artificial Intelligence, Undergraduate Students, Active Learning, Student Projects, Experiential Learning, Skill Development, Technology Uses in Education, Internship Programs, Program Evaluation, Employer Attitudes, Disproportionate Representation, Technological Advancement, Student Attitudes, Employment Potential, Program Effectiveness |
| Abstract: | Break Through Tech offers undergraduate students technical skills training, professional readiness support, and real-world project experiences to help them attain in-college paid internships and post-college tech jobs. Program leadership commissioned a mixed methods evaluation of Break Through Tech's two experiential, project-based learning programs: AI Studio, a one-semester, part-time, virtual program and Sprinternship, a three-week, full-time, hybrid program. The evaluation focused on employer engagement and participants' (known as fellows) outcomes. The evaluation sheds light on how much the programs increase a sense of belonging in tech, the program components that fellows and employers value the most, employers' motivations to participate, and the outcomes of fellows. This report begins with an introduction of both programs and the research questions; subsequent sections summarize findings. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED681276 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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