To provide health education majors with high quality internships, a study was done to evaluate the internship experience in community health education. Results indicate that economic factors, such as the cost to the student, inhibit high-quality fieldwork experiences. Alternative methods of enriching the curriculum need to be developed in light of…

The findings of a study conducted to identify critical skills needed by instructional technology program graduates to compete successfully for jobs in training have been adopted as a framework for preparing and evaluating student interns, as well as a yardstick along which course objectives and methods may be measured. (MER)

Reports results of a national survey on undergraduate intern programs in sociology, discusses criteria used for and problems found with internships, and recommends strengthening the programs by formally integrating them into the curriculum. (Author/CK)

Provides evidence from a survey of 113 schools to confirm that public relations is an expanding field of study in journalism units. (RL)

Assessed the selection criteria of internship training directors (N=342) when choosing internship candidates. Also investigated the relative importance of application tasks, professional practice experiences, and academic course work by total sample of agency type. Results indicate that expectations vary by agency; implications for intern…

An exploratory study of undergraduate rehabilitation education students was conducted to identify coping strategies used during their internships. Results showed that students expended the most effort on problem-focused and seeking-social-support strategies. There is an indication, however, that the students used some maladaptive coping…

A case study of library science students enrolled in fieldwork programs through South African universities analyzed the positive and negative effects of the socialization that such programs provide. Recommendations are made to counter the negative effects experienced by some students, such as dissonance of values. (25 references) (LAE)

Developed and validated Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity Inventory with trainees and supervisors in practicum, internship, and postinternship settings. Role difficulties were predictive of more work-related anxiety, general work dissatisfaction, and dissatisfaction with supervision. Beginning trainees reported more role ambiguity than experienced…

Discusses the growing popularity and characteristics of departmentally sponsored internships for graduate students in communication master's degree programs. Provides a national profile of such internship programs. (HB)

A study examined factors leading to effective socialization of management interns on overseas assignments and positive outcomes of expatriate-intern socialization programs. Subjects were 138 graduate business-school students on six-month internships in 23 countries. Results suggest that both the design of the internship job and the strategies used…

Assessed the satisfaction of 68 graduates of a post-baccalaureate achievement program for disadvantaged students at one major state university, examining how effective several program components were in preparing students for graduate school. Students evaluated the relative importance of each component and their levels of satisfaction regarding…

This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of one element in the academic preparation of school administrators in Montana: the administrative internship. The paper begins with a review of relevant studies. As school districts demand more skills and abilities of administrators, especially in the techniques of collaboration and…

The influence of survey return rate and sources of information other than the survey on the teaching employment rate (as calculated) in the year following completion of a teacher preparation program were studied. A second objective was to investigate the tendency to respond for these individuals. A total of 291 individuals formed the target…

A survey of the faculty reviewed and assessed the role and importance of experiential learning through internships at Unity College, Maine, an independent, coeducational undergraduate college of 400 students specializing in environmental programs. The 45 full- and part-time faculty received the questionnaire. Among those, 34 faculty, or 76 percent…

This paper addresses the specific areas of stress for graduate interns in programs that require a year-long internship as part of a post-baccalaureate course of study prior to certification. The focus is upon three categories of stress that contain issues and concerns which speak directly to questions about the impact of a program with a longer…