The Internship Supervisor and Experiential Learning.

Past studies have addressed the role of the university, student interns and the faculty supervisor; here the authors attempt to fill in a missing piece of the experiential learning process by examining the role and importance of the often over looked internship supervisor. A survey was developed and distributed to 343 recent internship supervisors. Their responses show that many of these supervisors view internships as an important professional and educational experience. We argue here that the internship supervisor can maximize her effectiveness when operating within a strong educational infrastructure facilitated by an engaged and competent faculty advisor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]