Describes the internship program offered by Ohio University to library and information professionals from the Asian and Pacific region. Origin of the program; purposes of internships; structure (length of training, scheduling, intern interests); costs (travel, living, administrative); and funding sources are noted. Recommendations for continuation…

A carefully planned intern program at this small liberal arts college has won over the faculty. (Author)

A study tested the claim that work-based learning can have positive effects on academic learning. Data were obtained through interviews with faculty, staff, students, and employers, and observation of classroom-based links to the work-based learning components at three sites involved in a work-based learning project. At the three sites, a total of…

This study examines the mentoring practices of a mentor teacher who was actively engaged in creating an inquiry-focused, year-long internship, noting the intern-mentor dyad's negotiation of a successful learning context as perceived by the intern, the mentor, and a university faculty member. Data collection involved both ethnographic and…

Recent graduates of conservation courses throughout the United Kingdom were surveyed to determine the impact of existing training courses and internship courses on their early careers as conservators. (Conservators are archivists and curators who work primarily in museums.) Of the 404 individuals contacted, 137 (35.2%) returned usable responses.…

Article discusses new programs of teacher education providing extended clinical experiences for prospective teachers. (Author/MM)

An internship program in nontechnical roles in health services for 198 self-selected undergraduates proved helpful for students and host institutions. Benefits included help in career decisions, exercise in self-directed learning, and demonstration of noncognitive qualities (social and ethical) desirable for professional work in patient care and…

Professors describe their experiences with the undergraduate psychology practicum course that has been in operation for over 10 years at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Specifically discussed are planning and implementation, special problems of industrial placements, administrative issues, and the perspective of a placement agency…

Most college curricula are matched by professional counterparts in state and federal governments. A program of public service internships can serve the liberal arts by bringing them together. The Albany (New York) Semester Program places students in full-time 15-week internships with state agencies. (MSE)

Ten-year-old WWVU-TV serves 45,000 K-12 students in a 29 county area of northern West Virginia. Also, during the current semester 1,167 students from West Virginia University are enrolled for college "telecourses". (BR)

The philosophy and goals of an interdisciplinary, multinational Master's in International Business program are reported. The administrative and academic aspects of its language-training component are examined. The curriculum, students' internship, and coordination of subject area and language training are briefly described. (PMJ)

Investigated effects of internship and classroom experiences in a college cooperative education program. Both groups increased in incorporation for prospective occupation. For the classroom group, the increase in incorporation for prospective occupation was significantly greater than for second-choice occupation. There was no difference for the…

The history of Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs is outlined. The areas in which teaching shortages continue to exist are identified and MAT programs are urged to work to alleviate these shortages. Teacher shortages for prison inmates, youngsters with reading and language handicaps, and ghetto children are described. (MLW)

The role of regional associations in providing professional development for institutional researchers is examined. On-campus and exchange internships for students, workshops for newly appointed researchers, visitation programs, reports, topical research sessions, and grant proposals are suggested as possible regional activities. (Author/SF)