Administration is the process of working with and through others to efficiently accomplish organizational goals by planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The basic skills required by an effective administrator are technical, human, and conceptual. A strong school administrator preparation and certification program resembles the classical…

Drawing upon the experiences of a participant in the Visiting Professor Program sponsored by the Advertising Education Foundation of the American Advertising Federation and the American Academy of Advertising, this paper discusses the advantages such programs can have for both the host company and the participant. The first section of the paper…

The 1982 position paper of the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities provides recommendations concerning preparation of professional personnel. Major recommendations include periodic evaluations of training programs and faculty, establishment of interdisciplinary training programs, structuring of practica to enable students to…

Discusses the problems of mistraining, over-education, and underemployment, and argues that vocational students should have on-the-job training before completing formal education requirements. Describes an internship program in which selected Ventura College (California) data processing students worked 20 hours per week with area managers who were…

Presents an account of the year a high school graduate spent working for the Student Press Service, a national news service devoted exclusively to youth concerns. (RL)

Because law schools need facilities to provide their students with clinical experience and the Legal Services Corporation has the resources and facilities but needs the manpower to serve the legal needs of the poor, it is argued that third year law students should intern with the Corporation. (JMD)

Describes the collaboration between a parish elementary school and a university that offers the children a possibility of going to college and enables university education and psychology interns to obtain real world experience. Lists the collaboration strategies used, such as mentoring. Discusses benefits for the elementary students, interns, and…

A solid blend of theory and practice, an effective training system, and continuing support for new teachers are essential elements of teacher preparation, whether it is provided by a university, a district, or a partnership of the two. (Author/TE)

The author describes his journey from poor African-American youth in the rural South to successful businessman. He discusses the Inroads program, an internship for African-American and Hispanic youth and advises giving up victimhood and adapting to the mainstream of capitalism. (SK)

When school and college faculty are jointly responsible for new teacher induction, issues of control and status that may jeopardize collaboration can be more easily resolved. Well-designed internships last at least one year and feature interns clustered as a group and assigned to a school rather than to one teacher. (IAH)

Shows how experiential learning theory provides a theoretical foundation for studying technical communication internships. Provides data from a study of participant views of the internship program. Raises questions about how respondents perceived their experiences and how these views often conflicted. (HB)

Provides information to administrators of intensive English programs (IEPs) who are considering implementing an internship program into their IEPs; asks administrators with existing internship programs to reflect on their programs in light of information gathered from other programs; and informs recent graduates of Master's in Teaching English as…

Cooperation between university and industry for technology transfer is not only useful for industry but also for students. Describes ways in which students at the Fraunhofer Institute are involved in industrial partnerships and the benefits they gain from their experiences. (Author/WRM)

Theme articles focus on FFA (Future Farmers of America) conventions and contests. They examine FFA as an extracurricular versus intracurricular activity, keeping competition in perspective, contests as student motivators, how a sponsor views FFA, improving the teaching of leadership, benefits of FFA participation, the needs of disadvantaged and…

Describes underlying rationale of program designed to offer recent library school graduates special training opportunities that focus on current issues, trends, and developments in academic librarianship. Recruitment, educational component of program, roles of supervisors and project director, and comments from three residents (expectations,…