Postsecondary cooperative (PSE co-op) education is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience, for which Ontario is termed a "hot bed." Adopting a mixed-methods design, this study explores the status and characteristics of Ontario's PSE co-op in the national and the global contexts through…

Community engagement is growing across higher education. Cooperative education and other internships are well established in the literature as pedagogies with links to experiential and connected learning. Cooperative programs combine business, industry, educational providers and students paid on-the-job. Most studies of work-based learning focus…

An experiential educational model at the University of Lethbridge is described that allows for both employment and volunteer experiences, involves the awarding of academic credits and places the onus on the student to document the relationship between field experience and academic program. (Author/MLW)

Objective-oriented management for a cooperative program in a postsecondary institutional setting is relatively easy to articulate but requires much patience and energy to implement. Basically the design for objective-oriented management consists of five distinct activities, including goal setting, policy formation, and evaluation. (LRA)

The role of the cooperative education program coordinator, vital to the success of the program, is shown to include student advising, job placement, and liaison with employers and with teaching faculty and administrators. Guidelines are suggested. (Author/LBH)

This manual describes the Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) program at Hagerstown Junior College (HJC) as a model for community colleges interested in implementing a community-based career exploration program. The first sections of the manual present background information on the program and HJC. Next, the components of the EBCE program are…

This handbook presents guidelines for developing, monitoring, and evaluating cooperative educational opportunities that allow students to document learning gained on their current job, through work-study placements, or through placements in local business. The handbook first outlines the objectives of the Community College of Vermont's cooperative…

Ways to promote the experiential learning option at colleges and universities are discussed in this sourcebook for faculty, deans, presidents, and program directors. Learning through experience might involve internships, community service-learning, field studies, cooperative education, cross-cultural programs, and practica. The following concerns…

The issues, concerns, and benefits of the student employment movement in higher education and successful techniques are discussed in two publications. After stating the philosophy and history of the National Association of Student Employment Administrators, the report directs attention to how some schools structure, finance, and manage their…

Cooperative education programs aid students in making the transition from school to work. Other benefits include enhanced employability and earning power. Employers benefit through the ability of cooperative education programs to adapt to labor market needs, through reduced recruitment and training problems, and through the satisfaction gained…

A series of opinions on many facets of the administration of cooperative education programming is presented. Part One reviews the philosophy of cooperative education including Lawrence Canjar's "convert" speech, a comparison of experiential and cooperative education, and discussions of parallel programs. In Part Two employers discuss cooperative…

This manual is a guide to local partnership councils as they plan and design work-based learning experiences for credit. Chapter 1 provides an overview of work-based learning as part of vocational education. Chapter 2 describes a variety of work-based learning experiences, including established secondary vocational program work-based learning…