The headmaster of Kent Denver Country Day School in Englewood, Colorado and the president of Samsonite Corporation in Denver formed an internship program at Samsonite to give teachers a look at the world many of their students enter after graduation. A teacher, who experienced the program, evaluates it and comments on the need to bring industry…

Describes the counseling internship program developed by St. John's University in Jamaica, N.Y. Initiative and involvement are stressed with candidates keeping a log of all school activities. (HMV)

Current training efforts used to prepare students of medical sociology to function in a changing professional environment are described. Crucial to this effort is the internship--that real-world experience where the students can learn the accommodative strategies needed to maximize interdisciplinary ties without loss of their identities as…

Describes the Saanich Internship Program for training teachers, which is exemplary in some aspects, and suggests modifications which could make it more nearly ideal. (AH)

Describes a model, prestudent teaching classroom internship program in art education. Six Middle Tennessee State University art education interns worked with a cooperative teacher on implementation planning for a unit on "Model in Architecture." After observing student classroom behavior, each taught the unit to a small group. Interns designed and…

The Institute of Educational Administration (IEA) at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, is briefly described. Participants in IEA programs undertake a five-stage process: courses in educational administration; a four-week residential program; a fermentation exercise; advanced residential program; and an innovative project in their respective schools.…

Western Michigan University and Starr Commonwealth School jointly provide a training program to prepare "educateurs"--interdisciplinary specialists who can function in a team process of treatment and in a wide range of living and learning environments with emotionally disturbed youth. The training program involves two major…

This report describes a pilot project of college student internships for the Women's Caucus of the Maryland Legislature. The idea for the project was developed by Maryland's 21 women state legislators and was implemented during their 1977 legislative session. Sponsored by the Center for the American Woman and Politics under a grant from the Ms.…

An advanced study program leading to a Ph.D. degree in educational research and evaluation is described. The program is structured to provide experiences in research and evaluation as the area of specialization, professional education as the area of application, and liberal arts cognates. The curricular objectives of the program are given as…

The Internships in Public Policy program, funded by the National Science Foundation and administered by the Massachusetts Internship Office, was a pilot project designed to test whether the emerging professional talents of graduate students in the social science and law can be effectively harnessed to state government operations. Twelve graduate…

A 10-week paid summer internship for a rehabilitation counseling faculty in a state vocational rehabilitation agency is described. The benefits of the internship in relation to increasing faculty relevance in and outside the classroom are discussed, and recommendations for improving the internship are presented. (Author)

This paper claims that preparation programs in educational administration do not prepare principals for the challenges they will face in their schools. Such programs do not address the real-life situations in which principals find themselves, and internships are typically insufficient in helping future leaders hone their skills. The essay states…

Describes strategies used at the University of Akron School of Communication that may serve as a guide to corporations and universities that wish to develop or improve an internship program. Notes that the strategies should be adapted as needed. (RS)