Explains the Academic Library Management Intern Program, which was developed and sponsored by the Council on Library Resources (CLR), and presents excerpts from interviews with librarians who successfully completed the program and with host library directors. Issues addressed include skills learned during the internship and changes in career…

Career-technical education may be informal on-the-job training, organized workplace education, community college or technical institute programs, or apprenticeships, internships, and cooperative agreements. Another alternative is polytechnical education: providing technical and general studies for adults in existing school facilities after school…

Describes a high school publications advisor's month-long internship at the Louisville "Courier-Journal" and how the experience shed light on her work as an advisor. (SR)

Discusses connections in undergraduate study between liberal learning and work, including internships, service learning, volunteerism, work-study programs, and students who work for a living. Focuses, however, on students who "work at learning," as a student culture which recognizes that in the final analysis, students themselves must work at…

More employers are turning to their internship and co-op programs to meet their hiring needs. Reports that NACE's first benchmark survey of experiential education programs reveals how employers structure and operate their "feeder" programs. Key findings suggest that organizations should resist the attempt to look at internships as a quick fix to…

At Columbia College Chicago, the marketing communication department is evaluating and improving internship outcomes based on companion student and employer surveys. (Author)

This paper presents some definitions and makes distinctions among the forms of field experience drawn from the literature, and surveys the goals of librarianship and library education in using field experience as an element in the library school curriculum at the master's level. Further, it explores learning theory for insights on the…

Discusses the benefits and pitfalls of English department efforts involving internship programs, increased attention to writing courses, new courses in mass media, and rethinking of traditional literature courses. (DD)

Describes a study abroad program at Connecticut College that combines both work and study. The aim of the program is to integrate students' language skills, international understanding, and internship experience with the disciplinary concerns and methods of the students' majors. (Author/VWL)

Describes an administrative operational system for internship programs leading to a justifiable return on investment in the areas of academic integrity, departmental image, and resource acquisition. (KEH)

A former intern at Merrowvista Education Center reflects on her experiences learning to facilitate adventure programs, and discusses the value of interning at a residential center, changes in her attitudes as her skills developed, and the importance of reflection for staff as well as participants. (SV)

Internship field experiences and programs bridge the gap between classroom preparation and professional practice in the preparation of educational administrators. Proposes a model program that recognizes the uniqueness of each intern; provides time for reflection; and has established procedures to evaluate interns and their experiences. (28…

Offers a first-hand account of a faculty internship at a major international public relations firm. Discusses the internship host and the intern's duties; faculty internship advantages and benefits; and faculty internship disadvantages and limitations. Considers 10 experiential realizations stemming from the author's internship experience. (SR)

In Australia, a children's services advisor (CSA) makes regular visits to all providers of children's services in a particular area, identifies and advises on provider problems, and makes recommendations on provider licensing and funding. A college senior describes his experiences as an intern with a CSA in rural New South Wales. (SV)

Fundamental differences exist between conceptualizing and operationalizing experiential education, in general, and graded speech communication internship classes-for-credit, in particular. Monitoring participation in experiential activities (including intercollegiate athletics, musical or stage production, publication of the campus newspaper, and…