Internships - 9781138637528

Taylor & Francis

Explores the development of internship experiences, creates an introduction to the topic of internships, and provides a foundation for college-corporation partnerships in professional education and training. > \""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 ovg