Background: Despite demands to make higher education more relevant beyond academia, and a growing body of work testifying to the benefits of work-relevance programs (e.g., work-placements, or internships) for both students and the companies that host them, there is limited information available for those aiming to optimize these programs. For…

This study explores workplace supervisors' perceptions of student mental health during their work-integrated learning (WIL) programme and their role in supporting these students. Research methods involved analyzing online survey (n = 80) results and semi-structured recorded interviews (n = 11) with supervisors from the MSc WIL programme (Nutrition…

The importance of school counselor site supervisor training has gained considerable attention in the past couple of years; however, despite these efforts, little progress seems to have been made. This study explores school counselor site supervisors' perceptions of preparedness, training needs, and preferred methods of future training. Results of…

Multicultural sensitivity and competency represent critical components to contemporary practice and supervision in school psychology. Internship and supervision experiences are a capstone experience for many new school psychologists; however, few receive formal training and supervision in multicultural competencies. As an increased number of…

Site supervisors rarely receive training at the master's level in the supervisory skills required for the supervision of intern students. General guidelines for site supervisors are presented in this article. The article suggests steps for a site supervisor to take prior to accepting an intern, procedures to follow during the internship, and…

This article examines the goals of employers when they organise work placements for students. It explores how far, in cooperating with polytechnics, employers adhere to a connective model of students' work experiences within their organisations. The paper makes use of a quantitative study based on employers' responses to a questionnaire…

All university counselors-in-training complete internships under a "qualified" veteran. With a "swim or sink" mentality, an enthusiastic/competent student can be reduced to an insecure and discouraged intern, because supervisors don't have essential mentoring skills. Beliefs and attitudes are acquired/internalized during internship and veterans…

To examine the demographic-educational characteristics of Long Island University's Department of Educational Leadership and Administration (DELA) interns, their career options during and after internship, and their perceptions of the nature and quality of the internship experience, questionnaires were mailed to 135 of the department's 1987…

Recently much attention has been focused on the quality of educational leadership programs in the United States. A central issue in improving the preparation of educational leaders concerns the necessity and value of engaging in more systematic collaboration among universities (and the various units within them), departments of educational…

This chapter is designed to aid in the understanding of trends toward developing more effective programs of selecting and preparing educational supervisors. A survey of present policies and procedures in the selection of personnel for supervisory positions shows that the selection process could be significantly improved simply by setting up and…

Analysis of the present preparation of the university supervisors of student teachers and examination of the essential knowledge, skills, attitudes, attributes, and experiences required of supervisors produces two recommendations for preparing effective supervisors: an internship and successful completion of a course designed especially for…