Download or read book An Evaluation of the Career Progress and Satisfaction of Cooperative Education internship Graduates and Regular Graduates at Mercyhurst College written by Darwin V. Kysor and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of this study was t determine the difference in "career progress" and satisfaction between cooperative education/internship graduates and non-coop/ intern graduates of a small, private, non-engineering college. A secondary purpose was to determine which other independent variables (age; gender; SAT score; GPA; percent of related work) contributed significantly to any existing differences. The principle data gathering technique was a mail questionnaire. Graduates from 1986; 1988; and 1990 were sampled allowing for a cross-sectional overview of workforce participation. A 61% usable response rate was achieved using Dillman's (1978) Total Design Method. In general, study data offered little direct evidence supporting co-op/internship participation, although participants held slight advantage.; in regard to length of time to obtain employment; working within the field of study; merit pay increases; job promotions; salary levels; and responsibility levels. Two outcomes, further analyzed, however, indirectly supported co-op/intern participation. 1. Co-op/intern participants, in comparison to nonparticipants, began college at a significant disadvantage in terms of SAT score (866 to 922). At graduation, GPAs were similar (3.14 to 3.19) and following graduation "career progress" occurred at the same rate. How was the disadvantage overcome? It is logical to assume, as Siedenberg (1990) did for salary, that cooperative education enabled "disadvantaged" students to catch up with their peers and compete on an even basis following graduation. 2. Percent of related experience as an undergraduate is a main predictor of "career progress." Those with a higher percent of related work were more likely to be employed within their field of study and were more satisfied. Associated with this, co-op/intern students reported a significantly higher percent of related experience. In addition to the previous findings, gender provided significant results in regard to salaries and promotions. Males "outperformed" females, apparently continuing an existing pattern of gender discrimination. Integrating all of the study data, it seems plausible that females might overcome this gender "disadvantage" by participating in coop and increasing their percent of related work experience.
Download or read book Journal of Cooperative Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook for Research in Cooperative Education and Internships written by Patricia L. Linn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. --Publisher description.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of Cooperative Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Learning from Working written by Joseph E. Barbeau and published by Thomson South-Western. This book was released on 1990 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cooperative Education and the Characteristics Placement Success Salary and Job Satisfaction of a Select Group of College Graduates written by Annette L. Heidersbach and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Internships as a Bridge from Community College Into a Career written by John Mark Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internships, externships, apprenticeships and co-operative education programs are all forms of experiential learning in a workplace setting that community colleges sponsor to enhance learning and career outcomes for their graduates. Previous studies have examined wage gains associated with co-op participation at the baccalaureate level, but no studies have quantified the gains to internship participation at the sub-baccalaureate level. Guided by a framework that includes psychological and pedagogical perspectives and social, cultural and human capital theory, this study uses a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the benefits of internship and co-op programs at the sub-baccalaureate level for students and employers. Using a sample of 2,562 students provided by the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program who graduated between 2006 and 2010, four separate statistical models analyzed the pre- and post-graduation wages for graduates of 10 occupationally-focused Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science degree programs at community colleges in the State of Florida in order to measure the association between participation in an internship and co-op programs and wages earned in the first ten quarters after graduation. Brief cases at two of the community colleges explore in more depth the nature of the internship experience and reported benefits. Only 14% of graduates in the sample participated in internships and 6% participated in co-ops, consistent with national averages for community college students, but well below the averages for students at the baccalaureate level. Both pre-graduation wages and internship participation are found to be significant predictors of post-graduate wages and an interaction effect exists between the two predictors. Internship participation is associated with a 10% greater increase in earnings during the 10 quarters after graduation as compared with students who do not participate in internship programs. Moreover, internships and co-op programs can be seen to help students with weaker pre-graduation wage history to partially "catch up" to their peers, although this "catching up" cannot overcome the advantage enjoyed by those students with high pre-graduation wages. Regarding the qualitative findings, interns and employers perceive that internships provide meaningful human, social and cultural capital benefits to students which may boost their labor market success. Characteristics of successful internship programs include duration and number of hours, placement in a field consistent with a student's academic major, a rotational structure, active supervision, and clear communication by community college staff with interns and employers before, during and after the internship. The findings of this study suggest that the benefits of internship sponsorship and participation outweigh the costs for students, employers and colleges. Variation in internship standards and practices across programs and institutions, however, may obscure our understanding of the outcomes described in the study and bear further investigation.
