An exploration of the pedagogies employed to integrate knowledge in work-integrated learning

This article describes a three‐sector, national research project that investigated the integration aspect of work‐integrated learning (WIL). The context for this study is three sectors of New Zealand higher education: business and management, sport, and science and engineering, and a cohort of higher educational institutions that offer WIL/cooperative education in variety of ways. The aims of this study were to investigate the pedagogical approaches in WIL programs that are currently used by WIL practitioners in terms of learning, and the integration of academic‐workplace learning. The research constituted a series of collective case studies, and there were two main data sources — interviews with three stakeholder groups (namely employers, students, and co‐op practitioners), and analyses of relevant documentation (e.g., course/paper outlines, assignments on reflective practice, portfolio of learning, etc.). The research findings suggest that there is no consistent mechanism by which placement coordinators, off‐campus supervisors, or mentors seek to employ or develop pedagogies to foster learning and the integration of knowledge. Learning, it seems, occurs by means of legitimate peripheral participation with off‐campus learning occurring as a result of students working alongside professionals in their area via an apprenticeship model of learning. There is no evidence of explicit attempts to integrate on‐ and off‐campus learning, although all parties felt this would and should occur. However, integration is implicitly or indirectly fostered by a variety of means such as the use of reflective journals

Team Oriented Performance Education (I\u27OP-ED) Concepts and Techniques Used in Aviation Education

A report on the development of, and research on, a cooperative learning application called Team Oriented Performance Education (TOP-ED). TOP-ED is currently being used in certain undergraduate university classes at the Arizona campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. TOP-ED, is patterned after the aviation industry\u27s developing Crew Resource Management (CRM) principles. This report will explain the techniques used in TOP-ED and the emerging results of this new application of cooperative learning

Ouachita hosts Consortium for Global Education as group celebrates 30th year of international impact

Launching the Consortium for Global Education’s 30th year, participants from across the nation and around the world gathered Sept. 14-16 on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University for the organization’s annual meeting. The consortium, which was established in 1987 under the name Cooperative Services International Education Consortium, supports the development and programs of international education between member Baptist colleges and universities and partner institutions of higher education overseas, especially in restricted countries

Maine Perspective, v 12, i 13

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who\u27s on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Articles in this issue include, Cooperative Graduate Studies Program forms a new statewide education, research partnership; Groundbreaking set for Buchanan Alumni House; Historical Maine census data available on Fogler Web site; and University of Maine Faculty Tenured and/or Promoted 2000-2001

Maine Perspective, v 12, i 13

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who\u27s on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Articles in this issue include, Cooperative Graduate Studies Program forms a new statewide education, research partnership; Groundbreaking set for Buchanan Alumni House; Historical Maine census data available on Fogler Web site; and University of Maine Faculty Tenured and/or Promoted 2000-2001

Whalesong

There's no place like home, if you have one -- Largest class ever set to graduate Sunday -- Student elections main topic at USUAJ meeting -- Paradise takes stock of the past year -- Editorial -- Letters -- Budget cuts: contingency plans developed -- Prison population: growing too fast -- Petticrew talks of hopes, concerns of USUAJ -- Violin recital features UAJ's Linda Rosenthal -- A Nation Hell-bent on violence -- Five UAJ profs awarded sabbaticals -- Nine positions created for housing -- Smith: a need to instill responsibility -- Weekend full of UAJ activities -- Time to think about the great outdoors -- First annual teacher's fair at Bill Ray Center -- Bookstore plans finalized by students -- Search for School of Business dean narrows -- Information on cooperative education available -- Survey results . . . -- Letters . . . -- Student loan changes given the nod -- 3-D art a popular item on UAJ campus -- UAJ named as certification center -- Administrative travel questione

What\u27s Happening Vol. 1 Oct. 1973

A university newsletter distributed biweekly by the Student Activities Office to convey the concerns of student to the university community. The newsletter consists of student, faculty member and administrator submitted announcements about events on campus, editorials, Campus Glance, Club News, and UNF Sports. Issue includes articles about the United Way campaign and Richard H. Reisinger, the new Student Activities Director. Also included: Career News Vol.2 No.2, a career information newsletter published by the Office of Cooperative Education and Placement for academic and career advisors and students at the University of North

Toward Cognitive Development through Field Studie

Although field study is as ancient as the apprenticeship concept, field study programs have been recreated in recent years as innovative features of many colleges and universities. These programs are as diverse as the institutions that sponsor them. Some are part of cooperative education plans whereby students alternate between a term on campus in regular classwork and a term off-campus in paid employment. Others combine working and studying in the same term. Nearly all have as a primary objective exposing students to a world or perspective beyond the traditional classroom, usually for the purpose of advancing career planning

A Student Assessment in Value of Cooperative Education Curriculum Integrated Through Character Development: The Greenwood School

Cooperative education programming as a model of teaching to varied learning styles, is based on a small scale school working to teach children to their specific learning styles centered around their brain function strengths and limitations. The Greenwood School is a boarding school located in Putney, VT specializing in teaching boys with academic, social, and behavioral differences. The school caters to about fifty boys from ages ten to eighteen. Within all of the programs operating on this campus, one of the newest is the internship program, which offers off-campus, community based work learning opportunities with adult mentors and small business owners. Over the course of almost two years this program has been evaluated and adapted to students’ needs. This paper looks at the structure of The Greenwood School and then delves into literature in the field of education strategies and different methods to address learning styles. Using student voices of those participating in the internship program, this paper will attempt to measure the value added of this program of cooperative learning and how interactions amongst youth and interested professionals, as well as hands-on interaction effects saturation of learning. Importantly, unlike evaluations of many other education programs, this review of the effectiveness and net impact of the internship program will consider youth participant perspectives to evaluate value added to academic and social learning