The Accelerate Online/OPTIONS alternative certification program provides those possessing a degree an option leading to certification that can be completed in 18 months. The program consists of an online curriculum, an early field experience, and a year-long paid internship. To determine program effectiveness across five years, five benchmark…

A professor at a college for women recently was named a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. Her innovations in mentoring college women in science are the focus of this case study. Using data collected from faculty interviews, classroom observations, student feedback sheets,…

This is a policy that aims at improving teaching practices in rural schools in China. Normal university students are encouraged to participate in educational aid work in disadvantaged schools as a fulfillment of their teaching internship. The policy supports the policies of free compulsory education for rural school issued in the past. In…

The mission statements of many public (taxpayer-supported) colleges promise economic development outreach to local business communities. Unfortunately, faculty may be hard-pressed to devote time to outreach. The author looks for specific outreach activities that garner strong support from both faculty and business representatives. The author…

Grant (1994) and Holt (2001) deemed it necessary to provide international teaching experiences to assist in a teacher's preparation program with the overall goal of becoming globally educated. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to describe four student teachers' experiences related to completing an international student teaching…

Data were collected from elementary principals before and after their participation for a year in a beginning teacher internship program (BTIP). Principals' expectations were compared with their actual experiences. Their attitudes and views before the start of the year were compared with their attitudes and views at the close of the year. The…

The focus of this study was on determining: (1) the extent to which departments of school administration and supervision that are members of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) have formulated criteria for selecting appropriate sites for administrative internships and for onsite supervisors for administrative internships;…

Describes a one-semester internship for advanced journalism majors at Washington State University. The students work full-time as novice reporters on daily newspaper. (TO)

Project ROLE (Regional Opportunities for Leadership Experience), an approach to helping gifted adolescents develop leadership potential through a regional internship/seminar experience, is described in terms of student goals, conceptual framework, identification procedure, student evaluation model, and academic credit policy. It is explained that…

The purpose of undertaking an administrative internship in the state of Indiana is to satisfy certification requirements for obtaining a superintendent's license. This paper discusses the one-year internship program in Indiana, beginning with a review of the month-by-month timeline of internship activities. Next, the paper lists 20 suggested…

The booklet presents the final report of an evaluation of a high school internship program in career education for the gifted and talented in Eugene, Oregon. Program problems discussed involve such aspects as recruiting sponsors, coordination, selecting interns, and program expectations. Among the findings reported are that students did develop…

Intended to help other school districts who may be interested in starting a similar program, the report provides information about a high school internship project in career education for gifted and talented 11th and 12th graders in Eugene, Oregon. For a 12-to 18-week period, students spend 4 days a week as non-paid interns working with…

For five years graduate students in the Oakland Project of the University of California at Berkeley have been working at jobs in the city of Oakland while continuing their studies. This paper describes the Oakland Project and seeks to extract from it considerations important to the design of any university-city relationship. In the Oakland…

The manual provides guidelines for supervising the intern school psychologist and for establishing and evaluating the intern training center. It is aimed at field and university supervisors and also school administrators who are considering the training of interns. This revised bulletin, updates information and emphasizes current philosophy. The…