Handbook for research in cooperative education and internships
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Linn, Patricia L. Howard, Adam. Miller, Eric, 1957- |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Publishers, 2004. |
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| Online Access: | Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |
| Summary: | 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135638115 (online) 9781135638139 (online) 9781135638146 (online) 9781283102643 (online) 9781410609434 (online) |