期刊名称：Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education
电子版ISSN：1175-2882
出版年度：2000
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：9-14
出版社：New Zealand Association for Cooperative Edcuation
摘要：An analysis of the cooperative education literature resulted in the identification of three models for the role of the placement coordinator; a simple administrative role, as part of a centralized unit of coordinators whose role is still substantially administrative in nature, and a model in which coordinators hold joint positions as placement coordinators and teaching faculty within their specialty areas. In this article the authors propose that this latter role offers significant advantages. Advantages include the ability of the coordinator to get to know the students better through classroom interactions, leading to a better understanding of the employers’ business and to enhanced matching of student and employer. Disadvantages identified include the difficulty of balancing the coordinator's role with that of other academic activities, particularly research, and relatively high administration costs.
