Handbook for Research in Cooperative Education and Internships

Herausgeber: Howard, Adam; Miller, Eric; Linn, Patricia L.

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Produktbeschreibung

This Handbook 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. 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 482
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 692g
• ISBN-13: 9780805841213
• ISBN-10: 0805841210
• Artikelnr.: 22360448

Autorenporträt

Patricia L. Linn, Adam Howard, Eric Miller

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. Part I: Cooperative Education and Internships in
Context.A. Howard, Cooperative Education and Internships at the Threshold
of the Twenty-First Century. P.L. Linn, Theories About Learning and
Development in Cooperative Education and Internships. Part II: Beginning
Phase of Research Projects.G. Grosjean, Getting Started and Achieving
Buy-In: Co-op Education Is Continuous, Contextualized Learning. F. Ricks,
Identifying Resources: Ethics in Cooperative Education. C. Eames,
Researching in Cooperative Education: How a Practitioner Met the Challenge.
Part III: Methods and Analysis.P.L. Linn, Combining Quantitative and
Qualitative Data: A Lifespan Study of Cooperative Education. G. Van Gyn,
Choosing a Research Instrument: Investigating the Benefits of Cooperative
Education. P. Gochenauer, A. Winter, Analyzing Data With Statistics:
Business Internship Effects on Postgraduate Employment. N. Johnston, N.
Angerilli, N. Gajdamaschko, How to Measure Complex Learning Processes: The
Nature of Learning in Cooperative Education. M.L. Maynard, Correlation
Analysis in a Natural Experiment Design: Seeking the Opportune Grade Point
Average Cutoff for Internships. A. Howard, T. Haugsby, Issues in Case Study
Methodology: Examining the Influences of Class Status on Cooperative
Education Experiences. Part IV: Dissemination, Use, and Application.N.
Fogg, M. Putnam, Considering the Needs of Different Stakeholders: The
Impact of Co-op Job Quality on Post-Graduation Earnings. M. Mayo, Program
Evaluation in a Business Environment: An Employer's Journey With
Cooperative Education. B.K. Baker, Dissemination of Research to Reform
Practice: Fishing (and Lawyering) to Learn. P.M. Rowe, Writing for
Publication: Preparation of the Research Report. Part V: Overriding
Considerations.R.K. Tener, Using Theory in Research I: Understanding the
Learning Experienced in Structured Internships in Construction Engineering.
E. Miller, Using Theory in Research II: Atypical Cross-Cultural Experiences
That Lead to Growth. C. Cates, B. LeMaster, Program Assessment I: A Focused
Approach to Measuring Learning Outcomes. G. Lee-Thomas, A. Anderson,
Program Assessment II: Cooperative Education Objectives Nestled in ABET
EC2000 Criterion 3: a-k. A. Howard, Ethical Issues in Experimental and
Qualitative Research. Part VI: Implications for Research and Practice.P.L.
Linn, E. Miller, Implications for Research and Practice.