Relates the author's experiences during a five-week faculty internship at the "Colorado Camera" university newspaper. Describes how the author had to refresh her skills and adapt to the technological advances that had been made during her years as a teacher. Concludes that the author enjoyed her return to reporting and considered it a…

Multiple methods are advocated as a way of understanding and documenting the complex tasks and relationships of the mentoring process. The methods used in a multisite study of 35 mentors and 20 interns in their induction year are described. Preliminary results indicate that mentoring is not a linear process. (SLD)

Describes Goucher College's plans to expand its overseas internship program. Following a brief overview of Goucher's program, this article presents questions and answers from interviews with employers concerning how they feel about internships and job opportunities abroad. (NB)

Although job opportunities in engineering have diminished, Hispanic college students with high scholastic achievement, the ability to problem solve, the ability to work as part of a team, and flexibility have a good chance of being hired. Highlights the experiences of several Hispanic students and the support available for them through Hispanic…

Presents research describing internship arrangements at colleges and universities with advertising programs. Finds that internships are widely used, are most often optional, and are usually awarded academic credit. Discusses grading systems, scheduling, employment offers, and types of work required. (SR)

The German apprenticeship system and the Danish "sandwich" system impart the following lessons for school-to-work transition in the United States: employers actively develop, manage, and implement systems; links are made between educational and employment needs of students and needs of companies; and coalitions/local intermediary…

Describes Ada County (Idaho) Juvenile Courts' internship program in which undergraduate and graduate students participate in sponsored work experience in juvenile detention settings. Outlines recruitment, budget, placement, expectations of students and institutions, supervision, evaluation, termination, and grievance procedures. (SK)

The internship program at Cal Poly Pomona is based on Piaget's theory of intellectual development, enabling students to move from concrete to formal thought. Components include meetings with teacher/coordinators, establishment of learning objectives, group meetings, employer visits and evaluations, daily logs, and self-evaluative reports. (SK)

Argues that, to be effective, internship directors must examine the constraints and objectives of their program and then select an appropriate supervisory style. Offers a model of supervisory styles for internship directors. (SR)

Describes Wings 21, a project at Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, that exposes students to technology and to information technology careers. The program includes externships and internships with local companies. (JOW)

Examines the issue of employer involvement in the school-to-work strategy through a survey of 334 employers participating in 5 school-to-work programs and a survey of 323 nonparticipating employers. Data suggest that participants are motivated by philanthropy and that nonparticipants need more bottom-line information to encourage participation.…

Reports that experiential education enabled disadvantaged students to catch up to their peers and compete on an even basis following graduation. Graduates with related work experience had significantly higher levels of responsibility than their inexperienced counterparts in their first jobs following graduation, found work more quickly, and were…

Comparison was made of 39 student interns' and 30 worksite supervisors' identification of the importance of 15 academic elements and 9 worksite elements to all interns and to their own recent internship experiences. Different rankings of general and particular elements among students, among employers, and between the groups can help identify…

Over 3 years, agriculture and home economics faculty were matched with 21 minority undergraduate majors for 8-week summer internships. Qualitative and quantitative assessments showed that interns developed leadership skills and career awareness and had high levels of satisfaction with the professional contacts and linkages they acquired. (SK)

Investigates the supervision practices of field based and university supervisors of school psychology interns in the United States. Findings reveal a highly qualified group of supervisors who met the standards set forth by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). Although the field based and university intern supervisors' shared…