The authors describe one way of organizing and formalizing judgements and values so that the senior medical student can prepare a preference list of internship programs that will provide maximum satisfaction to the student when the computer matching program is employed. (JT)

A mini-center approach would consist of a short program in the sophomore year during which the prospective teacher would gain practice teaching experience, work with children, and obtain information for making a knowledgeable decision about teaching as a profession. (Author)

Recruitment, guidelines, and the required written agreements are discussed for qualifying for the special internship programs in vocational agriculture in California. (BP)

Discusses the Council of Teaching Hospitals Survey of House Staff Policy, including stipends, fringe benefits, sources of funding, rotating internships, minority physicians and foreign medical graduates. (PG)

Findings indicate that students with previous clerkships gain no significant advantage upon entering the Basic Medicine Clerkship over those without clerkship experience. It was also concluded it was not necessary to modify the objectives of the clerkship for those with previous clerkship experience. (Author/PG)

A substantial portion of the cognitive information required for success in the clinical years was acquired prior to entry into the clerkship. This paper includes some discussion of the reasons for these findings. (PG)

This paper presents the Arkansas alternative plan for teacher certification, provides a profile of the persons involved in the pilot, and compares this plan with the Association of Teacher Educators' recommendations for minimum standards for alternative certification programs. Upon completion of a 3-week intensive training session, the apprentice…

This directory features detailed descriptions of more than 600 fellowships, grants, scholarships, and paid internships for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral students as well as working professionals. An introductory essay offers advice on planning for international study. Information for each award includes: name and address (as…

The Master of Arts and Professional Studies (MAPS) program at the University of Pennsylvania combines, in an integrated and interactive full-time or part-time experience, a traditional master's degree in a humanities or social science discipline with career-oriented preprofessional training and an internship experience in business, government, or…

Components of a successful internship program are described in this report, with a focus on internships in middle management. Included are descriptions of program characteristics, pre-internship experiences, pre-internship options, knowledge prerequisites, seminars, funding and district cooperation, student and site matching, placement options,…

During the internship year, every new teacher (intern) in the Kentucky Beginning Teacher Internship Program is assigned a resource teacher who serves as a mentor and model. The resource teacher is responsible for assisting the intern in instructional activities and techniques, classroom management, tests and interpretation of test results,…

Morehead State University's technical writing internship program provides students who are not suited to larger, industry-based writing internship programs with professional writing experience. Most interns are English majors, and only the best and most interested students are selected. The program confers 3-6 semester hours' credit and aims to…

A description is given of Project PELT (Preparation of Educational Leaders for Tomorrow), a cooperative administrative internship training program created to develop a talent pool of prospective administrators for relatively small school districts in Florida. Using a cooperative administrative internship training model, ten prospective principals…

A handbook detailing the expectations and requirements of the internship program at the Department of Communication at Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Ohio is presented. It offers information on the interrelationships among the sponsoring agency, the department, and the student. Eight sections focus on the following: internship program goals;…

This monograph focuses upon how teacher induction programs affect the professional maturation of the beginning teacher. In a discussion on the elements that make a good induction program, a checklist of eight program characteristics is presented. Four of these show the influence of other professions, and the remaining four apply directly to the…