A study of 4,014 high school graduates 1 year after graduation found that career and technical education participants earned more, experienced greater relevance of secondary to postsecondary education, and felt better prepared for work. Internship participants felt prepared for work but had lower earnings and fewer quarters worked. Improvements in…

At Columbia College Chicago, the marketing communication department is evaluating and improving internship outcomes based on companion student and employer surveys. (Author)

The Project Leadership in Educational Administration Development (LEAD) consists of the emerging leaders program, administrative internships, seminars for effective school leadership, and peer-assisted learning programs. Project LEAD's essence is rooted in the need to understand school environment functions and operations, local impacts of…

Findings indicate that students with previous clerkships gain no significant advantage upon entering the Basic Medicine Clerkship over those without clerkship experience. It was also concluded it was not necessary to modify the objectives of the clerkship for those with previous clerkship experience. (Author/PG)

Components of a successful internship program are described in this report, with a focus on internships in middle management. Included are descriptions of program characteristics, pre-internship experiences, pre-internship options, knowledge prerequisites, seminars, funding and district cooperation, student and site matching, placement options,…

The paper describes the Academic Internship Program for Handicapped Students at the University of California, Riverside. An introductory section provides an overview of internships in terms of function, purpose, supervision, grading systems, needs of interns, and conclusions from the literature. The project addresses student problems in the…

THE MAJOR PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO ENRICH THE EXISTING ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROGRAM THROUGH THE USE OF RESIDENT COUNSELORS, (2) TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH CONCERNING THE ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE SERVICES OFFERRED, AND (3) TO EVALUATE THE FUNCTIONING OF RESIDENT COUNSELORS IN AN ON-GOING ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROGRAM.…

The North Carolina Environmental Internship Program allows students to work for the State in various environmental agencies during the summer months. The program has been conducted during the summers of 1970 and 1971 thus far, and 41 college students have participated. This report summarizes the history and accomplishments of these students in the…

This internship study was designed to relate all Model Training Project (MTP) student responses, as well as responses from the 1972-3 non-MTP (Faculty of Educational Development) Research Associates on a fifty-item internship questionnaire. Coursework completed prior to internship experience improved the competence of interns. Generally, adequate…

A developmental perspective on supervising evaluation practicum students suggests that students go through developmental stages as they enhance their evaluation skills. A three-stage model adapted from counseling training theory developmental perspective is illustrated for eight developmental tasks: competence, emotional awareness, autonomy,…

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)

States communication programs are expected to operate in some harmony with communication activities of organizations outside the university in professional settings. Describes one possible activity in this matrix: use of student internships as a means of assessing the communication program. Presents a case study involving public relations…

Describes an administrative operational system for internship programs leading to a justifiable return on investment in the areas of academic integrity, departmental image, and resource acquisition. (KEH)

Evaluates the impact of integrated multicultural internship training on multicultural counseling competencies. Multicultural Counseling Awareness Scale scores were obtained at the beginning and end of the internship. Knowledge/Skills scores significantly increased at the end of training. Discusses implications for training, measurement, and…