A program at McLean High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, enables students to learn about international trade and marketing. The program includes internships and applied activities in international trade. (JOW)

Discusses need for more rigorous intern evaluations resulting from demands on today's intern as well as practical challenges faced by intern evaluators. Provides recommendations to strengthen intern evaluation process. Discusses strengths and weaknesses of scales for intern evaluation and gives framework for developing intern rating system.…

Recently, the Dayton-Montgomery (Ohio) Public Education Fund Mathematics Collaborative sponsored 18 educators in a summer industry internship program. Many teachers gained invaluable insights on learning to work with people and applying knowledge to work situations. Participants learned the value of incorporating teamwork, technology, problem…

Describes a university's format and development of an international engineering program that includes a six-month engineering internship in a German-speaking country. (Author/CB)

Analyzes administrative content areas prioritized according to competence and aspiration by midmanagement (principal) interns over an eight-year period as they completed administrative certification programs. Interns were primarily concerned with areas of practice involving instructional leadership and were less concerned about certain technical…

Describes model job rotation plan in a college student affairs division in which a staff member (intern) rotates among departments as a staff development opportunity. A 10-year follow-up evaluation underscored the success of the program. Concludes job rotation is not just learning experience, but it is also sharing experience. (Author/ABL)

Describes how the author, a broadcasting educator, worked as a summer intern at a professional TV station in order to keep his instruction current, and to keep up on the latest stylistic and technological changes in the business. Discusses the benefits of doing so, and notes some useful information learned. (SR)

Half of business teachers in grades 6-12 (n=283) rated 11 skills as essential prerequisites for teacher internships. Teacher educators should design preservice education programs to ensure that teacher interns acquire these competencies. (SK)

Finds that a majority of advertising and public-relations interns found their internships successful. Indicates that successful internships depend on predictors given the least attention by school programs: quality of supervision was the most important single predictor variable, followed in importance by organizational practices/policies, positive…

The new teacher education programs envision professional teachers as continuous learners rather than "finished" products. Teachers must understand subject matter deeply and flexibly so they can help students create useful cognitive maps, relate ideas, and address misconceptions. Teachers need opportunities for year-long apprenticeships,…

Reports results of the 1997-98 Employer Benchmark Survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Respondents reported that offering the soon-to-be graduate a position where they can utilize state-of-the-art technology is currently the most effective way to hire technical experts. Discusses using media to develop an image…

Describes a year-long multicultural training seminar for psychology and social work interns in a university counseling center. Discusses the experiential, cross-disciplinary, peer-based multiformat structure of the group. Reviews the foundational philosophy, week-to-week mechanics, and trainee reaction over the last seven years of conducting the…

Argues for continued support and expansion of both university and district internship programs in helping to meet the demands of California's teacher shortage, explaining the difference between intern and conventional programs. California's internships are fully paid positions in public schools where the intern serves as teacher of record while…

Although special services providers are trained to address a range of behavioral problems, there has been little attention paid to non-traditional training sites which can prepare special service providers for working with seriously delinquent youth. Article considers the increasingly delinquent behaviors of children and describes an internship…

Describes the experiences of six marriage and family therapy (MFT) interns who worked with 27 families in their homes. A model of the interns' transition from clinic-based to home-based therapy is discussed and applied to working with Head Start families. The framework is expanded to conceptualizing larger systems and community-based…