The Resources Development Internship Program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education has 5 major objectives: (1) to provide constructive service projects for students seeking to supplement their classroom learning experiences; (2) to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their exceptional abilities and gain valuable…

Describes University Year for ACTION (UYA) program in which students are awarded a full year's academic credit for enrolling in off-campus antipoverty programs. (HS)

This "theme" issue offers 17 articles all on the subject of dentistry education programs sponsored by the Macy project, a 24-month effort to assess the feasibility of "community-based clinical dental education." Following an introduction, articles are grouped into those concerning problems (financing dental education, public financing of dental…

A discussion of the issues related to the acceptability of off-campus experiential learning and suggestions for dealing with them. (Editor)

This paper describes an educational experiment with the placement of second year students in field settings in the United Kingdom. (Editor/KE)

Public service internships not only provide a means for college students to help government get its job done, they also teach the student a good deal about the real world of urban affairs. This report covers the Urban Corps approach to providing a college student internship program in local government. Such a program is based on 3 principles: (1)…

This paper is the result of a limited analysis of the WICHE internship program directed by the Urban Studies Center at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. The methodology used for analyzing the internship program was carried out primarily through the use of 2 questionnaires. One was used for the interns and the other for…

Examines the goals to which legal education should aspire with a view to developing clinical programs in the U.S. and Australia. (HS)

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

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)

This paper examines the characteristics of student workers, the types of structures for supervising student field experience are noted, supervisory functions are suggested, and the potentials of good supervision are summarized. (Author)

How to gain approval for the establishment of a field experience program, organize it, and establish supporting relationships for it. (Editor/PG)

Students in the nonintegrated research seminar display more positive attitudes toward and gained greater knowledge of the research process when compared to students in the integrated seminar. (Editor/KE)

This document presents the founding conference report for the Society for Field Experience Education (SFEE). The report covers the proposal to establish the SFEE and presents papers and workshop reports. Papers and workshop reports cover the concept of experiential learning, preparation for field experience, field experience objectives and their…