Handbook for Research in Cooperative Education and Internships
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<p>This <i>Handbook</i> is designed to help cooperative education and internship professionals and employers design, carry out, and disseminate quality research and evaluation studies of work-based education. It offers examples of current, leading-edge studies about work-based education, but with a practical twist: The chapter authors frame their studies within a specific key research design issue, including finding a starting point and a theoretical framework; fitting research into one's busy practitioner workload; deciding on particular data-gathering methods and an overall methodological approach; integrating qualitative and quantitative methodologies; and disseminating results. Also addressed are questions and concerns that are relevant throughout the course of a research project: the use of theory in research; the role and relationship of program assessment to research; and ethical considerations in research. <br><br> By combining descriptions of exemplary research and evaluation studies with practical advice from top researchers in the field, this volume is a useful tool for educators and employers who are designing and carrying out their own studies, as well as a resource for what current research is discovering and affirming about the field itself. Educators from other fields, such as study abroad and service-learning will also find this book an indispensable reference in conducting research on experiential learning and teaching.</p> <p><b>Contents: </b>Preface. <b>Part I: </b><i>Cooperative Education and Internships in Context.</i><b>A. Howard,</b> Cooperative Education and Internships at the Threshold of the Twenty-First Century. <b>P.L. Linn,</b> Theories About Learning and Development in Cooperative Education and Internships. <b>Part II: </b><i>Beginning Phase of Research Projects.</i><b>G. Grosjean,</b> Getting Started and Achieving Buy-In: Co-op Education Is Continuous, Contextualized Learning. <b>F. Ricks,</b> Identifying Resources: Ethics in Cooperative Education. <b>C. Eames,</b> Researching in Cooperative Education: How a Practitioner Met the Challenge. <b>Part III: </b><i>Methods and Analysis.</i><b>P.L. Linn,</b> Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Data: A Lifespan Study of Cooperative Education. <b>G. Van Gyn,</b> Choosing a Research Instrument: Investigating the Benefits of Cooperative Education. <b>P. Gochenauer, A. Winter,</b> Analyzing Data With Statistics: Business Internship Effects on Postgraduate Employment. <b>N. Johnston, N. Angerilli, N. Gajdamaschko,</b> How to Measure Complex Learning Processes: The Nature of Learning in Cooperative Education. <b>M.L. Maynard,</b> Correlation Analysis in a Natural Experiment Design: Seeking the Opportune Grade Point Average Cutoff for Internships. <b>A. Howard, T. Haugsby,</b> Issues in Case Study Methodology: Examining the Influences of Class Status on Cooperative Education Experiences. <b>Part IV: </b><i>Dissemination, Use, and Application.</i><b>N. Fogg, M. Putnam,</b> Considering the Needs of Different Stakeholders: The Impact of Co-op Job Quality on Post-Graduation Earnings. <b>M. Mayo,</b> Program Evaluation in a Business Environment: An Employer's Journey With Cooperative Education. <b>B.K. Baker,</b> Dissemination of Research to Reform Practice: Fishing (and Lawyering) to Learn. <b>P.M. Rowe,</b> Writing for Publication: Preparation of the Research Report. <b>Part V: </b><i>Overriding Considerations.</i><b>R.K. Tener,</b> Using Theory in Research I: Understanding the Learning Experienced in Structured Internships in Construction Engineering. <b>E. Miller,</b> Using Theory in Research II: Atypical Cross-Cultural Experiences That Lead to Growth. <b>C. Cates, B. LeMaster,</b> Program Assessment I: A Focused Approach to Measuring Learning Outcomes. <b>G. Lee-Thomas, A. Anderson,</b> Program Assessment II: Cooperative Education Objectives Nestled in ABET EC2000 Criterion 3: a-k. <b>A. Howard,</b> Ethical Issues in Experimental and Qualitative Research. <b>Part VI: </b><i>Implications for Research and Practice.</i><b>P.L. Linn, E. Miller,</b> Implications for Research and Practice.</p>
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