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Vocational education in an information age: society at risk?

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Authors: Campbell, Anne

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1984

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Vocational education and training
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Avenues for articulation: coordinating secondary and postsecondary programs

This guidebook reveals critical elements of successful secondary-postsecondary occupational articulation efforts cu... Show more
This guidebook reveals critical elements of successful secondary-postsecondary occupational articulation efforts currently in place. It also reviews the kinds of problems encountered by these programs and provides some potential solutions. Finally, it examines some related kinds of arrangements that may help pave the way towards workable secondary-postsecondary curriculum coordination. Project staff investigated 18 programs already underway and the investigation revealed two major approaches to secondary-postsecondary occupational articulation training efforts: the time-shortened model and the advanced skills model. Time-shortened programs are the most common and take many forms. Advanced skills programs also eliminate duplication of training across the secondary-postsecondary levels, but their main purpose is to streamline occupational training for grades 11-14 in order to incorporate into the curriculum more advanced training than a traditional postsecondary occupational program would allow. The intention is to graduate students at a master technical level, mainly for industries and businesses adopting high technology.
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Authors: Long, James P.; Warmbrod, Catharine P.; Faddis, Constance R.; Lerner, Max J.

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1986

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Guide

Series name: NCRVE research and development series

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Secondary education; Research ... [+] Show more
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What new teachers need to succeed

This article, reprinted from the May 1990 issue of the ‘Vocational education journal’, v. 65, no. 4, pp. 22-24, loo... Show more
This article, reprinted from the May 1990 issue of the ‘Vocational education journal’, v. 65, no. 4, pp. 22-24, looks at the difficulties faced by beginning vocational teachers in schools in the United States. The authors conclude that most of the beginning teacher’s problems come from three sources: the school system itself, the students, and each teacher’s internal struggle. The article briefly outlines these problem areas, and makes suggestions for ways in which vocational administrators can make the life of a beginning vocational teacher easier. Show less

Authors: Heath-Camp, Betty; Camp, William G.

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1992

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Article

Series name: NCRVE reprint series

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Teaching and learning
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Classrooms that work: teaching generic skills in academic and vocational settings

This report was prepared for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education and the University of Califor... Show more
This report was prepared for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education and the University of California, Berkeley, and supported by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education. This report documents the second of two studies on teaching and learning generic skills in high school. The initial exploratory study (Stasz et al., 1990) examined the teaching and learning of generic skills in vocational classrooms. The study reported here extends the earlier work by providing a model for designing classroom instruction in both academic and vocational classrooms where teaching generic skills is an instructional goal. The term 'generic skills' in this context means skills in problem solving, communication, teamwork and higher order reasoning, as well as occupational and academic training and education. Show less

Authors: Stasz, Cathleen; Ramsey, Kimberly; Eden, Rick; DaVanzo, Joan ... [+] Show more

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE) ... [+] Show more

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Secondary education; Vocational education and training; Research ... [+] Show more
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As teachers tell it: implementing All Aspects of the Industry: the case studies [volume one]

An All Aspects of the Industry (AAI) approach creates a framework for schools to redesign their programmes around b... Show more
An All Aspects of the Industry (AAI) approach creates a framework for schools to redesign their programmes around broadly conceived, interdisciplinary, industry-focused programmes. With an AAI framework, schools can prepare students for a range of workplace roles. In addition to technical skills, students learn skills that are easily transferable to other industries such as planning skills. The success of this approach depends on the input and influence of a broad range of stakeholders.
Despite the merits of AAI, an absence of this approach has been found in the school-to-work programs around the United States. This series of case studies is intended to provide information on the use of AAI as a focus for school restructuring. Show less

Authors: Andrew, Erika Nielsen

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1996

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: MDS

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Secondary education; Industry ... [+] Show more
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National exemplary career guidance programs: making the connection, 1996

As a response to the needs in schools for career development programs for a growing and diverse student population,... Show more
As a response to the needs in schools for career development programs for a growing and diverse student population, the National Centre for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) in 1996 conducted a search for exemplary programs. This document highlights the six exemplary career guidance and counselling programs identified. It is organisation in four chapters: background information about the search itself, the criteria used to determine the exemplary programs, a full description of each program including contact details, and practical suggestions from program coordinators for effective program design and implementation. References and abstracts from exemplars are appended. Show less

