New Zealand Association

for Cooperative Education

6th Annual NZACE Conference

Theme: Mutually responsive partnerships: Successes and challenges

Location: Wellington, March 20-21, 2003

Proceedings (pdf)

Papers and presenters

• Employer views of workplace competencies: Some qualitative findings
  Sheila Grainger, Richard Coll and Kartsen Zegwaard, Nelson Campus, Christchurch College of Education and University of Waikato



• Are we really providing work ready graduates? Employers' views on graduate competencies
  Dave Hodges and Noel Burchell, UNITEC Institute of Technology



• Enculturation of indigenous people into science and technology: An investigation from a sociocultural perspective
  Levinia Paku, Richard Coll and Karsten Zegwaard, University of Waikato



• Science and technology graduates' views of graduate competencies
  Karsten Zegwaard and Richard Coll, University of Waikato



• Integration between the classroom and the placement: Learning experiences of co-op students
  Chris Eames, University of Waikato



• Matchmaker: Students and employers
  Brenda Lloyd, Whitireia Community Polytechnic



• Sociocultural views of learning: Can they help us understand learning through cooperative education placements?
  Chris Eames, University of Waikato



• Examining the potential role of cooperative education for sustainability
  Neil Taylor, Subhashni Nathan and Richard Coll, University of New England , Presbyterian Ladies College and University of Waikato



• Assessment of workplace learning: A framework
  Richard Coll, Karsten Zegwaard and Dave Hodges, University of Waikato, and UNITEC Institute of Technology



• Maintaining ethical standards in sport and recreation cooperative projects
  Jenny Flemming and Jo Ann Walton, Auckland University of Technology