Training Students: Collaboration across the Academic Divide

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Future of Education and Training in Archaeology" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

A familiar refrain among archaeologists working outside of academia is the myriad of training shortcomings in higher education anthropology programs. There is no doubt that there is room for improvement within the academy. However, there is also room for CRM, state, and federal archaeologists to collaborate in training students more effectively. Engagement with universities asks that collaborators share certain responsibilities but also provides avenues for mutual benefit and for beginning to address frequently voiced critiques of academic training. One small example of innovative collaboration is the Boise National Forest’s partnership with the University of Idaho. Such relationships are opportunities to expand training in the academy to approximate more practice-based approaches found in other professional degree programs.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)   •
• The Future of Education and Training in Archaeology

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Abstract Id(s): 37039.0