Cooperative Education

Paper Summary:

The paper defines cooperative education as the partnership between business and academia that provides students with a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job training. The paper discusses the importance of providing students with experience along with theoretical knowledge. The paper also discusses the arguments against this practice but focuses on the benefits this agreement has for employers who recognize that developing a more skilled workforce is a key to strategic success.

From the Paper:

"Thiel and Hartley (1997) note that such programs are not new and are not limited to one area of the country. Such programs have been identified as far back as 1906 at the University of Cincinnati. Internships developed from the idea of cooperative education programs with a primary function of enabling students in professional programs to finance their education by working. The growth of such programs followed the model in the field of education where practice teaching is necessary for certification."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Adler, P.S. (1992). Technology and the Future of Work. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Hoberman, S. & Mailick, S. (1994). Professional Education in the United States: Experiential Learning, Issues, and Prospects. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers.
• Marsh, H.L. & Roth, W.A. (1990, November). A Profile of Partnership. Security Management, Volume 34, Issue 11. Retreived June 16, 2007 from http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002160915.
• Creating Classrooms for Equity and Social Justice (1994, July). Rethinking Our Classrooms: Special Edition.
• Thiel, G.R. & Hartley. N.T. (1997). Cooperative Education: A Natural Synergy between Business and Academia. SAM Advanced Management Journal, Volume 62, Issue 3. Publication Year: 1997. Retrieved June 17, 2007 from http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000524667.

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