The Internship—a Meaningful Experience for New Administrators

Abstract

How are administrators trained? Is such training rigorous enough? And, if not, what can be done? These are some of the questions the writers address on the follow ing pages.

Principalship mentoring in Singapore: who and what benefits?

“…While wisdom in the literature has variously shown that mentor-protégé pairing tends to be mutually beneficial, the nature and extent of benefits point towards one where a strong, positive and trusting relationship provide the basis for both the mentors and protégés to achieve greater competence, selfconfidence and a wider network of colleagues (Barnett, 1990;Kram, 1985;Playko, 1991 andRichards andFox, 1990). Mentoring increased the opportunities available for protégés to provide and receive feedback concerning their professional performance.…”

“…Since then, the term "mentor" has been broadly used to refer to a more experienced adult who is in a position to lead, help and guide a less experienced adult in the latter's professional and career development. The recipient of the advice and guidance by the senior expert (mentor) has been variously termed, namely, protégé (Alleman, et al, 1984;Chong et al, 1989), novice (Richards and Fox, 1990), intern (Barnett, 1990), potential principal (Walker et al, 1993) and mentoree (Applebaum et al, 1994).…”

Improving Leadership Preparation Programs Through a School, University, and Professional Organization Partnership

“…at GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY on July 6, 2015 bul.sagepub.com Downloaded from quality classroom experiences, schools are equally responsible for providing quality internships that reflect the day-to-day tasks of an administrator (Richards and Fox, 1990). The challenge for universities, as well as school systems, is to find a practical model of collaboration to ensure quality internship experiences.…”