International Handbook For Cooperative Education

"The Handbook has four sections. Section I is concerned with the theory of cooperative education, with particular focus on the learning that occurs in the workplace. This part also addresses contemporary issues such as assessment of cooperative education, and identifies areas of needed research. Section II examines the practice of co-op worldwide. This part shows the breadth of disciplines of study, and is intended to allow co-op professionals see how co-op has been used in their discipline and other disciplines. This has been substantially revised from the first edition, with many more disciplines now covered. Each chapter in this section contains contributions from several authors, in most instances from more than one country, in order to gain an international perspective of the practice of co-op. The chapters begin with an overview of the discipline as it pertains to co-op, and consider models of practice, outcomes, constraints, and conclude with a detailed case study of co-op in the discipline. Section III is concerned with the benefits of co-op for all three parties; employers, students, and educational institutions. Section IV concludes the Handbook by considering some current issues confronting co-op, and the future of co-op."--publisher website.

The Routledge International Handbook of Work-Integrated Learning, third edition, provides an extensive overview of work-integrated learning (WIL) for practitioners and educators, and contains practical insights on how to improve everyday application of it. WIL is a diverse and complex subject, with much debate around what constitutes good practice. In this Handbook, well-established international WIL, an extensive compilation of relevant literature related to its application, and examples of good practice. The third edition has been substantively revised and restructured, presenting 11 different models of WIL along with supporting literature and examples, and discusses developing and managing WIL within a qualification and across the institution. The Handbook also presents evidence-based benefits for stakeholders and explores topics such as stakeholder engagement, risk management, and the role of national and international associations. This Handbook presents discussions on defining the practice of WIL and explores the current literature on theoretical thinking of WIL, wellbeing, equity and inclusion, assessment, and quality indicators. Bringing together scholars and specialists from around the world, this Handbook is essential reading for practitioners, educators, researchers, higher education leaders, and policy makers.

Provides cooperative education and internship professionals and researchers design, carry out, and disseminate quality research and evaluation studies. Highlights key programs and shows how to demonstrate sound learning outcomes. --Publisher description.

USA. Monograph on higher education programmes combining academic studies with work experience in part time employment or full time employment (sandwich courses) - covers training courses for low income students (incl. Undergraduate and university graduates, etc.), admission requirements, coordination of student-employer relations (incl. Labour relations), administrative aspects, legal aspects, special relevancy to the woman worker and minority groups, etc. Bibliography pp. 367 to 374 and statistical tables.

Collaborative learning has become an increasingly important part of education, but the research supporting it is distributed across a wide variety of fields. This book aims to integrate this theory and research and to forward our understanding of collaborative learning and its instructional applications.