Academe/Industry Relationships: Balancing Academic Principles and Marketplace Demands
http://www.stc.org/confproceed/2000/PDFs/00001.PDF

Sutliff, Kristene
STC Proceedings
2000

Abstract:

Recognizing that theory is of value only if it can be applied, academics must envision the world beyond the classroom and prepare students to compete in a market-driven world. Practicing professionals must be willing to share their expertise and their technology with academic programs and must work to strengthen connections with the academy. Advisory boards, mentoring programs, internships and fellowships for faculty and practitioners as well as for students, team teaching, guest lecturing, distance learning, and collaborative research projects– these are but a few of the ways to bridge the gap between and industry, thereby improving the education of future technical communicators and advancing the profession.