Internships and the education of geographers.

The article presents information on case studies of internships and educational programs related to geographical courses. The article seeks to resolve the question related to the principles of the internship. The roles does it play in the education of undergraduate geographers and the extent to which internship is relevant to the non-vocational type of education in geographical courses. The article presents three case studies which seek to answer these questions. The first case study deals with internship program at the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto. The internship program of this institute forms an integral part of an applied geographer's training. The second case study involves the internship program of the Erindale College. It's internship program appreciates the contribution of research planners in liberal arts of the contemporary society. The third case study describes the internship program of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. It's internship program seeks to evaluate the impact of changing societal attitudes and students aspirations.