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Job Qualification And Activities Of Post Secondary Cooperative Education Coordinators In Utah, Carl L. Grunander
Job Qualification And Activities Of Post Secondary Cooperative Education Coordinators In Utah, Carl L. Grunander
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
"While a 1973 English major tends bar in a local nightspot, a social work graduate labors in a steel mill. A math major washes dishes in Florida, an education graduate works as a bank teller and a psychology major serves cocktails in Maine." (Jolly & Pierce, 1976, p . 2) . As these examples point out, there is a great need for our institutions of higher learning to be more responsive to the needs of the job market today.
For the past several years, colleges and universities have been criticized on the basis that they do not prepare young people …
A Study To Determine What Businessmen In Logan Know About The Cooperative Office Education Concept, Penelope Patz
A Study To Determine What Businessmen In Logan Know About The Cooperative Office Education Concept, Penelope Patz
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
The first program of cooperative education was established in 1906, and by 1942 there were thirty programs in the country. During World War II, all cooperative programs were stopped in the interest of getting people through school as quickly as possible. When programs were resumed after the war, the pace picked up some, going from 26 programs in 1946 to 130 programs in 1968 (Ferris, 1969, p. 480).
The primary objective of cooperative vocational education is to turn out skilled, responsible young adults who upon graduation from high school can assume a productive place in our technical society. A successful …
An Investigation Of Uintah High School Cooperative Education Students' Technical Job Performance As Viewed By Their Training Sponsors, Cleo Jane Riding
An Investigation Of Uintah High School Cooperative Education Students' Technical Job Performance As Viewed By Their Training Sponsors, Cleo Jane Riding
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023
In 1906 cooperative education was established by Dean Herman Schneider of the University of Cincinnati. Since that time legislation has been passed, such as the Vocational Act of 1963 and the Amendments of 1968, which have played an important part in the adoption of cooperative office education programs in the schools. Prior to 1963 there were approximately 450 programs, and in 1969-70 there were approximately 2,321 programs operating.
Douglas, Blanford, and Anderson, in their book Teaching Business Subjects state that "Cooperative education is a method of education that integrates learning experiences in the school with work experiences made available in …