A consortium of five nursing schools and a hospital established a clinical internship program that increased nurse recruitment and retention and eased orientation and transition. Strategies to overcome turf issues and member resistance emerged. (SK)

Notes that practicum and internship programs in a counselor education department may encounter two basic types of problems: those which require structural change and those which do not. Presents the Practicum-Internship Problem Solving (PIPS) model, a model that combines systems concepts with consultative approach to help to identify and solve…

Measures students' attitudes after completing an internship, and investigates how the attitudes changed over the years. Finds (1) a decrease from pretest to posttest ratings; (2) receiving payments increased students' feelings of educational preparedness; and (3) the assessments of graduates working from one to six years were even more…

Shares reflections on internship in multicultural counseling training program and provides potential trainees with vicarious experience of these challenges in multicultural counseling: addressing fears involved in crossing cultural boundaries; learning about and working with ethnic-minority groups; developing culturally appropriate counseling…

An effective service learning program (1) engages people in responsible, challenging actions; (2) articulates clear service and learning goals; (3) allows those with needs to define those needs; (4) expects genuine, sustained commitment; (5) includes training, supervision, monitoring, support, recognition, and evaluation; and (6) encourages…

Alerts career counselors to thousands of co-op, intern, and summer job opportunities that Central Intelligence Agency and other federal agencies offer each year. Notes that challenge is in locating the right job for the student. Provides information on where to call for information about federal employment, pay scales for federal experiential…

Examines the relationship of business college internships to college performance and to subsequent job opportunities. Internships were found to be related to both better college performance and to receiving a job offer upon graduation. Discusses the role of internships in realistic job expectations and recommends ways to improve internships.…

Cooperative education coordinators (n=383) identified the following quality indicators of worksites for student placement: promote students' professional development, encourage professionalism in the co-op experience, help develop thinking and communication skills, provide challenging learning experiences, and encourage pride and competence. (SK)

Analysis results revealed that supervisor countertransference manifestations consisted of affective, cognitive, and behavioral components. Supervisors typically believed their supervisor countertransference initially weakened but eventually strengthened the supervisory relationship. Most managed their countertransference reaction by talking with…

Compares differences in benefit appeal in letters offering internships written by the business community to an internship director. Finds the promise of "opportunity" and "for credit" appears more often in unpaid internship offers; emphasis was placed on writing skills and work-related tasks in paid internship offers. Reveals…

A survey of 164 marketing majors found that students increasingly value internships less for educational purposes than for the competitive edge it gives them in the job market. They see less value in academic activities (class papers, readings) than in pragmatic work experience. (SK)

Describes the external optometric education program at the Sidney Hillman Health Centre (Chicago, Illinois). Discusses the history of the clinic, its administrative and educational philosophy, and its affiliation with two prominent hospitals and the Illinois College of Optometry. (DB)

Describes several lessons learned during a photographer's internship. Discusses the reality of shooting day in and day out on deadline and helps photojournalists learn more about what the working environment is like. Notes the uniqueness of an internship and how it provides critiques, mentors, equipment knowledge, and tighter editing. (SC)

In Delaware, graduate student interns facilitate parenting programs for incarcerated fathers. Surveys indicated that participating inmates found them beneficial and increased their knowledge of parenting. Many moved toward more positive discipline. A longer time frame might produce more significant change. (SK)

Senior retail merchandising students (n=37) and their internship supervisors (n=25) were surveyed about ethical practices. Perceptions of ethics did not vary by internship location. Supervisors perceived their organizations to be more ethical than students did on two of five questions. (Contains 15 references.) (SK)