Anderson, E., Johnston, N., Iles, L., McRae, N., Reed, N., & Walchli, J. (2012).Co-operative education and student recruitment, engagement and success: Early findings from a multi-institutional study in British Columbia. The Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships, 46(1), 58-76.
This paper represents the early findings of an original survey of Co-operative Education students across 12 post-secondary institutions in British Columbia. The survey and this paper were undertaken collaboratively by a team spanning 5 BC Universities, Colleges, and Institutes. The study explores the role Co-operative Education experiences play in students’ decisions to attend a post-secondary institution, complete their degrees, and their engagement in the educational process. Informed by George Kuh’s work on Student Engagement and the 2008 NSSE survey, it concludes that co-operative education plays an important role in enhancing student engagement and success and suggests the value of further exploring the role workplace learning programs can have in student success.