The favorable conditions for the success of an internshipaccording to trainees in training in Brazil

The favorable conditions for the success of an internshipaccording to trainees in training in Brazil

• Alexandre Leite da Silva, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brésil

• Maisa Helena Altarugio, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brésil

doi : https://dx.doi.org/10.18162/fp.2021.606

Résumé

In the Brazilian context of supervised internships, the present study investigates how schools and teacher trainers have to provided successful experiences for interns. In this qualitative research, twenty-three interns from Brazilian public university have answered a questionnaire about their internship experiences. The results point out that the successful experiences are those where the interns can feel safe, welcome and encouraged, demonstrating the need to upgrade the skills of training agents and to enhance existing conditions. The articulation between university and school appears to be one of the main challenges of the internships.

Abstract

In the Brazilian context of supervised internships, the present study investigates how schools and teacher trainers have to provided successful experiences for interns. In this qualitative research, twenty-three interns from Brazilian public university have answered a questionnaire about their internship experiences. The results point out that the successful experiences are those where the interns can feel safe, welcome and encouraged, demonstrating the need to upgrade the skills of training agents and to enhance existing conditions. The articulation between university and school appears to be one of the main challenges of the internships.