Eleven doctoral interns and 9 faculty mentors participated in a two-year Teaching Mentorship Project (TMP). Qualitative analyses of 20 interviews and reflective writing by the interns resulted in six themes: preparation and guidance from mentors; teaching innovation; teaching rehearsal with intern peers; mentor-intern reciprocal support; teaching…

Following World War II, North Carolina created public junior colleges and industrial education centers to meet the educational demands of veterans and expand the technical skills of the state's workforce. Despite the creation of these campuses, in the early 1960s North Carolina ranked 47th in the number of citizens in college, and 66 counties in…

The intent of this article is to examine how the best type of internship, i.e., the full-time, job-embedded model can be enhanced using coaching. Before illustrating an exemplary internship program with coaching, this paper describes what an exemplary full-time, job-embedded internship experiences looks like and expounds on the importance of…

The National Level Internship Program (NLIP) is a full-time field experience of one calendar year for eight selected doctoral candidates in special and general education administration. This article describes the NLIP experience from two perspectives. First, general education administration students describe their experiences working within the…

The project report describes the doctoral program for leadership development in vocational education at the Ohio State University. Funded by the Education Professions Development Act, the program provided training in administration, supervision, teacher education, curriculum design and development, vocational counseling, and research to 21…

This report describes the conferences, local programs, and student experiences in year two of the Teaching and Learning in Graduate Geography (TLGG) project, a cooperative effort between university geography departments and the Association of American Geographers. The major purpose of the project was to demonstrate ways to incorporate teaching…

Progress in the 10 years since the doctoral program in higher education was begun at the University of Georgia and events during the academic year 1978-1979 are reported. Differences between expectations and realities of the program are discussed and the future of higher education is seen as uncertain and challenging. Staff assignments are…

Seven graduate students were awarded Office of Education Professional Development Act (EPDA) fellowships to participate in the occupational education leadership program developed by Southern Illinois University during the 1974-75 academic year. All were enrolled as full-time students, three at the master's degree level and four at the doctoral…

As a participant in a national program established under the Education Professions Development Act, Oregon State University established a program to prepare selected doctoral candidates with broad professional knowledge and specific competencies as vocational education leaders. An advisory committee was established and a system model for…

A unique community college program was established as a joint endeavor by George Mason University and the Virginia Community College System. Administered by the University's National Center for Community College Education, the program stresses doctoral study in the candidate's area of expertise. Specifically designed for community college…

During the academic years 1975-76 and 1976-77 the Lilly Endowment provided funds for 13 internships and the Associated Colleges of Indiana provided support for another intern. The interns were placed at cooperating institutions that agreed to provide various specified experiences under the direction of mentors, in return for the interns' services.…

Implementation of a program designed to prepare researchers in social science education, the Research Training Program at the University of Michigan, is reported. The research focus was given to problems relating to the teaching of the social sciences and history and to such topics as curriculum construction, controversial issues, the conduct of…

An internship is required of doctoral programs in vocational-technical education programs funded under Section 552 of the Education Professions Development Act; the programs of the 11 original EPDA 552 institutions were investigated, and the results are presented. The historical background of internship in the United States is developed in a…

The handbook provides general information for prospective applicants to the graduate study programs in higher education at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Virginia. It is intended as a supplement to the university catalogs. Information is given about three degree programs (Education Specialist, Ed.S.; Doctor of…