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,…

The author discusses what he views as the fundamentally divisive structure of the typical social work curriculum. He strongly recommends the redesigning of the structure of graduate social work education and making certification contingent on successful passage through a substantial academic program and a meaningful internship. (Author/BW)

This paper briefly summarizes the literature relating to the counseling practicum experience, as well as reviews the development and basic principles of Gestalt therapy. A marriage between the Gestalt therapy approach and the counseling practicum is developed as follows: "Experiential learning, the here-and-now, I-and-thou, and integrating…

Five western Pennsylvania state colleges developed a consortium agreement, WES.C.T.E.C. (Western State College's Teacher Education Center), to operate a teaching center at the district's Centennial Elementary School. The purpose of the teaching center was to involve elementary education students in a year-long field experience in which methodology…

This document, a collection of guidelines for clinical experience in teacher education, is divided into eight sections with two appendixes. These sections are as follows: Frame of Reference; Aims of Clinical Experiences, which stresses that the experiences should be complementary to the humanistic, behavioral, and pedagogical studies for becoming…

This paper is a discussion of several of the short-term, intensive field practica experiences which have been integrated into the Memorial University graduate counselor education program. The approach in counselor education provides needed counseling services to more remote communities, enables school boards to see counselors in action, thus…

The nation's only federal demonstration area in outdoor recreation, environmental education, and resource management for university students are discribed. (JD)

Describes modes of communication which take place in a field-based learning experience. Explores advantages to the intern (learner), the scope of coverage and value to his overall education (GA)

To be effective the psychology practicum must meet the needs and goals of the individual student, the community agency sponsoring the practicum, and the psychology department. Common student practicum goals are examined, and organizing and administering the practicum program are discussed. (RM)

Describes a course given by the author at Cornell, "Practicum in Understanding Family Day Care". Includes rationale, student projects, and benefits to students and participating day care workers. (HS)

This qualitative study, grounded in Dewey's theory of experience, explores what six recent graduates claimed to learn from a university music teacher education program's methods course, early field experiences, and student teaching. These teachers identified common elements of learning from the course, although they shaped and applied those…

The authors describe the University of Pennsylvania's new program in school psychology. The philosophy of the faculty, a description of the context within which the program is offered, and a detailed description of the experience component of the student's education are given. (EK)

This study attempted to determine whether the administrative location of school psychology programs shaped the curriculum patterns in practicum and internship experience. No significant difference in programs in the surveyed institutions could be ascertained. (Author)

The committee on Professional Development of NAWDC concluded that student personnel curricula should make provisions for internships and academic work to be taken concurrently to enable future graduates to increase their professional skill and understanding of the total program of student personnel services. (Author/BY)