An Introduction To Some Experiential Education Models by Robert Sigmon confronts the traditional purposes of education with a different perspective by blending learning and action in a public setting. Sigmon discusses the risks involved for universities and organizations that sponsor and sanction internship programs. He additionally describes what he calls students as manpower, which is an educational movement to give students alternative periods of academic learning on campus with periods of work in private and public organizations. Sigmon also lays out his plans for the financial aid option which allows students to serve to pay for their education and a voluntary action program for volunteers to get involved with service learning. Sigmon's typical service-learning internship is a twelve-week, full-time assignment with a public need meeting organization through which a student receives academic credit and a stipend.