The internship program described in this paper provides the trainee with experiences and skills consistent with a consulting model for school psychological services. This model is a single-setting, school-based internship under the supervision of a single faculty member. (Author)

Examines various students' comments or assessments of their newspaper internship programs. (HOD)

Internships, a valuable part of mass communication education, require hard work, cooperation, communication, realistic and clear expectations, instruction, and patience from students, faculty supervisor, and employer. The faculty internship director is the middleman in this undertaking, which requires considerable work and time. Problems in…

Article focused on an internship program begun by Proctor Academy in Andover, New Hampshire, with Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, that gave students practical experience in the development of fund raising techniques. (RK)

Considers the importance of internship programs for journalism students, particularly minority students, because it is often their first chance to work on a newspaper. (AEA)

This article presents a picture of how unique, varied and valuable the AECT intern experience can be. While some of the reflections are very broad and others very specific in focus, the authors have discussed as a group their shared conviction that these experiences are not limited only to the AECT interns. The possibilities for similar…

Mass communication programs can focus on concepts, philosophies and the ability to synthesize information while providing education and experience for entry-level jobs in mass media industries. "Hands-on" instruction, in the form of media workshops and internships, have the ability to stimulate a student's involvement in the learning…

The internship program in school psychology in Ohio involves the close and continuing cooperation of the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Inter-University Council on School Psychology, and field supervisors employed by local school districts. The roles of each are briefly discussed. (Author)

Selecting an undergraduate human-services internship can appear straightforward, depending on availability, interests, and recommendations. Students can become enthralled with the prospect, however, and overlook the intricacies and ramifications of their decision. This article identifies preplacement issues to be considered by students to avoid…

Internships in technical writing offer students an opportunity to apply the principles of technical communication learned in the classroom to on-the-job situations. The internship program at Oklahoma State University gives students practical experience needed to meet the demands of the world outside of academics, even at a time when companies and…

Books, monographs, articles, manuals, pamphlets, films, projects, and institutions that are helpful resources for field experience programs are listed and briefly described. (Editor/PG)

Describes an internship program at the University of Minnesota-Crookston that involves students of rural communications in handling publicity and information services for an annual agricultural exposition; points out the value of such experience in enabling students to find jobs. (GT)

Presents the views of three persons (a coeditor, a high school student, and a teacher) involved in publishing "English Quarterly" on what is involved when collaborating on a scholarly journal and participating in a career internship program to help with the publishing work. (PA)

With increasing concern for accountability in education, faculty and administrators are seeking improved means to evaluate their programs. The internship provides a natural feedback loop for program assessment as it bridges the gap between the academic and the applied worlds of communication. A case study explored the utility of the analysis of…

The North Carolina Internship Office has an operational objective to establish a network of programs which extend opportunities for service-learning to students enrolled in the 45 senior public and private colleges in the state. (Editor)