The chronology of ideas and events that nurtured the development of field-based experience to train educational leaders is presented. The philosophical and intellectual foundations upon which field experience is based are identified. Field-based experience is a supervised on-the-job learning approach that is conducted in such ways as internships,…

An earlier review (Daresh and LaPlant 1985) resulted in an impression that most field-based training in educational administration is understaffed and undervalued. Accordingly, this review analyzes the historical development of apprenticeship models used in the preparation and continuing education of practitioners in medicine and law, in order to…

Of 391 living participants in the 10-year-old Academic Administration Internship Program (AAIP), 320 or 82 percent completed the questionnaire, which became the basis of this evaluation study. Survey data were used to determine the current status of the AAIP alumni and fellows, the usefulness of the AAIP experience in their careers, the national…

As a participant in a national program established under the Education Professions Development Act, Oregon State University established a program to prepare selected doctoral candidates with broad professional knowledge and specific competencies as vocational education leaders. An advisory committee was established and a system model for…

The model for internships in school administration came from other professional fields, particularly medicine. Internship programs for master's degree candidates have generally focused on middle-management positions, such as school principal. Often such programs have been offered by local and county school districts, independently of…

A roundtable discussion by executives of the Association of School Business Officials raises questions about the recruitment, preparation, and availability of school business officials in the coming years. (MLF)

This paper presents a proposal for an alternative principal-certification program, which is to be operated by Tarleton State University (Texas) in collaboration with 10 independent Texas school districts, 4 regional educational service centers, 2 professional associations, and 1 foundation. The New Century Educational Leadership Program (NCELP) is…

This paper focuses on the emerging role of practitioners, students, and professors in the preparation of school administrators. The first section provides an overview of the Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (CAPP), a 2-year program based on core modules/courses, reflection sessions, and internship experiences. The second section…

A restructured administrator preparation program, the Regional Principal Preparation Program, is described in this report. The program is characterized by university/school cooperation, onsite delivery, job-relevant curriculum, full-time internships, mentorships, adequate candidate assessment, individualized educational programming, and followup…

This paper is a response to two recommendations for preservice training of school administrators proposed in the 1987 report of the National Commission on Excellence in Educational Administration: that greater attention be placed on discovering ways in which universities and local education agencies might collaborate more effectively in the…

The superintendent of the Bibb County, Georgia, Public School System devised a program to develop a cadre of competent administrators to assume leadership positions as they became vacant. The Leadership Development Program took 18 classroom teachers with administrative aspirations and provided them with a variety of experiences under the guidance…

This report presents the results of a survey of educational administration internship programs in local public school systems. It includes detailed descriptions of internship programs in 11 school districts throughout the U.S. and a selected bibliography of recent literature in the field. Data for the study was drawn from a questionnaire mailed to…

The main thrust of California's Ryan Act (1970) has been to terminate credential qualifications by verification of credit received from an institution of higher education and move towards the competency based professional preparation program where institutions are first authorized to offer such programs and then assigned the responsibility to…

A pilot study was conducted to determine the tasks performed by occupational education administrators in the community colleges and to obtain opinions from community college presidents and deans concerning the content of a doctoral program to prepare future occupational education administrators. Data were gathered through personal interviews at…

This article reports on an internship project developed by the Department for Education and Skills (UK) to prepare headteachers (principals) for schools facing challenging circumstances. The project placed experienced deputies (assistant principals) in secondary schools to work alongside mentor headteachers who had demonstrated leadership…