Presents the benefits of internships for college students, types of internships available, how to obtain an internship, and sources of more information. (SK)

Presents student reaction to a Seekonk High School (Massachusetts) internship program designed to allow students one day per week to leave school and participate in community service learning. Selected student responses are provided concerning their inner feelings and experiences with the program. (GR)

Reviews the movement toward an expanded classroom through experientially based curricular innovations such as cooperative education, internships, study abroad, and service learning, which are intended to bring concrete experience into the learning model, allowing students to apply classroom concepts and complete the learning process. Provides an…

Four suggested typologies from the literature for classifying program "types" provide a base for analyzing the problem of nomenclature in experiential education. A recommended typology of program types is presented, along with the positions supporting the types selected as well as those rejected. (Author/LBH)

Depicts an experiential learning schema that is a framework for an integrated postsecondary program. The program would be located in the career center and would include (1) volunteer service, (2) externships, (3) internships, (4) cooperative education, and (5) part-time work or work-study. Presents possible outcomes. (CH)