Authors: Cunanan, Esmeralda S.; Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: MDS

Subjects: Career development
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Importance of on-the-job experiences in developing leadership capabilities

There is a need for high quality leadership. The purpose of this study was to explore the importance of on-the-job ... Show more
There is a need for high quality leadership. The purpose of this study was to explore the importance of on-the-job experiences as a means of complementing and supplementing leadership development provided in formal education programmes. Until recently, specific characteristics and the impact of effective on-the-job experiences have been largely unexplored. This study builds on research that shows that the timing and type of on-the-job experiences are relevant variables. It responds to a need to determine ways in which these findings apply to education in general and vocational education professionals in particular. Show less

Authors: Lambrecht, Judith J.

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: MDS

Subjects: Management; Skills and knowledge; Workforce development
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Students with limited English proficiency: selected resources for vocational preparation: volume 2

This listing was compiled by staff from the Technical Assistance for Special Populations Program (TASPP) to assist ... Show more
This listing was compiled by staff from the Technical Assistance for Special Populations Program (TASPP) to assist state and local administrators of vocational special needs programs, special needs educators, counsellors, researchers, policymakers and others in locating resources for developing or improving programs and services for LEP (limited English proficiency) youth and adults. Materials contained in this document include publications, newsletters, journals, agencies, associations, organisations, centres for educational information/services, clearinghouses, computer-based information networks and databases. Show less

Authors: Kallembach, Sheri; Matias, Zipura Burac; Coyle-Williams, Maureen; Benesh, Julie ... [+] Show more

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE) ... [+] Show more

Date: 1992

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Guide

Series name: MDS

Subjects: Language; Vocational education and training; Youth ... [+] Show more
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A sourcebook for reshaping the community college: curriculum integration and the multiple domains of career preparation: volume I: framework and examples

The variety of skills necessary for students to master and for community colleges to impart are different and much ... Show more
The variety of skills necessary for students to master and for community colleges to impart are different and much more comprehensive than either basic academic skills or conventional occupational courses convey. The purpose of this report is to identify and describe the areas of competency that address the needs expressed by employers, the skills students need to progress through postsecondary education and the labour market itself. The areas are: foundation academic competencies, education for citizenship, job specific/technical skills, career exploration, systems utilisation skills, generic technical skills and workplace organisation experience. Volume II (see TD/INT 57.222) provides actual examples of course outlines, case studies and other learning activities, project/authentic assessment methods and organisational arrangements with the view to clarifying how large and small, urban and rural colleges have integrated academic and career preparation. Show less

Authors: Badway, Norena; Grubb, W. Norton

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: MDS

Subjects: Skills and knowledge; Career development; Governance ... [+] Show more
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Effects of academic career magnet education on high schools and their graduates

This document reports on a body of research that evaluated career magnet high schools in which students are recruit... Show more
This document reports on a body of research that evaluated career magnet high schools in which students are recruited with the offer of college preparation along with an introduction to a particular career. Researchers evaluated school records data to identify effective and problematic strategies, surveyed graduates from both career magnet and comprehensive schools, and analysed life history data gathered from interviews with graduates. The aim was to evaluate program outcomes in comparison with those of comprehensive high schools and address two questions: does the career magnet model contribute towards a more skilled labour force; and does the career magnet model better prepare graduates for college education? The conclusion discusses the successes and failures of career magnet schools. The findings suggest that the career magnet model holds promise but effective implementation is not automatic.
The appendices provide additional information about the methodology and the use of the experimental results to estimate the impact of career magnets on students. In the electronic version of the document there is a link to related readings for this publication. Show less

Authors: Crain, Robert L.; Allen, Anna; Thaler, Robert; Sullivan, Debora ... [+] Show more

Corporate authors: National Center for Research in Vocational Education (U.S.) (NCRVE)

Date: 1999

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: MDS

Subjects: Disadvantaged; Outcomes; Performance ... [+] Show more

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