Standards of performance of administrative interns have not been developed, so the author contends, with the result that effective evaluation cannot be made. He proposes performance objectives for such internships to reduce the uncertainty and irrelevance of what an intern learns by doing. (Editor)

The outline of practicum training that has been presented represents an attempt to enhance the field experiences of school psychology externs so that the practicum will be viewed as an integral part of their training program. (Author)

A survey was conducted to ascertain how school personnel perceived a visiting teacher -- school social work service. Attitudes were positive when student interns were present in the school and performing tasks perceived as being necessary for the service. (BY)

Internships are defined as structured educational programs of professional or occupational experience in which the individual receives financial remuneration while serving in preparation for independent performance of duty. Twelve principles for use in developing such programs are presented. (CH)

Paper presented at the Council of Academic Societies Conference, Washington, D.C., October 2-5, 1968

Industrial arts programs must be upgraded to reflect our highly industrial and technological world. The quality of industrial arts teachers must be improved. Ways to reach this goal include the restructuring of teacher education programs and the development of internship programs. (JOW)

Explores relationships between cooperative education work experiences and subsequent benefits. A literature review is followed by a report of data from a survey designed to discover which internship processes are the best predictors of desired outcomes. (CT)

Counselor competencies were collected through a review of the literature. Counselor-educators rated 98 competencies for perceived level of importance and for when competencies are acquired. Most competencies received a consensual rating ranging from important to critical, indicating the need to be acquired and demonstrated by trainees before…

Urges community psychologists to act as behavioral ecological matchmakers--a role entailing identifying individuals or groups desiring behavioral change and linking the target participants with networks of settings analyzed previously as facilitating the specified changes. (Author/DB)

Surveys the range of job experiences available to journalism students and suggests how these internship programs could be standardized. Available from Public Relations Review, Communication Research Associates, Inc., 7338 Baltimore Blvd., Suite 101A, College Park, MD 20740; one year, $15.00; two years $27.00; three years $39.00. (JMF)

Reports that the internship experience gave English teacher education students in a sample population greater confidence that they possessed certain content area-specific qualifications deemed important to English teaching. Suggests ways such information can be used to benefit teacher preparation programs. (FL)

The field-centered intern program at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas, is an approach to identifying and developing competencies that the principal needs. (Author/MLF)