Download or read book The Graduate Internship Program in Teacher Education written by James Champion Stone and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding How Cooperative Education Impacts Students Studying Entrepreneurship written by Kristen Gallo and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutions of higher education currently face serious challenges, including high costs for learners, demand for return on investment from students, and expectations from employers to produce work-ready graduates. Skills desired by employers are shifting as technology advances, putting further pressure on colleges and universities to adapt and meet these challenges. Experiential learning and new academic programs could offer students the opportunity to build in-demand skills and enhance their marketability post-graduation. Students should also have equal access to programs that provide these benefits. This mixed-methods study examined entrepreneurship students participating in a cooperative education program (co-op) at one private research university to understand the population, co-op process outcomes, and factors contributing to professional development during college. Secondary data about entrepreneurship student demographics and co-op process outcomes from the study site were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVAs, and chi-square testing. Semi-structured interviews with graduates of the entrepreneurship degree program who participated in cooperative education were conducted, transcribed, and coded. The results of this study showed little diversity in the population of entrepreneurship students, but varied co-op process outcomes based on student demographic characteristics. Most students were male U.S. citizens enrolled in the 5-year/3 co-op program, with some variation in GPA among students. Unpaid co-op status analysis showed that female students, non-citizen students, and students securing employment in later recruiting rounds were statistically significantly more likely to hold unpaid co-op positions. Co-op salary statistically significantly differed based on time to employment. Additionally, descriptive statistics showed meaningful differences in co-op salary, unpaid co-op status, and time to employment based on student sex, citizenship, GPA, and co-op experience level. Interviews with graduates of the entrepreneurship program who had participated in cooperative education revealed factors influential to their professional development during college. Academic preparation helped students build transferrable knowledge and skills, though, at times, the entrepreneurship graduates viewed their major as a detriment to professional growth. Experiential learning, primarily cooperative education but also co-curricular and outside work experiences, positively impacted graduates' career development. Finally, graduates identified relationships critical to their development and a feeling of community among their peers. It is advised that the entrepreneurship program work to enhance access to beneficial aspects of the program among underrepresented groups and enhance course offerings to support students further. Further, the cooperative education program should seek to examine inequities in co-op process outcomes and implement practices to eliminate barriers for students. Further research into co-op process outcomes based on factors like race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity, along with comparisons between entrepreneurship students and students in other disciplines, is also recommended.
Download or read book Career Benefits of Cooperative Education and Internships written by Darrell Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Management Internship written by Jack Mendleson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effect of Cooperative Education on Starting Salaries Employment in a Position Related to Major and GPA of Engineering Technology Graduates at UW Stout written by Sarah L. Anger and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cooperative education is the opportunity for students to engage in on the job experiences while relating it to their academic course of study. At the University of Wisconsin-Stout it is a growing program that bridges the gap between theory and practical hands-on experience to develop innovative students. Utilizing data from the Office of Registration and Records and Career Services this study takes Engineering Technology (ET) graduates who have completed a cooperative education and those graduates who chose not to participate in a co-op experience and compares their starting salaries, employment in a position related to their major and GPA. After reviewing the data on average ET graduates who completed a cooperative education experience earned $3,719.00 more per year than ET graduate who chose not to participate in a co-op experience. Likewise, ET graduate who completed a co-op were 12% more likely to receive a position related to their major verses those ET graduates who did not participate in a co-op experience. Finally, ET graduates who chose not to participate in a co-op experience had an overall GPA .12 lower than those ET graduates who completed a cooperative education experience. Cooperative education experiences encourage students to reflect on theory learned in the classroom and put it to practical use to solve and analysis problems encountered on a real world work experience. In addition, the experiences and knowledge the student brings back to the classroom to share with professors and students is invaluable.
Download or read book Strengthening Experiential Education Within Your Institution written by Jane C. Kendall and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collegiate Career Development written by Katrice Graham and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the relationship between career maturity and internship experience, through quantitative data collected via an e-survey. The participants are undergraduate students in the College of Journalism and Communications, who have registered to graduate at the conclusion of the Spring 2014 semester. The study used Liptak's Career Planning Scale to measure career maturity, while using Super's Life Stage Theory as the theoretical foundation for examining the results. Survey results showed that 83% of the students had completed at least one internship. Descriptive data displayed that across all races, genders, and academic majors reviewed, the students scored highest in the self-knowledge category. Spikes in career maturity were seen at the level of two internships, while overall career maturity maximized at four or more internships. In the inferential statistical analysis, the only significant relationship between internship experience and career maturity discovered was in the area of occupational knowledge, which returned a significance in t-test of 0.010. This determines that the more internship experience a student has, the greater their awareness of the variety of occupations they are interested in and possess the skills to achieve. This study concludes with a recommended strategy to maximize student career maturity prior to graduation, and increase job placement rates at the time of commencement.
Download or read book The Impact of the Cooperative Education Experience on College of Technology Graduates Careers written by Abdullahi Sarki Mohammed and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
