Components of a successful internship program are described in this report, with a focus on internships in middle management. Included are descriptions of program characteristics, pre-internship experiences, pre-internship options, knowledge prerequisites, seminars, funding and district cooperation, student and site matching, placement options,…

During the internship year, every new teacher (intern) in the Kentucky Beginning Teacher Internship Program is assigned a resource teacher who serves as a mentor and model. The resource teacher is responsible for assisting the intern in instructional activities and techniques, classroom management, tests and interpretation of test results,…

Morehead State University's technical writing internship program provides students who are not suited to larger, industry-based writing internship programs with professional writing experience. Most interns are English majors, and only the best and most interested students are selected. The program confers 3-6 semester hours' credit and aims to…

A description is given of Project PELT (Preparation of Educational Leaders for Tomorrow), a cooperative administrative internship training program created to develop a talent pool of prospective administrators for relatively small school districts in Florida. Using a cooperative administrative internship training model, ten prospective principals…

A handbook detailing the expectations and requirements of the internship program at the Department of Communication at Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Ohio is presented. It offers information on the interrelationships among the sponsoring agency, the department, and the student. Eight sections focus on the following: internship program goals;…

This monograph focuses upon how teacher induction programs affect the professional maturation of the beginning teacher. In a discussion on the elements that make a good induction program, a checklist of eight program characteristics is presented. Four of these show the influence of other professions, and the remaining four apply directly to the…

The lists presented in this volume include individuals and institutions that may serve as resources to educators developing or modifying programs to assist beginning teachers. These lists were generated by contracts made in the course of the study of induction programs for beginning teachers. The first list is of locations and directors of the…

The importance of incorporating Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSRO) and related material in the medical curriculum during a phase of the one-month clerkship in community and family medicine is discussed. (Author/PG)

A Master's curriculum in humanities education is described including a rationale, distinguishing between humanities education and the humanities; an outline of its humanities, education, and internship components; and procedures for implementing the curriculum. (JH)

Justin Morrill College of Michigan State University provides a bachelor of arts degree in liberal education. The purpose of the college is to help students become effective and humane autonomous learners. (Author/PG)

The overall concerns of program design of field experience programs are dealt with, including funding, academic credit, and program administration. (Editor/PG)

Reflective journals have been used widely in teacher education programs to promote reflective thinking (Freidus, 1998; Carter & Francis, 2000; Yost, Senter & Forlenzo-Bailey, 2000). Smyth (1992) advocated that posing a series of questions to be answered in written journals could enhance reflective thinking. It was for this reason that…

A project at Teachers College, Columbia University, to provide personal insight into the effects of various leadership styles on the reactions of subordinates is described. (Editor)

The article describes a 3-month graduate internship program in Great Britain. The foreign internship is a part of the Outdoor Teacher Education program at Northern Illinois University. (KM)