Internships: Theory and Practice"Internships: Theory and Practice" focuses on the history, theory, value, design, administration, and evaluation of professional internships as an educational experience for college students. Internships are guided, pre-professional experiences that combine academic and professional components as a managed transition to professional careers. Touted by many as an educational innovation for the 21st century, internships (or experiential learning, or apprenticeships, as they once were called) have been a staple of professional preparation for centuries, dating back at least to the earliest documentation in the Middle Ages and no doubt far beyond that.Charles Sides and Ann Mrvica trace this history through primary sources to explore the development of internship experiences over the past 800 years, create an introduction to the topic of internships, and provide a foundation for modern college-corporation partnerships in professional education and training. The authors present specific guidelines and discussions on issues important to corporations, in terms of providing for internship experiences; issues important to colleges, in terms of designing and evaluating internships; and issues important to students, in terms of participating in and learning from internships. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
1 | 16 |
Internships As Professional Experiences | 31 |
Copyright | |
5 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abilities able academic academic institutions activities addition allows Appendix apply approach appropriate aspects assignments associated become career chosen client collective communities complete Consider contribute corporate course create culture daily Date describes discipline employees engage entry environment evaluation example excellent expectations experience faculty field final formal full-time graduation growth higher host important individual industry intelligence interest interns internship involved knowledge learning managed materials meet mentor method objectives observe occur opportunities organization participate particularly performance photograph portfolio position potential practice preparation present Press problems production profession professional programs projects reasons regarding relationships responsibilities result sample situations skills social society specific successful supervision supervisor tasks theory thinking trade understanding University valuable women