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- Title
Cooperative Education Work Assignments: The Role of Organizational and Individual Factors in Enhancing ABET Competencies and Co-op Workplace Well-Being.
- Authors
Parsons, Charles K.; Caylor, Evan; Simmons, Harold S.
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
COOPERATIVE education; VOCATIONAL education; ENGINEERING education; HIGHER education; COLLEGE students
- Publication
Journal of Engineering Education, 2005, Vol 94, Issue 3, p309
- ISSN
1069-4730
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00855.x