This paper outlines major features of the faculty advisor's role in experience-based learning, describes findings from studies on intern evaluation, and encourages active faculty participation in internship supervision. (Author/ND)

The internship experience is an integral part of the graduate program for counselor education students. The APA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice and the ACPA code of ethics require that students receive regular supervision from site and faculty supervisors during the practicum and internship experiences. However, when student counselors…

The American Psychological Association's adoption of the Guidelines for Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients has the potential to change the education and training approaches in psychology graduate programs and internship settings. Current research suggests that many graduate students do not receive adequate information about…

It is common knowledge that advances in technology are creating more connections between people and places that previously were considered to be worlds apart. This has significant implications for college students preparing to enter the workforce. Internships abroad can be a valuable means for career exploration, skill development, and creating an…

All styles of genre research share an attention to particular features of texts in use. The question is, however, how to teach genre. This paper first reviews what seem to be two opposed theories of teaching genre. After arguing that to differing extents both theories rely upon a transmission model of teaching, the paper then discusses attempts to…

Shadows is an individualized, hands-on, real-world career experience that provides students with a structured look at the future world of work in health care. The program helps students build a bridge between school-based learning and established health care skills standards. Shadows focuses on expanding the student's horizons beyond the classroom…

The New York Theological Seminary combines workshops and courses to develop practical experience in the ministry. The seminary offers a one-year internship program for urban ministry, a Urban Year Master's Program, and a training workshop for store front preachers in community leadership. (PG)

This paper documents the type of functions performed by interns and the relative quantity of time devoted to each function. It also evaluates the program from the point of view of the teaching staff of the school and assesses the effects of the program on the teachers' conceptions of the optimal functions of mental health professionals. (Author)

Student demands have brought significant innovation in the French educational system. The author comments upon the approaches which France is using in training its secondary school teachers. (Author/RK)

Describes an educational program which responds to the need for greater cooperation between students and the community, and suggests ways for independent schools to become more efficient. (RK)

Efforts were made to stimulate minority involvement in the placement programs at the University of Washington. A job fair, resume book, and internship program generated a high degree of student participation. (Author)

Describes an internship program to help student teachers develop sensitivity to environmental influences on children from minority and poverty cultures. (NH)

Medical faculty tend to influence their students to a great degree in choice of medical specialization. (HS)

Fourth-year medical students spend one year with practicing physicians in rural areas. (Author)