Describes the Bachelor of Science in Technical Careers at Southern Illinois University--Carbondale. Explains theory of the program, requirements for entry and graduation, learning contract (including a career goal statement and a planned program of study), experience-internship, advisory program, and program philosophy. (CT)

Describes a comparative health care systems program based in London which combines seminars, clinical site visits, and participant observation. Objective is for students to view health care systems through a sociological perspective using experiential learning and systems analysis. (Author/CK)

Describes the composition and services of the Student Press Service, the first national news service for high school publications editors. Provides subscription information for the Student Press Service's biweekly publication, "News Report." (GT)

Describes the orientation and training program for graduate students chosen as teaching assistants in Speech Communication at Pennsylvania State University. The program involves an internship program and a graduate seminar offering theoretical and practicum training in teaching the basic course on the college level. (JMF)

This study evaluated an exemplary project in differentiated career education for gifted students. The three-phase program utilized laboratory exploration, observation of mentors, and working internship experiences. Evaluations of each phase were conducted with students, teachers, parents, and mentors. The evaluation design and results on each…

Surveys master's level rehabilitation counseling students and examines percentage of time students spend involved in client contact and paperwork during their internship. Time spent in client contact was nearly double that spent doing paperwork for this group. Data from a number of settings are discussed. (Author)

Preliminary evaluations of the University of Florida's pharmacy practicum-internship program cover: (1) the interns' subjective evaluations of their experiences; (2) the preceptor's subjective evaluation of interns' performance over two years; and (3) objective measurements of student competencies. (LBH)

Results of a survey of 92 corporate consumer relations personnel indicate that the most valuable aspect of a consumer relations major is the internship experience, but businessmen are reluctant to provide this to college students; development in verbal and written communications skills is the most important contribution classroom experience can…

Internship programs and selected psychology graduate school (N=299) were surveyed regarding training in psychotherapy for women. The 94 usable replies included 55 percent of all APA approved programs. Results indicated only a minority of training facilities deal systematically with issues of sex bias and sex-role stereotyping in psychological…

A successful businessman developed his creativity in spite of his school experiences. Creativity is essential to compete in the global market. For that reason, he supports creative education in Canada through internships and design competitions and as advisor to a college school of design. Partnerships between education and industry stimulate…

Focuses on the use of service learning and community-based learning (CBL) discussing six types of CBL in detail: (1) out-of-class activities; (2) volunteering; (3) service add-on; (4) internships; (5) service learning; and (6) service-learning advocacy. Addresses the benefits of service learning and other CBL initiatives. Includes references. (CMK)

A project placed health science interns in community-based education and outreach programs in partnership with Extension to provide community education in health behavior and decision making and build community capacity for health care. Evaluation of student reports and participant interviews showed that despite logistical challenges such as lack…

High school students (n=58) undertook engineering traineeships during their last 2 years, a partnership of a high school, technical institute, and manufacturer. Longitudinal data indicated the partnership created a learning infrastructure that supported transition to work, apprenticeship, or study; propositional, procedural, and dispositional…

Discusses communication skills in instructional design. Highlights include academic preparation; a communication model that includes data, feelings, and credibility; communication with the employer, the client, and peers; and strategies for improving communication, including partnerships with businesses, internships, collaboration with other…

Explains how an understanding of the developmental stages of teachers can help in designing collaborative induction-year internship programs for orienting beginning teachers to classroom realities, and describes developmental sequences (microphases) that occurred while observing beginning teachers in a year-long collaborative university-school…