Internship is a vital educational experience to help prepare students for their future careers. However, given the dramatic changes in the workplace, more extensive research is needed that examines students' internship experiences. The cognitive apprenticeship model of instruction focuses primarily on the development of expert skills during…

This paper discusses how the Career Services Office at Allegheny College has shifted its emphasis over the last five years to programming related to internships. Although the office has not stopped providing the career counseling, resume critiques and on-campus interview schedules that are traditionally provided by career services offices, all new…

Describes a full school year program under the direction of both an experienced district supervisor and a university staff member. A set of terminal competencies were defined and applied, in behavioral terms, to the performance objectives sought in the program. The full list of competencies is included. (CJ)

The present study reports the responses to a questionnaire secured from 80 approved internship centers on various aspects of training in diagnostic testing. A majority of the centers believe that university training is inadequate, and a number of them perceive the university as instilling an overly critical attitude toward diagnostic testing in…

Results of a questionaire sent to twenty five firms in Atlanta asking the question: What five major qualifications are you looking for in hiring a management trainee with a college degree?'' (GB)

The author's model proposes five behavioral and interrelated dimensions of intern involvement in the field agency: meetings, observations, conferences, consultations and program evaluations. The article also discusses problems associated with internships, including planning and funding responsibilities as well as the need for defining the…

The purpose of the present survey was to provide overall as well as facility-specific information about the nature of the training programs at APA approved internship agencies based on the experiences of the interns at these agencies. (Authors)

When the college professor serves an internship in a local school, he relearns what a 9th grader is really like--and he can better teach university students how to teach at the secondary level." (Editor)

This is a report on the development of Eastern College Personnel Officers' pilot program to place" placement directors with employers to encourage a continuing dialogue between the campus and employment communities. (Author)

Three Michigan community-junior colleges have joined with Michigan State University to form a consortium sponsored by the Kellogg Community Services Leadership Program. This program not only emphasizes graduate student internship experiences in the area of school-community relationships, but also focuses on service programd development in the…

Oregon gains in the race between program expansion and leadership development. (Editor)

Although the house staff is responsible for an important part of medical students' training, the house staff generally has little preparation for teaching. (IR)