Handbook for Research in Cooperative Education and Internships Contributor(s): Linn, Patricia L. (Editor), Howard, Adam (Editor), Miller, Eric (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805841210 ISBN-13: 9780805841213 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: Provides cooperative education and internship professionals and researchers design, carry out, and disseminate quality research and evaluation studies. Highlights key programs and shows how to demonstrate sound learning outcomes. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Administration - General |
Dewey: 371.227 |
LCCN: 2002044783 |
Lexile Measure: 1360 |
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.32" W x 8.98" (1.40 lbs) 480 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |