This internship study was designed to relate all Model Training Project (MTP) student responses, as well as responses from the 1972-3 non-MTP (Faculty of Educational Development) Research Associates on a fifty-item internship questionnaire. Coursework completed prior to internship experience improved the competence of interns. Generally, adequate…

Desirable elements of middle school organization are explained here and skills essential for the middle school principal are discussed. The suggested training program includes a supervised internship based on performance objectives, use of simulation techniques, and plans for continued inservice. (Editor)

Findings from a national study of 113 schools show that more copywriting and internship courses have been added to advertising school programs than courses in any other subject areas. Among supporting courses, marketing has been most frequently added as a requirement. (RL)

Describes modes of communication which take place in a field-based learning experience. Explores advantages to the intern (learner), the scope of coverage and value to his overall education (GA)

Reviews the growth in internship programs for school administrators since the first program began in 1933, identifies recent trends in internship programs, and discusses the relative status of internship programs and research activities at schools and colleges of education throughout the United States. (JG)

To test an experiential learning program's effects on adolescents' knowledge and attitudes about local government, high school students serving as interns to local government officials were compared to students not yet participating in this program. Results showed that interns gained significantly in knowledge and political competence, but not in…

Describes the National Association of Geology Teachers and the United States Geological Survey's Cooperative Summer Field Training Program. Reviews its origins, eligibility requirements, nomination and selection criteria, and includes summaries of participant evaluation of the 1985 program. (ML)

Predoctoral interns (N=34) and postdoctoral psychologists (N=25) who were applicants for licensure and were employed at university counseling centers across the United States rated the supervision they received. Interns received more supervision and less evaluation than did postdoctoral psychologists. Licensure status of supervisors made little…

Recommends an organizational strategy for improving the effectiveness of secondary school assistant principals. Outlines skills needed by assistant principalship and provides selection and evaluation criteria. Describes an internship program to provide opportunities for individuals to pursue assistant principalships. (KH)

Future models for teacher education may take many forms. This article suggests that extended clinical experience will improve teacher education programs. An internship program implemented at the University of Pittsburgh is presented as an example program. (DF)

A developmental perspective on supervising evaluation practicum students suggests that students go through developmental stages as they enhance their evaluation skills. A three-stage model adapted from counseling training theory developmental perspective is illustrated for eight developmental tasks: competence, emotional awareness, autonomy,…

A career internship program developed at Kalamazoo College is described that combines career development and experiential learning in a liberal arts curriculum. It has had significant positive results in graduates' career and educational success. (MSE)

Describes a cooperative journalism education program that intersperses work with time on campus in (1) a parallel co-op, in which students work part-time and attend classes part-time;or (2) an alternative co-op, in which students work off-campus one semester and return to classes the next semester. (HTH)

Presents 10 teaching tips in the areas of advertising, news reporting and writing, interviewing, radio broadcasting, videotape editing, and internships. (HTH)

Defining the externship as an internship hybrid, an away-from-campus one-day experience which faculty build into the required assignments of many upper-division courses, this paper discusses a particular externship at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville which is a regular part of a 300-level broadcast news course. All of the students in…