Described is a public health student internship program utilizing field experience and an interdisciplinary team approach. Students and professional field training supervisors felt the seven week program was successful. (MA)

Outlines three different models of formal experiential education: instruction group process, simulation and games, and field experience. Describes the development of the Field Studies Program at the University of California at Berkeley and examines the process by which all three traditions were effectively integrated into the program. (SB)

Describes a semester-long field trip in which 26 students of the University of Colorado studied the geology of the western United States. Only four of the participating students were geology majors. (JR)

An experiential educational model at the University of Lethbridge is described that allows for both employment and volunteer experiences, involves the awarding of academic credits and places the onus on the student to document the relationship between field experience and academic program. (Author/MLW)

Describes the development and implementation of an associate degree program to train paraprofessional counseling personnel to provide service to multi-handicapped and developmentally disabled children and their families. Students receive clinical field training in special education schools and academic coursework at Los Angeles City College, and…

Describes a Reading Consortium (involving California State University, Fullerton and five local school districts) that funds a number of different kinds of school-university activities to improve reading instruction and to provide field experience for preservice reading teachers. Describes a needs assessment, selection of Reading Fellows, a…

Beachhead college, an experimental program of the College of Business Administration of the University of Oregon, was designed to combine a learning situation with community service in Urban core areas. This article describes and evaluates the successful program, which included Preparation for Field Work (3 credits) and Field Work Experience (15…

A clinical clerkship is described that was organized around the goal of teaching information and skills that would be needed by the nonpsychiatrist physician. The setting in an outpatient clinic and the extensive use of videotaped psychiatric interviews were successful program components. Field trips to various mental health facilities were not…

The career field experience program at a midwestern high school places broadcasting students on location for observation of the profession and optional job training or work. In addition to radio and television stations, field locations include advertising agencies with production studios, corporate production facilities, recording studios, cable…

The manual is designed to encourage school districts to use community resources to expand educational opportunities for gifted students. Suggestions for planning such community enrichment programs address locating and screening resources, developing community relationships, and integrating resources into the instructional program. Examples of ways…

The Teacher Education Alternatives Model (TEAM) project is an attempt to implement in a teacher preparation program many of the principles and ideas articulated in the humanistic movement in education. The main process themes--experiencing, decision-making, cooperating, and evaluating--are implemented through four learning modes: (1) field…

An undergraduate internship program in the geography department at Wittenberg University, Ohio, is described. During the late 1960s and early 1970s all vocational-type programs at Wittenberg were eliminated except those within education and business departments. However, members of the geography department recently decided to incorporate a…

Based on the premise that educational psychology is often taught as theory with few opportunities for practical application, the Student Mini-Learning Exercise (SMiLE) Cards are presented to help students apply educational psychology concepts to field experiences. Components of these SMiLE Cards focus on: identification information; the concept…

A long-standing debate within the school counseling profession concerns requiring previous teaching experience as a prerequisite to certification for school counselors. Advocates of the teaching requirement argue that it is necessary for counselors to understand and empathize with classroom teachers. Opponents, although they agree with a need for…