Policymakers are interested in extending federal higher education dollars to programs fewer than 15 weeks. This analysis shares key facts about the outcomes and equity implications of very-short-term (15 weeks or fewer) programs. This analysis of nationally representative survey data from the Adult Training and Education Survey, combined with…

Discusses historical perspectives and the present situation concerning cooperative engineering education, the Cooperative Education Association, and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Cooperative Education Division. (SL)

Presents strategies for planning a successful cooperative education experience. The potential of a cooperative education program can be realized only if the expectations and responsibilities of the industry, the university and the students are recognized and realistically balanced. (Author/WB)

Describes the cooperative engineering internship program of the University of Louisville's J. B. Speed Scientific School. The mandatory and highly organized program features preparation in technical communications, and mid-internship evaluations. (WB)

The internship program in technical communications at Oklahoma State University is a 3-credit-hour course that offers students an opportunity to apply the principles of technical communication learned in the classroom to an on-the-job situation. The prerequisites for the course are 9 hours of English and a course on intermediate…

At Hunter College an alternative master's program for social workers who cannot give up employment for full-time study replaces the traditional scheduling with three flexible time periods: pre-fieldwork and post-fieldwork, part-time coursework, and one-year, four-day-a-week fieldwork experience in the place of employment. (MSE)

Four-hour internships have been a requirement for nonteaching geography majors at Illinois State University (Normal) since 1987. A 2-hour pre-internship seminar, taught every spring, is also required. In this course, students learn of internship possibilities; develop resumes and cover letters; participate in a video-taped mock interview; receive…

This paper focuses on approaches to designing and managing the undergraduate intern experience in political science, and its companion disciplines, public administration, and public policy. Specifically, it describes ways of connecting the internship with the undergraduate curriculum to provide skill building experiences for students as part of…

A proposal is made for a program focusing on the transition period between preservice and inservice teacher education. The first phase of the program would be attainment of a strong liberal arts background, culminating in a B. A. degree, containing little or no pedagogical theory or practice. The second, or training phase, would consist of an…

The effects of combining full-time on-the-job learning with full-time course work were examined for a group of 26 students enrolled in the University Year for Action Program. Although students perceived the agency learning environments more positively that parallel classroom learning environments, program participation had little impact on concept…

Evaluates the merits of a program that requires both a dissertation and work experience for a graduate degree in geography. Maintains that changes in both the educational environment and the job market require greater flexibility and experience. (MJP)

The second year of a pilot internship program for the preservice and inservice professional development of vocational educators was undertaken to (1) provide potential leadership personnel on-the-job learning experiences, (2) provide relevant educational on-the-job experiences to vocational and technical education undergraduates at Colorado State…

This paper reviews issues in fostering closer connections between higher education and the workplace and summarizes results of a 1995 survey of 404 New Jersey employers concerning the knowledge, skills, and abilities that New Jersey employers expect from higher education graduates and their suggestions for improving college-based workforce…

The degree to which cooperative education is a viable educational and/or financial aid mechanism for institutions of higher education to adopt is examined in this research report. A postsecondary co-op program is defined as one in which the institution takes primary responsibility for providing the student with a series of experiences in which…

The reports and journal articles cited in this annotated bibliography were found through computer-assisted searches of Abstracts of Instructional and Research Materials in Vocational and Technical Education (AIM/ARM), Resources in Education (RIE), Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE), and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS)…