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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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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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New designs for staffing and staff development for secondary and postsecondary education

In response to demands for improved performance and efficiency, many secondary and postsecondary schools in the Uni... Show more
In response to demands for improved performance and efficiency, many secondary and postsecondary schools in the United States of America (USA) are undergoing significant change. This process of change affects the roles and responsibilities of the teachers staffing those schools. This publication presents the outcomes and recommendations of a research project which was funded by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) as part of a two-part study on ‘Redesigning education of instructional staff for high schools and community colleges’ (the other study is indexed at TD/TNC 62.872). The researchers sought to develop a conceptual framework for the new roles and responsibilities for staff in support of educational change, to devise a list of competencies appropriate to the new roles, and to recommend preservice and inservice staff development programs designed to develop these competencies. Show less

Authors: Copa, George H.; Plihal, Jane; Birky, Ginny; Upton, Kevin

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: Quality; Skills and knowledge; Secondary education ... [+] Show more
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Integrating academic and industry skill standards

This paper focuses on the relationship between academic and industry skill standards and provides an assessment of ... Show more
This paper focuses on the relationship between academic and industry skill standards and provides an assessment of the current state of coordination between them. Four broad arguments are presented as a case for better coordination between academic and technical skill standards. The report ends with seven recommendations that could be used to guide further development of standards or as a framework for further research. Show less

Authors: Bailey, Thomas R.

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: Evaluation; Industry; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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Reassessing a decade of reform: workforce development and the changing economy

Educational reform in the United States of America (USA) during the 1980s and 1990s developed in response to concer... Show more
Educational reform in the United States of America (USA) during the 1980s and 1990s developed in response to concerns about productivity and economic performance. This reform agenda emerged from a specific economic context and was designed to address issues specific to that context. This report suggests that the current economic situation is dramatically different and questions whether an education reform agenda designed for a particular economic context is still appropriate when that context has altered. The first section of the report reviews the arguments circulated during the 1980s and early 1990s concerning the relationship between education and the economy, and the education reform agenda emerging from these arguments. The authors then review evidence about the economy and related education reforms advanced during the 1990s. Using this new evidence and experience, the current education reform agenda is reassessed and future policy and research directions are recommended. Show less

Authors: Bailey, Thomas R.; Gribovskaya, Alexandra

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: Assessment; Workforce development; Research ... [+] Show more
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The effectiveness of New York City's career magnet schools: an evaluation of ninth grade performance using an experimental design

This report evaluates the career magnet high school programs of the New York City public school system. These schoo... Show more
This report evaluates the career magnet high school programs of the New York City public school system. These schools represent an important new approach to secondary education, combining career preparation with traditional college preparatory programs. The project has made a serious commitment to equal opportunity, admitting one-half of the students to the program through random assignment. Thus the project provides an opportunity for an evaluation based on a rigorous randomised experimental design. Show less

Authors: Crain, Robert L.; Heebner, Amy L.; Si, Yiu-Pong; Jordan, Will J. ... [+] Show more

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

Date: 1992

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: MDS

Subjects: Secondary education; Equity; Pathways ... [+] Show more
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Secondary and postsecondary vocational education in Mississippi: an evaluation: final report prepared for the Mississippi Commission on Work Force Excellence

The Commission undertook an evaluation of Mississippi's secondary and postsecondary vocational education system. Th... Show more
The Commission undertook an evaluation of Mississippi's secondary and postsecondary vocational education system. The study found that although vocational education in Mississippi is a diverse enterprise, and not one of the findings applies to all programs or schools, nevertheless some generalisations can be made. These include: the basic conceptual structure for organising and delivering vocational education in Mississippi seems sound; stereotyping by gender and race pervades many of the vocational education offerings; there are both positive and negative outcomes for participants in vocational education; the quality of vocational education was quite mixed; efforts to articulate vocational education through 2+2 or tech prep programs are the exception rather than the rule; there was little evidence that state-generated labor market data significantly influenced program planning; systems of accountability need attention; the governance structure needs serious reconsideration. Show less

Authors: Hoachlander, E. Gareth; Arnold, Carolyn L.; Levesque, Karen

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

Date: 1992

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: MDS

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Evaluation; Secondary education ... [+] Show more
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State concerns in the future development of vocational education

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Authors: Lindeman, 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; Policy
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Tailoring vocational education to adult needs

In this paper, the author suggests that adult vocational education has largely been ignored by the field of educati... Show more
In this paper, the author suggests that adult vocational education has largely been ignored by the field of education and that an educational system that is poorly equipped to meet the needs of adults has developed over the years. The rapid rate of change dictates that educational opportunities need to be made available to adults throughout their lives. The paper examines critical questions regarding adult questions. These include: to what extent is vocational education prepared to assist and support the learning needs of adults?; what, if anything, is vocational education currently doing to serve adults?; and which groups should vocational education be attempting to serve? The author defines and discusses the background of adult vocational education, and then describes some vocational education systems and programs designed for adults. Selected adult populations with special needs for vocational education are examined and the paper concludes with some recommendations for the future. Show less

Authors: Brewer, Norma

Corporate authors: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational Education (ERIC/ACVE) ... [+] Show more

Date: 1981

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: ERIC/ACVE information series

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Outcomes; Students ... [+] Show more
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High school restructuring and vocational reform: the question of ‘fit’ in two schools

In this report, the experiences of teachers and students in two high schools that are restructuring is drawn upon t... Show more
In this report, the experiences of teachers and students in two high schools that are restructuring is drawn upon to examine the place of vocational reform amid the evolving purposes and content of secondary schooling. The research was guided by three questions: 1) In challenging the established traditions of secondary schooling, do these schools also examine and alter long standing ambivalence toward vocational preparation? Does the restructuring environment create a favourable disposition toward vocational reform? 2) In seeking a more coherent and well-connected curriculum do schools more readily embrace the idea of integrated academic and vocational curricula? and 3) In creating alternative structures for students’ and teachers’ work do schools enable teachers to bridge the two worlds of academic and vocational teaching? Show less

Authors: Little, Judith Warren; Erbstein, Nancy; Walker, Laura

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; Providers of education and training; Secondary education ... [+] Show more

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