The AISES Student Summer Work Experience Program provides Native American college students with paid summer internships in federal agencies. Interns work with mentors on projects designed by the participating agency and applicable to the student's course of study. The program benefits students and agencies while striving to increase Native…

Profiles 40 companies, agencies, and colleges that offer summer internships and cooperative education programs for American Indian high school, college, and graduate students. Includes program descriptions, prerequisites, deadline and requirements for application, and name and address of contact persons. (LP)

A first-year special education teacher describes the guidance received from the school's educational diagnostician who served as her mentor in conjunction with an internship program of Texas A & M University. The article discusses mentor selection, the internship program, teacher and principal roles, the mentoring process, and its positive…

Examines how an alternative certification program for secondary teachers was developed and implemented to address local teacher shortages in mathematics and science in Texas. Topics discussed are the policy context, course offerings, the recruitment and selection process, developing an applicant pool, screening of applicants, and placement of…

The "Bridges...From School to Work" project, funded at five sites by the Marriott Corporation, develops competitively paid internships for students with disabilities in their final year of high school. Of 762 students accepted by the program, 86% received internship placements, 82% completed their internships, and 75% were offered…

Includes four articles that address issues concerning the professional growth and development of school librarians. Highlights include lifelong professional development; mentoring; career development through professional involvement; publishing for recognition and professional growth; professional reading; continuing education; vendors;…

An overview is provided of education for health sciences librarianship by considering its development, current status, and possible future evolution. Discusses the role of the professional association in providing a credentialing program for its members. Resources for the study of health sciences librarianship are appended. Contains 50 references.…

A California program permits noncertified teacher interns to serve as special education teachers while enrolled in a preparation program. Interns receive support services from both the university and school district. Three case studies involving intern teachers of students with mild disabilities illustrate the implementation of the program,…

Describes an internship program at a two-year college in which graduate students from 13 participating area graduate programs teach in the two-year college and receive training addressing pedagogical issues unique to community colleges, thus being immersed in a world of higher education that differs greatly from the research universities within…

The Summer Institute in Computer Science (SICS) at the University of California in Irvine invites Native American community college students to spend 6 weeks studying computer science. The students live on campus and intern with a large corporation, sharpening computer skills and establishing mentoring relationships with business professionals.…

Internships enable secondary and college students to gain experience, learn how an agency functions, and establish a network of contacts within organizations. Thirty-two summer internships, co-ops, and minority school programs are listed alphabetically. Each entry contains a brief program description, prerequisites, deadline for applications, and…

This publication includes 13 articles: (1) ATE [Advanced Technological Education] Attuned to Global Competition; (2) Materials Science Center Supplies Information on Often-Overlooked Field; (3) CSEC [Cyber Security Education Consortium] Builds Corps of Cyber Technicians; (4) KCTCS [Kentucky Community and Technical College System] Is U.S. Partner…

This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a federally supported pilot project promoting access to inclusive education for Kansas children with dual sensory impairments. The project focused on developing a system of technical assistance and training to provide education for students with dual sensory impairments in general…

Educational literature is replete with calls for changes in preparation programs for school administrators. This paper contrasts traditional administrator-preparation programs with one designed around the Quality Schools paradigm. The program emphasizes administrator candidate selection, human needs, the empowerment of others, effective…

Implementing the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) and/or the full inclusion philosophy (which advocates disabled students participating in regular classrooms) creates new needs and places new demands on public school personnel. This paper presents a review of research studies that examined the extent to which administrators had knowledge of…