Results of a survey of speech communication department chairs concluded that (1) internships are valuable to students and faculty; however, program development may not keep pace with their acknowledged value; and (2) internships vary widely in pay, supervision, evaluation, and credit-hour allocation. (PD)

Summarizes students' and teachers' responses to a public relations internship program at North Texas State University. (KS)

Discusses how the definition of educational objectives led to the introduction of practical training that is compulsory or advised in many engineering curricula and defined as "learning to put knowledge and skills into practice". Introduces an assessment procedure that allows for testing whether students have met the objectives.…

A survey of 26 human service agencies in an empowerment zone found the following: 73% used interns, few from social work; 57% used empowerment in mission statements (more economic than social agencies); 69% of these wanted community practice interns; and higher-budget agencies were better able to negotiate the empowerment zone system. (Contains 20…

From reporting structure to staffing, internship and co-op professionals share "inside" information about their experiential programs and personnel in response to a survey. (GCP)

Interns support the use of transcription as a method for feedback during supervision. Thirty of 45 master's level interns who experienced supervision with transcripts returned a transcription survey and indicated positive outcomes for this type of supervision. Positive characteristics included efficiency, concreteness, and ease in analyzing and…

A description is given of a district program for identifying and training potential administrators. Participants are gaining detailed knowledge of the internal workings of the school system while developing and enhancing their communications skills and group dynamics abilities. (JD)

Ivy Tech State College uses River Falls, a shopping mall, as an enormous heating, ventilation, and air conditioning laboratory. Students spend Saturdays working with full-time technicians getting invaluable training and experience. Students see the program as a professional opportunity and a direct route to jobs. (JOW)

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.…