This pilot study investigated the relationship between principal preparation program (PPP) field experience structure and principal instructional leadership preparedness as measured by state certification exams and state-wide student assessment results. The researchers sought to determine if a statistically significant difference existed in…

In South Carolina a practicum-based copperative internship program for potential administrators has been developed. It gives students a unique opportunity to put into practice administrative concepts. (MD)

The Institute of Educational Administration (IEA) at Geelong, Victoria, Australia, is briefly described. Participants in IEA programs undertake a five-stage process: courses in educational administration; a four-week residential program; a fermentation exercise; advanced residential program; and an innovative project in their respective schools.…

The purpose of this study was to gather information concerning how school counseling graduate training programs are meeting the challenges of providing practicum and internship experiences. Subjects were 186 (55% of 341 surveyed) program faculty from school counselor preparation programs. A national survey assessed the practices of counselor…

Describes two projects undertaken by School Psychology Program at University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Nebraska Psychology of Schooling Project, cooperative public school/university program targeted at improving practicum sites and experiences; and Nebraska Internship Consortium in Professional Psychology, program developed to ensure availability of…

Discusses the nature of intern supervision, identifies counselor skills and strategies suitable for various stages of the supervision process, and proposes a concrete sequential outline for structuring internship experiences. (ABB)

The need for clinical field experience in preparation programs for educational administrators is examined. A review of literature addressing this issue is presented, followed by a description of a 12-state survey conducted to determine how clinical field experience for the preparation of educational administrators was structured. Forty-three out…

Compared mean concern scores of 125 preservice teacher interns on the Intern Concerns Checklist at 3 points during a 4-month practicum. Survival concerns decreased over time, but concern for pupils was consistently high. The current topics and sequence of internship seminars at the University of Saskatchewan generally match the emerging concerns…

The supervision of interns in field settings has traditionally posed problems for university faculty members. While most professors would agree that supervision of interns is important, it is generally viewed as an add-on to an already full complement of responsibilities. The present study was designed to examine the effects of a faculty feedback…

The Cooperative Educational Administration Internship Program (CEAIP), an innovative program developed and initiated in 1987, is described and evaluated in this report. Methodology, in the creation of CEAIP, involved document review, individual and group interviews, and assessment survey instruments. Recommendations for program improvement include…

An investigation sought to ascertain the characteristics of preservice administrator graduates of the New York State Department of Educational Leadership and Administration (DELA) master's degree and professional diploma programs on the bases of their demographic traits, their career status and expectations, and their perceptions of their program…

Proposes an approach for supervising school counseling interns which integrates supervisor roles, intern skills, and stages of supervision process. Describes a four-stage approach in which the supervisors assess interns' needs and select the supervision focus and most suitable supervisor role for accomplishing supervision goals. (Author/GCP)

Literature on clinical experiences in educational administration programs is reviewed along with materials collected from University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) member institutions. Focus is on materials that support the value of structured clinical experiences. A framework for clinical experiences is developed, which is based on…

This handbook is a comprehensive guide to the supervision of the intern for all positions with school administrative responsibilities: principal, superintendent, and middle administrator. It consists of eight sections, the first five of which are introductory, explaining the concept of the internship as a performance-based evaluative technique and…

Educational reform commissions and state departments of education across the United States have recommended that would-be administrators spend more time in planned field experiences, internships, and other practica and on-the-job learning activities. Despite this need, systematic research on experiential learning for administrators is remarkably…