One way for principal interns to reflect on their own learning during the internship experience is through the use of written journals, which can also provide their supervisors with valuable information regarding the interns' professional growth as well as the effectiveness of the internship program itself. However, the organization and assessment…

The intent of a liberal arts education is to expose students to a broad array of ideas and subject matter. Its perceived weakness involves the possible lack of preparedness for the workplace; a liberal arts education is deliberately not vocational. To bridge that divide colleges and universities, in cooperation with industry, non-profits, and the…

Critical reflection promotes the questioning of assumptions, the rendering visible of the otherwise invisible. This article describes and analyzes the teaching and learning of critical reflection in the context of an internship program at the University of Sydney within the framework of completing a reflexive report for assessment. The authors…

A field experience program balances great potential for learning against a major expenditure of resources and requires vision, commitment, flexibility, and persistence to implement. It enhances academic learning through use of the outside world's resources and provides a link to the world in which students prepare to live. (MSE)

A seminar/internship model of multidisciplinary team training is described and evaluation data reported for seminar value and organization, team knowledge and skills, internship team functioning, and self-evaluation of team competencies. (CL)

The continued effort to improve the internship program has been the focus of this study. The reflection of additional student interviews identifies the importance of the internship program. The interns were interviewed during the internship process through appreciative inquiry techniques. This qualitative study continued to look at the benefits of…

This study conducted a theme analysis of programs sponsored by the Experiential Learning in Communication Commission of the National Communication Association (NCA, formerly the Speech Communication Association, SCA) in order to determine experiential learning structures created outside conventional borders of communication instruction. The…

Reports that the internship experience gave English teacher education students in a sample population greater confidence that they possessed certain content area-specific qualifications deemed important to English teaching. Suggests ways such information can be used to benefit teacher preparation programs. (FL)

Interviews former participants in Christopher Newport University's overseas internship program for student teachers. Notes a long-term, positive impact on the novice teachers. Finds that the teachers increased their sensitivity to and empathy for students from other cultures and of different language backgrounds. (RS)

This paper documents the development of a mindfulness meditation component within a University Counseling Center setting. The specific focus is upon the inclusion of meditation as it pertains to both organizational structure and psychotherapy training. The integration of a meditation practice into any organization is a slow process that poses…

The Alternative Certification Program (ACP) was implemented to reduce staffing shortages and to develop an alternative training program capable of producing teachers who are equal to or superior to teachers trained by traditional methods. This evaluating examines the effectiveness of the Houston (Texas) District's training program by comparing the…

Examines the Project of Internships, Certification, Equity-Leadership and Support (ICES) designed to increase the number of women in school administration. Concludes that the ICES field test identified components that are necessary but not sufficient to bring women into administrative positions. (Author/WD)

Study tests the proposition that a legislative internship will increase college students' political skill and sophistication. A pre-post test design compared 1980 Tennessee legislative interns with rejected applicants and with three college legislative process classes. Only interns gained in the competencies needed for effective political…

Studies six summer interns in an engineering development center. Shows that for the interns and their more experienced colleagues, learning did not precede activity but rather was the means by which they remained attuned to activity and able to function. Finds cognition was distributed not only among people but also among people and their tools;…

Examines technical communication programs outside the United States and comments on such features as their location in the university structure, links with public relations, the inclusion of internships or practicums, the balance of theory and practice, and typical course offerings. Lists a dozen major programs in seven countries. Concludes that…