Cooperative Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This booklet explains the benefits that college students can gain by participating in a cooperative education program. The following topics are covered in the individual sections of the guide: the positive effects that work experience gained in a cooperative education program can have on a student's college studies and career development, the ways in which cooperative education leads to careers, the effect of cooperative education on personal development and academic performance, ways in which cooperative education is organized to fit in with college programs, cooperative education options offered by different colleges, steps in getting involved in a cooperative education assignment, ways of getting the most out of a cooperative education experience, opportunities to match interests and job opportunities in cooperative education programs, and ways of finding out which colleges and universities are involved in cooperative education programs. (MN)