This study assesses the effectiveness of the National Association of Secondary School Principals Administration Intern Project, which is designed to produce change agents in the schools. A two-part questionnaire is described and research results are reported. (RAO)

Urges the development of post-master's degree internship programs in academic libraries to further professional training and improve placement of new library school graduates. The history of library internship programs is reviewed and a new program of internship developed by AALS and ACRL is outlined. (RAA)

A program to develop managers for academic and research libraries is reviewed through the eyes of eight participants. Former interns relate their experiences and impressions while in the program and its effect on their professional careers. (RAA)

Describes a study of the differences in the perceived roles, functions, and duties of clinical and counseling psychology interns in internship and university training program settings and of the effectiveness of the interns in their roles, functions, and duties as perceived by supervisors. Suggests training improvements. (SB)

Tells the value to the author of working as an intern at a television station during the summer after his/her graduation from high school. (GT)

Describes a one-year program at Austin Peay State University to train paraprofessional library technicians. Curriculum consists of courses in typing, business communications, accounting, and office procedures. A supervised internship in a local library setting culminates the training. (CT)

Surveyed professors of educational administration, interns in educational administration, and practicing administrators who had hosted interns, to determine the degree of consensus on criteria for evaluating administrative interns and to determine the perceived importance of affective criteria. (Author/IRT)

Describes the curriculum of the Community Information Specialist program at the University of Toledo Department of Library and Information Services and discusses the legitimacy of the department's master's degree. (PF)

This study examines the educational and personal effects of the New York State College Intern Program, designed to provide college students with first-hand knowledge of the legislative process and functions. The internship experience had no significant influence on students' patterns of interest and values. (Author/RM)

Corporate trainers (n=211) rated 20 training methods. Live cases and internships rated highest in terms of knowledge acquisition, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. Methods with less teacher-student interaction received low ratings. (SK)

Respondents (n=158) from 23 institutional members of the Cooperative Education and Internship Association evaluated cooperative education/internship students' competence and supervision issues; 56% felt they were more difficult to supervise than regular employees but perceive their work-related skills to be the same or better; 63% were interested…

Develops a framework of work-related social skills that should be a focus of skills training for cooperative education students: sensitivity, knowledge, intangibility, learning, listening, and socialization. Explains how to apply, monitor, and evaluate the skills framework in internship programs. (Contains 39 references.) (SK)

An undergraduate gerontology internship allows scaffolding between a service-learning activity and a graduate school internship. A humanistic approach to teaching about aging provides opportunities to develop critical thinking and deep understanding. (Contains 49 references.) (SK)

This article addresses the legal issues surrounding internships. From equal employment opportunity laws to noncompete agreements, this column offers an interpretation of state and federal statutes that are applicable to experiential education programs. (GCP)

A growing number of administrator preparation programs are including a formal mentor-intern requirement in their training activities. This article describes an Indiana University program that introduces mentors and interns to shadowing (gathering observational data) and reflective interviewing practices. Includes four references. (MLH)