Health, physical education, recreation, and dance majors have a variety of career options. Education, fitness, medical specialties, sales, management, performance, and communication are some possible employment opportunities. Desirable professional preparation programs should offer interdisciplinary majors, employ competent faculty, and include an…

Students in Lawrence, MA, explored careers and increased future employment potential through a school/business relationship based on Japanese business practices. A description of this program and how the corporations trained students and teachers to use statistical charting techniques are given. (DF)

Describes a two-semester writing program that prepares English majors for professional writing careers in business or industry. (AEA)

An overseas American private school established a successful cooperative relationship with a Michigan public school district and university to overcome problems posed by frequent turnover. An annual internship program in curriculum planning and supervision, coordinated by the university and staffed by the school, ensured coherence and continuity…

Many teacher educators believe that the intern teacher learns best while he teaches and that the best learning experiences are provided when teaching practices and educational theory are experienced concurrently. (JD)

The introspective account of a teacher trained at the Graduate Internship Program, University of California, Berkeley; her acceptance of herself as a person and teacher and the insights she gained into the sensitive human relations between teachers, their peers, and pupils. (JD)

A four-week clerkship in community medicine is a requirement for all third-year students at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. An important feature of the program is the wide variety of settings available to students, including the City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, which is described. (LBH)

School counselor education programs are challenged to reassess whether they are providing their students with optimal internship learning experiences. This paper examines the evolution and design of one school counseling fieldwork program. It discusses the implications for school counselors who serve as site supervisors for counselors-in-training.…

This paper reviews the literature on the benefits of internship experiences for prospective and practicing school administrators and describes the Resource Mentor Program, implemented at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, reporting on an evaluation of that program. The program involves students choosing their own school-based resource mentors and…

This directory aims to make Latino youth aware of various fellowships, internships, and scholarships available to finance their higher education. The three sections are each arranged alphabetically by organization name. Each entry contains a brief description and contact information, including Web site address. Approximately 50 fellowships are…

The Henry Ford Academy is the nations first charter school developed jointly by a global corporation, public education, and a non-profit cultural institution. The Senior Mastery Process at Henry Ford Academy is an innovative, challenging program of career exploration and research project for high school seniors. Beginning with initial job…

Discusses interdisciplinary design engineering programs conducted at the Polytechnic Institute of New York, especially the internship program, Sloan Foundation projects, and the characteristics of design engineering centers. Included is a list of completed projects. (CC)

Discusses the Environmental Systems Study Program conducted at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute with the support of the Sloan Foundation. Indicates that the activities are to lend valuable pilot experience to the implementation of broad changes in educational programs. Included is a summary of students' real-problem project titles. (CC)

Discusses an instrument which was developed to determine the degree of proficiency gained in essential competencies by Indiana State University students involved in the environmental health internship program. A copy of the instrument, entitled "Environmental Health Competency Appraisal Guide," is provided. (JR)