Internships are an integral component of most undergraduate and graduate public administration programs. These learning opportunities allow students to get practical experience in a workplace setting before graduation and provide them with an opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to the “real world.” But what are students, departments, and employers to do when circumstances—including major disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic as well as situations unique to specific students—complicate or even prevent on-site internship experiences? This article outlines a variety of approaches to finding a solution to this problem, weighing the benefits and drawbacks of each.

实习是大多数本科和研究生公共管理课程的一个组成部分。这些学习机会使学生能够在毕业前在工作场所获得实践经验，并为他们提供将课堂上获得的知识应用于“现实世界”的机会。但是，当情况（包括 COVID-19 大流行等重大中断以及特定学生独有的情况）使现场实习体验变得复杂甚至阻止时，学生、部门和雇主该怎么办？本文概述了寻找此问题解决方案的各种方法，并权衡了每种方法的优缺点。