This paper describes the University of Wisconsin administrative internship program of 1970-71 in which each of 13 interns served as an assistant to and an understudy of an experienced administrator. Responses to a program evaluation instrument are summarized. These include the interns' statements of their objectives and the administrators' and…

This paper describes the administrative internship program of 1969-70 in which each of 11 interns served as an assistant to and an understudy of an experienced administrator. Responses to a program evaluation instrument are summarized. In the evaluation, the interns were asked to indicate what their objectives had been and the degree to which they…

Desirable elements of middle school organization are explained here and skills essential for the middle school principal are discussed. The suggested training program includes a supervised internship based on performance objectives, use of simulation techniques, and plans for continued inservice. (Editor)

Reviews the growth in internship programs for school administrators since the first program began in 1933, identifies recent trends in internship programs, and discusses the relative status of internship programs and research activities at schools and colleges of education throughout the United States. (JG)

Claiming that there's an aura of dissatisfaction with the present pre- and inservice programs for principals, the writer reports his findings about existing programs and suggested improvements. (Editor)

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…

After an evaluation by students rated the administrative internship in a leadership preparation program as valuable but not rigorous, two faculty members at Valdosta State College (Georgia) evaluated the program and recommended revisions, using peer coaching for professional development and program improvement. (SLD)

This paper describes the University of Utah's recently revised Ed.D. program and reports the results of several program-evaluation efforts conducted since its implementation. In particular, the most recent evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the field-based doctoral program in educational administration in linking theory and research to the…

Troy State University in Montgomery, Alabama, has been training principals since 1965. Although a principal internship has always been recommended, it was not actually required of all educational administration graduates until fall 1981. This paper describes the development of guidelines for the principal internship program and presents the new…

A professor of educational administration presents seven proposals for the appropriate training of principals. The proposals are based on the experiences the professor had during a year in which he returned to the role of principal. (Author/IRT)

In discussing the role of practical experience (be it called clinical experience, field experience, an internship, simulation, or role-playing) in the preparation of educational administrators, the authors present survey data and an example of institutional requirements. The survey data include information on state standards concerning the…

This handbook describes the history, objectives and operations of the Resource Development Internship Project (RDIP), a project designed to simultaneously strengthen the educational process and increase the number of skilled personnel working on development problems by placing upper division and graduate students--students who already have the…

This paper describes the objectives, policies, and procedures of the College of DuPage's Administrative Internship Program, whereby faculty members can gain broad administrative experience in key administrative areas of the college. The program seeks not only to broaden the experience of the individual intern, but to promote empathy among faculty…

Focuses on the primary interactions of the intern with the supervisor, colleagues, and co-workers within the structural framework of the organization, and examines the ways in which the expectations of the intern and other organization members affect these relations. (Author)

This study examined the role of the administrator education internship in perpetuating the gap in relationships between teachers and administrators. It explored the moral socialization that teachers in pre-service administrative preparation programs experienced while engaged in administrative internships, examining the messages that administrative…