Ralph W. Tyler Award for Outstanding and Distinguished Research in the Field of Cooperative Education and Internships

Description:

Ralph W. Tyler was the Director of the Center for Advanced Studies in The Behavioral Sciences in Stanford, California.  In 1958, he chaired a two-year national study of cooperative education which was the first national study that identified the values resulting from student participation in cooperative education. The Cooperative Education and Internship Association gives the Ralph W. Tyler Award for outstanding and distinguished research in the field of cooperative education and internships.  A committee selects the recipient from the manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships during the previous year.  This award is presented at the CEIA annual conference.

Current Recipients:  Maureen Drysdale, PhD, Department of Psychology, St. Jerome's University/University of Waterloo
                                John Goyder, PhD, Department of Sociology, University of Waterloo
                                Amanda Nosko, MA, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University
                                Mark Easton, MA, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto
                                Kristyn Frank, MA, Department of Sociology, University of Waterloo
                                Patricia Rowe, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo

                                The Role of Co-op in the Transition from High School to Post-Secondary Education 

Nominations Deadline: Selection by a committee, nominations are not accepted from the membership.

Eligibility/Criteria: Recipient must have submitted an article to the Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships in the previous calendar year.

Application Process: Selected by a standing committee.

Past Recipients: Click here to view a list of the past recipients.