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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.2.493

The Current Status of Co-operative Education Programs in Korean Universities and It's Implications for the Government Policy  

Jang, Hoo-Eun (Institute for University-Industry Cooperation Policy, Gyeongsang National University)
Heo, Sun-Young (BK21+, Department of Urban Engineering, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Jong-Ho (Department of Geography Education & Director, Institute for University-Industry Cooperation Policy, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.2, 2017 , pp. 493-500 More about this Journal
Abstract
Co-operative education and internships are generally treated as an alternative way to increase the employment rate by resolving the mismatch between college education and the industrial needs of the job specification. Based on a questionnaire survey on Korean universities, this study examined the current status of programs and the operating mechanism for co-operative education and internship to provide policy suggestions for promoting the depth and width of co-operative education in Korean universities. The results of the survey shows that the majority of students carry out internships on a short-term basis and the universities usually lack the capabilities for effectively running the programs of co-operative education and internships. In particular, as a part of the academic curriculum, co-operative education should be focused on the balance and effective linkage between the occupations given to students and the majors in university.
Keywords
co-operative education; field placement; internships; university; university-industry collaboration;
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