A Historical and Descriptive Study of Adult Cooperative Vocational Education Programs in Colorado Postsecondary Institutions. Final Report.

Autor/in	Collins, Charlene R.
Institution	University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. Coll. of Education.
Titel	A Historical and Descriptive Study of Adult Cooperative Vocational Education Programs in Colorado Postsecondary Institutions. Final Report.
Quelle	(1977), (103 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrative Problems; Administrator Attitudes; Adult Educators; Adult Vocational Education; Communication Problems; Cooperative Education; Cooperative Programs; Coordination; Educational Cooperation; Educational Finance; Educational Practices; Educational Problems; Postsecondary Education; Program Administration; Program Evaluation; Public School Adult Education; School Statistics; State Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Technical Institutes; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education Teachers; Work Experience Programs; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult education teacher; Adult education; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Kommunikationsbarriere; Kooperativer Unterricht; Koordination; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Bildungsfonds; Bildungspraxis; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Lehrerverhalten; Technische Fakultät; Ausbilder
Abstract	A study was undertaken to identify (1) the number and types of cooperative vocational education programs offered by postsecondary institutions to students in Colorado and (2) the variables that affect these programs. A two-part survey was conducted at forty-four postsecondary public institutions which included community-junior colleges, area vocational-technical schools, and local school districts with adult vocational education programs. The first part was mailed to the administrators of these institutions while part 2 was sent to the cooperative vocational coordinators. The findings were these: (1) There is an increase in the number of students enrolled in cooperative vocational education programs at the postsecondary level in Colorado; (2) heavy teaching load, insufficient coordinating time, and distance the coordinator must travel are the major problems identified by coordinators; (3) a breakdown in communications within institutions and within the state was a major problem in gathering valid data; (4) the lack of agreement on terminology is a significant factor in communications breakdown; (5) the current full-time equivalent student (FTE) funding is a determent to the expansion and implementation of cooperative education programs; and (6) conferences and workshops have brought about a nucleus of well-informed leaders within the state to promote cooperative education at the postsecondary level. (Parts 1 and 2 of the survey form are appended.) (EM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC