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Powers, Charles H. – Teaching Sociology, 2000
Offers a description of innovations in the sociology program at Santa Clara University (California) focusing on the three stage approach to program improvement: (1) mission/vision; (2) time budgets (continuity between goals and effort); and (3) effectiveness. Discusses additional lessons that may be useful for other campuses. (CMK)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Higher Education
Driscoll, Amy; Strouse, Joan – 1986
Educational reform recommendations have often focused upon clinical experiences for preservice teachers and the induction phase of teaching. Portland State University (Oregon), in collaboration with Beaverton and Portland School Districts, has developed a Cooperative Professional Education Program (CPEP) which addresses these recommendations in an…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Albirtton, Rosie L. – 1989
This report summarizes the activities of the last 18 months (July 1987 to December 1988) of a 2-year Intern-Scholar Program at the University of Missouri-Columbus, which was designed to develop a program that would provide opportunities for the development of leadership potential within an extended post-graduate internship. It is noted that…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Career Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Higher Education
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Educational Administration Center. – 1978
A project was conducted to adapt competency-based model graduate programs for preparing occupational educational administrators to local conditions and participant needs at Northern Illinois University. (The program was originally developed by Southern Illinois University [SIU]/Carbondale and Illinois State University [ISU].) The programs have…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Administration, Educational Opportunities, Fellowships
COHEN, ARTHUR M.; BRAWER, FLORENCE B. – 1968
THE JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT UCLA HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PRODUCE LEARNING SPECIALISTS, AND ALL PHASES OF THE PROGRAM ARE INTENDED TO DEVELOP THE INTERN'S ABILITY TO SPECIFY OBJECTIVES, TO SELECT APPROPRIATE MEDIA, AND TO GATHER AND EVALUATE EVIDENCE OF LEARNING. IN THE SUMMER BEFORE HE BEGINS TEACHING, EACH INTERN ENROLLS IN A…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Internship Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Development
McIntyre, Lonnie D. – 1974
This paper both corrects and expands on the work of Corwin and his colleagues in "Reform and Organizational Survival: The Teacher Corps as an Instrument in Educational Change." It is the author's contention that, by analysing variables that are common to all 10 programs discussed in that study and ignoring those that are unique to the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Cooperating Teachers, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
Blackmore, Dorothy S.; MacNair, C. Richard – 1971
Seven rural California counties participated in a teacher preparation internship program funded by the Education Professions Development Act. The 101 elementary teacher intern candidates--having a wide range of academic backgrounds, personal interests, and talents--first took part in an 8-week summer preservice experience consisting of (1)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Internship Programs, Program Design
Williamson, Ronald; Hudson, Martha – 2001
A theme common to recommendations for change in school leader preparation is that preparation be grounded in practice and include field-based experience or internship. Despite recognition for reform, substantial change has been slow to emerge. This study was conducted in North Carolina in 1995 to assess revised leadership preparation programs…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Internship Programs, Leadership Training
Thomas, Paul; Newton, Steve – 2001
This paper describes the key elements of a model evaluation of beginning teacher programs in a large urban school district. Over a year and a half, evaluators conducted studies of the effectiveness of these programs, some of which were still in progress. This paper reports on the elements used in each study and analyzes the usefulness of each…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Internship Programs
Wilmore, Elaine L.; McNeil, Jesse Jai, Jr.; Townzen, Linda – 1999
This paper examines a program that was developed at the University of Texas at Arlington to equip future educational leaders to guide schools through important educational reforms. The program offers a balance of seminars and internship experiences, departing from the traditional university-based delivery of instruction. The evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Beginning Principals, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Conrad, Dan; Hedin, Diane – Journal of Experiential Education, 1981
Summarizes the assessment of four types of experiential education programs (volunteer service, career internships, outdoor adventure, community study/political action) on the psychological, social, and intellectual development of over 1,000 secondary students participating in 27 programs in independent, public, and parochial schools across the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Individual Development, Intellectual Development, Internship Programs
Avant, Gayle R. – Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, 1981
A public service internship program at Baylor University is described. Student participants work a minimum of 100 hours per semester at a public or nonprofit agency in a job with a substantial administrative component. In 1976 the program was expanded to include student interns working in political campaigns. (MLW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Experimental Teaching, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Goodrow, Bruce – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1979
The public health administrative internship program at Western Kentucky University is described along with some typical problem areas and suggested alternative strategies for dealing with them. (JMF)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Agencies
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Grussing, Paul; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1976
Results of an extensive internship evaluation project in Minnesota have produced four primary outgrowths designed to upgrade the quality of internship experience. They include quantitative changes in standards, pre- and post-tests, interviews as evaluation aids, and an Externship Demonstration Project. (LBH)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Demonstration Programs, Field Experience Programs, Graduate Students
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Heiges, Harvey E. – Journal of Geography, 1977
Describes changes and improvements in a geography internship program at San Diego State University since its inception in 1969. The program, which integrates unpaid work experience with classroom study, has increased the variety of available jobs, developed guidelines for intern supervisors, places 300 percent more students in jobs, and requires…
Descriptors: Career Development, Geography, Higher Education, Internship Programs
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