Ehlert, K. M., & Orr, M. K. (2019, June), Board 132: Documenting Student Perspectives of Learning While on Co-op  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32237

\bibitem{asee_peer_32237}
  Ehlert, K. M., \& Orr, M. K. (2019, June), \emph{Board 132: Documenting Student Perspectives of Learning While on Co-op}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--32237

Katherine M Ehlert and Marisa K. Orr.  "Board 132: Documenting Student Perspectives of Learning While on Co-op".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/32237 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_32237}
  Katherine M Ehlert and Marisa K. Orr.
  "Board 132: Documenting Student Perspectives of Learning While on Co-op".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/32237 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

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AB  - Calls for improved educational practices within the field of engineering are focusing around content delivery and not expansion of the content itself. Many educators argue that authentic engineering tasks and prepare students for engineering in the 21st century. Co-operative education (co-op) can provide such experiences. Studies have shown that students who have participated in co-op programs typically graduate with higher GPAs, have an easier time transitioning into full-time work, and begin working at higher starting salaries. Although there are many documented benefits to co-op experiences, there is little documented on the ways in which co-op provides these benefits. The purpose of this embedded mixed-methods study is to document what students perceive they are learning while on co-op. This will be done using a method that was developed in educational psychology but is relatively unknown in the field of engineering education research: The Q-methodology. The Q-methodology is a quantitative analysis approach that is intended to systematically measure and document perspectives or viewpoints. Twenty-five students will first sort a set of statements related to learning (on co-op or in school) and then be interviewed to better understand their perspective. Data will be analyzed by grouping participants based first on the results from the Q-methodology and then based on a qualitative analysis of the interviews. I will compare these grouping techniques, resolve any differences, and create descriptive profiles for each finalized group. This process will allow me to identify student-driven language centered around learning in co-ops, which can help researchers build better instruments that measure aspects of learning on co-op or other experiential learning opportunities. This will also help co-op administrators and advisers provide students better perspectives of the ways in which they can learn while participating in co-op. Lastly, this research can help industry partners reflect on their own co-op program and make changes to their recruitment/interview practices to better align with their program goals. 
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