This study was designed to examine pedagogic, and programme change and the enhancement of relevance of state higher education system in Cameroon. The study was guided by two objectives which examine how change in teaching methods and change in programmes enhances the relevance in state higher education system in Cameroon. This is supported by the…

Supervision of student teachers in their field experience is one of the practices that characterizes the work of many teacher educators. This paper takes up the issue of mathematics teacher education field experience, drawing on the conceptual tools of Bourdieu's social field theory to interpret data from a self-study on the role of supervision…

This article describes an internship program designed specifically to meet graduate students' training needs within the context of their work in a prevention program for children in foster care. An internship based on a strong model of intern recruitment and supervision, structured inclusion of interns in a supportive agency culture, a…

Applied training of pre-practicum, practicum, and internship are important gateway experiences for rehabilitation counselors-in-training. Counselor educators and supervisors must be aware of requirements and expectations of counselor-in-training supervision and common ethical issues specific to these clinical experiences of rehabilitation…

The need for a discussion of school counselor preparation and supervision is supported by the guidelines established by both the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), 2009 and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), 2005. The significance of this article is to provide a reflective…

Investigates the supervision practices of field based and university supervisors of school psychology interns in the United States. Findings reveal a highly qualified group of supervisors who met the standards set forth by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). Although the field based and university intern supervisors' shared…

Vigorously supports the use of field experiences as learning devices and as an alternative method of teaching and looks at the various actors in the process, focusing on the uses and misuses of the faculty supervisor. (Author/PG)

This discussion is limited to specific opportunities and methods of supervising students rather than encompassing supervisory techniques in general. This paper: (1) examines the characteristics of student workers from the supervisory point of view, (2) notes the type of structures for supervising student field experience, (3) suggests supervisory…

This booklet has been prepared to inform and advise students applying for or just beginning internships. Former interns from 15 different programs in North Carolina were asked for specific and general advice about internships based on their own experiences. The answers they gave are presented in relation to general advice for a new intern, how to…

This manual, intended for community agency personnel who supervise students in undergraduate field placements, presents suggestions to aid the supervisor in providing the student with a valuable and rewarding experience which will also be of value to the agency. Issues are presented in sections reflecting the common sequence of events in a…

These studies explore two mentor teachers' practice of supervision in a Professional Development School (PDS) setting and the meaning that these two mentors attach to their own work as mentors of prospective teachers. Through prolonged participant observation and in-depth interviewing of both interns and mentors, this study captures the unfolding…

Recent literature suggests gender-based problems in the supervision of counselor trainees that may have applications for human services. Gender, relationships, sexuality, and power issues should be a part of the training of male and female supervisors. Safeguards are needed to ensure ethical supervisory relationships with students as programs…

Issues concerning the development of a pedagogically sound internship program, including objectives, student qualifications, requirements, evaluation, and the responsibilities of the director, are examined in this paper that explores the internship program development of the Speech Communication Department of St. Cloud State University at St.…

Explains that internships in the Child Life Program at State University Hospital (NY) are designed to help college students understand the implications of hospitalization for seriously ill children from infancy to age 18. Describes the program's environment, seven objectives in educating interns, and the selection process, role, supervision, and…

This phenomenological case study explored how preservice teachers in a Professional Development School (PDS) internship program experienced supervision. It examined how the interns portrayed and interpreted practices that emerged from the PDS context, how they understood supervision, what the process looked like from their perspective, and what…