This paper addresses the specific areas of stress for graduate interns in programs that require a year-long internship as part of a post-baccalaureate course of study prior to certification. The focus is upon three categories of stress that contain issues and concerns which speak directly to questions about the impact of a program with a longer…

Two combined preparation and induction programs for teacher candidates at Memphis State University (Tennessee), the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program and the Lyndhurst program, utilize a mentoring approach to professional development for program interns and beginning teachers. Each candidate has two mentors: a pedagogical mentor from the…

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…