The South Australian Parliamentary Internship Program at the University of Adelaide, Flinders University, and the University of South Australia: an example of cooperation on work related learning
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2022
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Lancione, C.
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Australasian Parliamentary Review, 2022; 37(1):168-174
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The South Australian Parliamentary Internship Program (SAPI) is jointly supported by the Parliament of South Australia and by the three South Australian universities: The University of Adelaide, Flinders University and The University of South Australia. While each university remains responsible for the internal administration of its own students, responsibility for overall coordination of the scheme rotates among the academic staff of the three universities. The unique nature of this program is that it is one of the very few courses which all three universities undertake together and on 25 October 2019 in the House of Assembly the SAPI program celebrated 25 years in which the history and contributions to students' learning were acknowledged. The program offers undergraduate students an opportunity to undertake sustained research and present their reports to Members of Parliament, to their peers and academic staff. The program is very effective in understanding policy and is an excellent example of work-related learning undertaken in collegiate and cooperative way. This comment provides an overview of the SAPI structure and performance in recent years.
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Copyright 2022 Australasian Study of Parliament Group