The Impact of Cooperative Education on Academic Performance and Compensation of Engineering Majors

Blair, Benjamin F.; Millea, Meghan; Hammer, Joshua

doi:10.1002/j.2168-9830.2004.tb00822.x

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“…While studies have examined the academic and employment outcomes of co-op participation 5,7 , few researchers have accounted for prior academic variables in their analyses 8 . This study aims to narrow the gap between co-op outcomes and prior experiences.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Students who completed a three-term co-op program had higher GPA than their nonparticipant counterparts. Students who started a co-op, but did not complete the total required terms, also experienced this benefit 5 . Academic performance, post-graduate salary, and time-tograduation are all significant outcomes of co-op participation.…”

Section: Academic Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Academic performance, post-graduate salary, and time-tograduation are all significant outcomes of co-op participation. Completing the three-term co-op increased students' time-to-graduation by two terms 5 , which may particularly discourage students from lower economic strata.…”

Section: Academic Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One study finds that co-op completers earn a higher salary after graduation, while those who started but did not finish the program earn the same amount as their non-participant peers 5 . These effects hold even when taking gender, major, and prior GPA into account 8 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While researchers have examined career outcomes and benefits [5][6][7] ; few have taken prior experience into account 8 . We aim to provide a comprehensive quantitative study of the association between co-op participation, student demographic and academic performance variables that are associated with graduation outcomes, guided by the following research questions:…”

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Academic Outcomes of Cooperative Education Participation

Ramirez¹,

Main²,

Ohland³

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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Outcomes and benefits of cooperative education (co-op) participation have been well documented; however, they have focused primarily on grade point averages (GPA) and career outcomes. Previous work on predictors of participation shows no significant differences by gender in the aggregate, but there are significant differences by ethnicity and major. One reason students may not participate in co-op is the perception of increased time to graduation; however, other benefits may outweigh the perceived limitations. This research furthers the literature by examining academic outcomes not previously considered, such as persistence in engineering and time to graduation. The work aims to answer the following questions: 1) what are the academic outcomes of co-op participation, and 2) focusing on diversity, which underrepresented groups and disciplines benefit academically from co-op participation?This study uses a longitudinal database of engineering students across six institutions, including co-op participants and non-participants. The sample includes undergraduate students from Aerospace, Chemical, Computer, Civil, Electrical, Industrial & Systems, and Mechanical Engineering majors. Regression modeling is used to calculate the relationships between co-op and outcome variables, including whether or not a student graduated from a particular institution, persistence in engineering, and time to graduation. Results show that co-op students are more likely to graduate in engineering with higher GPAs than their non-participant counterparts, although they will take longer to graduate. The implications of this study can be used by administrators and educators to understand differences in how co-op affects diverse student populations, especially those from underrepresented groups. The research will also inform co-op program policy making.

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Academic Outcomes of Cooperative Education Participation

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Ohland³

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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The Role of Participative Leadership and Trust-Based Mechanisms in Eliciting Intern Performance: Evidence from China

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In this paper we investigate the relationship between participative leadership and job performance within the internship setting. Based on two-wave survey data obtained from 309 interns and their supervisors, we find that participative leadership has a positive relationship with job performance and that affective trust mediates that relationship. We also find that although cognitive trust is not significantly related to intern job performance it mediates the relationship between participative leadership and affective trust.

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Cooperative Education Work Assignments: The Role of Organizational and Individual Factors in Enhancing ABET Competencies and Co‐op Workplace Well‐Being

Parsons

Caylor

Simmons

2005

J of Engineering Edu

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In this study, we examine the role of individual differences and early employment experiences on learning outcomes and subjective well-being for first-term cooperative education students. By tracking students through their first semester work assignment, we were able to follow student adjustment and demonstrate the linkages to important ABET learning outcomes. Data were collected during pre-employment, mid-semester, and post-employment surveys. The results suggest that there are some early warning signs of lack of adjustment that are related to both motivational anxiety and lack of initial social contacts during socialization. However, mid-semester reports of proactive behavior by the student had a significant impact on both learning outcomes and well-being.

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The Impact of Cooperative Education on Academic Performance and Compensation of Engineering Majors

Cited by 87 publications

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Academic Outcomes of Cooperative Education Participation

Academic Outcomes of Cooperative Education Participation

The Role of Participative Leadership and Trust-Based Mechanisms in Eliciting Intern Performance: Evidence from China

Cooperative Education Work Assignments: The Role of Organizational and Individual Factors in Enhancing ABET Competencies and Co‐op Workplace Well‐Being

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