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ABOUT THE JOURNAL Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education The Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative <strong>education</strong> (APJCE) arose from a desire to produce an <strong>in</strong>ternational f<strong>or</strong>um f<strong>or</strong> discussion of <strong>cooperative</strong> <strong>education</strong>, <strong>or</strong> w<strong>or</strong>k <strong>in</strong>tegrated learn<strong>in</strong>g (WIL), issues f<strong>or</strong> practitioners <strong>in</strong> the Asia- Pacific region <strong>and</strong> is <strong>in</strong>tended to provide a mechanism f<strong>or</strong> the dissem<strong>in</strong>ation of research, best practice <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>novation <strong>in</strong> w<strong>or</strong>k-<strong>in</strong>tegrated learn<strong>in</strong>g. The journal ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s close l<strong>in</strong>ks to the biennial Asia-Pacific regional conferences conducted by the W<strong>or</strong>ld Association f<strong>or</strong> Cooperative Education. In recognition of <strong>in</strong>ternational trends <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>f<strong>or</strong>mation technology, APJCE is produced solely <strong>in</strong> electronic f<strong>or</strong>m. Published papers are available as PDF files from the website, <strong>and</strong> manuscript submission, review<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> publication is electronically based. In 2010, Australian Research Council (ARC), which adm<strong>in</strong>isters the Excellence <strong>in</strong> Research (ERA) rank<strong>in</strong>g system, awarded APJCE a ‘B’ ERA rank<strong>in</strong>g (top 10-20%). Cooperative <strong>education</strong>/WIL <strong>in</strong> the journal is taken to be w<strong>or</strong>k-based learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> which the time spent <strong>in</strong> the w<strong>or</strong>kplace f<strong>or</strong>ms an <strong>in</strong>tegrated part of an academic program of study. M<strong>or</strong>e specifically, <strong>cooperative</strong> <strong>education</strong>/WIL can be described as a strategy of applied learn<strong>in</strong>g which is a structured program, developed <strong>and</strong> supervised either by an <strong>education</strong>al <strong>in</strong>stitution <strong>in</strong> collab<strong>or</strong>ation with an employer <strong>or</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry group<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>or</strong> by an employer <strong>or</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry group<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> collab<strong>or</strong>ation with an <strong>education</strong>al <strong>in</strong>stitution. An essential feature is that relevant, productive w<strong>or</strong>k is conducted as an <strong>in</strong>tegral part of a student's regular program, <strong>and</strong> the f<strong>in</strong>al assessment conta<strong>in</strong>s a w<strong>or</strong>k-based component. Cooperative <strong>education</strong>/WIL programs are commonly highly structured <strong>and</strong> possess f<strong>or</strong>mal (academic <strong>and</strong> employer) supervision <strong>and</strong> assessment. The w<strong>or</strong>k is productive, <strong>in</strong> that the student undertakes mean<strong>in</strong>gful w<strong>or</strong>k that has economic value <strong>or</strong> def<strong>in</strong>able benefit to the employer. The w<strong>or</strong>k should have clear l<strong>in</strong>kages with, <strong>or</strong> add to, the knowledge <strong>and</strong> skill base of the academic program. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS http://www.apjce.<strong>or</strong>g The edit<strong>or</strong>ial board welcomes contributions from auth<strong>or</strong>s with an <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> <strong>cooperative</strong> <strong>education</strong>/WIL. 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