Describes an internship program at Colby-Sawyer College that prepares women for entry-level positions leading to management. The program develops the administrative ability needed to make decisions, solve problems, think logically, apply analytical methods, and understand human relations. (JOW)

Surveyed field experiences in school psychology programs at the doctoral and nondoctoral levels. Three program levels (Masters, Advanced Graduate Status, and Doctoral) were compared on the field-based component of training. Programs at all levels introduced field experiences the first year and continued to offer them throughout training.…

The need to prepare social work administrators for the field is now recognized. Problems pertaining to the development of administration placements are identified and special arrangements are suggested that require a departure from traditional field instruction models and school-agency relationships. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the problems of mistraining, over-education, and underemployment, and argues that vocational students should have on-the-job training before completing formal education requirements. Describes an internship program in which selected Ventura College (California) data processing students worked 20 hours per week with area managers who were…

Law students at Washburn University have the opportunity to intern for a semester at Washburn Legal Clinic. The use of psychologically-based learning group methods to help these interns in their transition from book-oriented students to practicing attorneys is described. Attorney client relationships and stages in attorney development are among…

The off-campus term program (OCT) of the University of South Florida is described. The OCT represents a model of centralized, comprehensive experiential education. The methods and systems used are described as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the OCT centralized model. (Author/SF)

Presents an account of the year a high school graduate spent working for the Student Press Service, a national news service devoted exclusively to youth concerns. (RL)

The clinical experience of 29 medical students, while they were taking elective preceptorships with North Carolina family physicians, is compared with clinical experience in a university medical center in the same state and in practices in Virginia. The findings support the importance of preceptorships in supplementing the clinical experience of…

The University of Michigan Medical School has developed an evaluation system to provide specific information to students regarding their clinical performance in a wide range of clerkships. The focus of the system is the Clinical Evaluation Form that utilizes behavioral descriptions to define four levels of behavior. (JMD)

Describes field oriented teacher internship program for elementary education majors and discusses results of a questionnaire answered by cooperating teachers in this program. Results of the study provide direction for planning in-service courses for social studies teachers. (KC)

Two small communities in New Jersey, Peters Valley and Salem, are restoring old buildings and crafts with funds from the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and other public and private agencies. Activities of resident craftsmen, interns, visiting experts, and CETA workers in both communities are described. (MF)

Because law schools need facilities to provide their students with clinical experience and the Legal Services Corporation has the resources and facilities but needs the manpower to serve the legal needs of the poor, it is argued that third year law students should intern with the Corporation. (JMD)

Describes the collaboration between a parish elementary school and a university that offers the children a possibility of going to college and enables university education and psychology interns to obtain real world experience. Lists the collaboration strategies used, such as mentoring. Discusses benefits for the elementary students, interns, and…