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""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.

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Author:   Charles Sides ,  Ann Mrvica
Publisher:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Imprint:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Edition:   illustrated edition
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9780895033550

ISBN 10:   0895033550
Pages:   173
Publication Date:   15 September 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction History of Experiential Learning Chapter Two: Internships as Learning Experiences Theories that Support Internships Chapter Three: Internships as Professional Experiences Transitions to Productive Careers for Graduates Chapter Four: Administrative Responsibilities for Academic Institutions Guidelines for Developing and Administering Successful Internship Programs Chapter Five: Administrative Responsibilities for Internship Host Sites Guidelines for Corporations that Provide Internship Experience Chapter Six: Internship Preparation Guidelines for Students preparing to Engage in an Internship Chapter Seven: Internship Performance Evaluation Guidelines for Academic and Professional Evaluations of Internship Experiences

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