Project COED (Career Opportunities through Education for Persons with Disabilities) was developed to: (1) provide career instruction for adults who are functionally mentally retarded, through job training opportunities in food services, clerical/office work, or housekeeping/janitorial work; (2) increase levels of clients' financial independence;…

This report describes the National Extension Leadership Development (NELD) Program. Section I offers interns' reflections on the meaning of NELD in Wisconsin. Section II is a history of NELD. Section III presents minutes of meetings of the National Advisory Committee. Sections IV-X provide overviews of the various programs offered through NELD in…

A project developed a model program philosophy and curricula for postsecondary marketing programs to establish a consistency among Missouri institutions offering these programs. Project activities included a research review; analysis of the scope of offerings of current postsecondary marketing education programs; development, administration, and…

The experience of Kendall College, Illinois, a small liberal arts college, in developing a human services program is described. Attention is directed to the history of the college, the growth of the program, the curriculum content, and its benefits to both college and community. The associate degree program which admitted its first students in…

This Public Service Practicum Curriculum Guide is intended to assist social science and occupational teachers in the areas of public service and related occupations to develop, implement, and operate an internship program. Designed for use in all schools in rural, suburban, or city settings, this guide is based on a program developed in Elk Grove…

The Distributive Education Development Project was developed to give high school students an opportunity to observe on-the-job experiences by means of an internship system. The project provided information and suggested procedures for implementing the internship program in State vocational-technical schools and high schools by establishing…

Describes the development of the graduate program at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse. Provides a student profile and outlines a new masters curriculum in environmental science. Explains the terminal options involving research, internship, and academic coursework. (TW)

This paper discusses the planning and first year implementation of the DePaul-Glenview Teacher Education Program, developed in response to the perceived need by the wider educational community to strengthen the professional development of teachers. In this program, six to eight graduate students would be supported through one year of internship,…

An internship program in France, through which a group of French and business students from an American university spent 4 weeks in a medium-sized business, is described. The program's origins, development, and structure are reviewed, and the obstacles to implementation and their resolutions are discussed. Choices made and lessons learned from…

An internship is required of doctoral programs in vocational-technical education programs funded under Section 552 of the Education Professions Development Act; the programs of the 11 original EPDA 552 institutions were investigated, and the results are presented. The historical background of internship in the United States is developed in a…

The annotated bibliography is divided into four main sections: planning and administration of training programs, planning and administration of executive development programs, supervisory development programs, and training methods. The first two sections contain subsections on evaluation, Federal programs, and State programs. The third section has…

Results of an open-ended, five-question inquiry sent to sample members of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) are presented and discussed. The questionnaire sought to probe into how AACTE members feel about the concept of an extended or five-year program for preparing prospective teachers. Questions concerned: (1)…

In 1980-1981, extended funding from the Kellogg Foundation and a total budget of $561,316 allowed the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI) to add to its program while continuing to emphasize project development, organizational development, interorganizational coordination, and training and education. PRI began to use task forces as a method of…

The development of the University of Rhode Island's International Engineering Program, particularly the German language instruction component, is described. A committee addressed four questions: (1) whether there is tangible evidence that it is desirable for technologists to learn a second language; (2) why engineers avoid foreign language study;…

The proceedings are for two workshops, held in November 1972 and April 1973, in the process of establishing a structured externship in pharmacy. At the first workshop the field instructors were apprised of the goals and techniques of the project, and the policy of the program was developed. At the followup workshop the experiences of the first…