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Cooperative education

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Authors: Humbert, Jack T.; Woloszyk, Carl A.

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

Date: 1983

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Teaching and learning
Building basic skills: results from vocational education

This paper was conceived in response to the concern and need for vocational students to be prepared in both occupat ... Show more
This paper was conceived in response to the concern and need for vocational students to be prepared in both occupational and basic skills areas. It represents a systematic aggregation of research evidence in two areas: (1) the development of basic skills in vocational students; and (2) current practices for reinforcing basic skills in vocational education. In the first area, the author presents five generalizations that describe what is currently known about the basic skills proficiencies of vocational students. Vocational students on average seem to be less proficient in basic skills than their academic track counterparts and make smaller gains in proficiency during their high school years. Basic skills proficiencies are more strongly associated with school-related outcomes - further schooling, higher grades - than with employment-related outcomes - placement, wages. In the second area, the author describes the strategies and approaches used by vocational educators in providing instruction in basic skills for their students. These strategies are likely to use a combination of four approaches: (1) remediation, or a compensatory approach; (2) reinforcement, or a support-oriented approach; (3) alternative schools, or a total organizational approach; or (4) inservice training, or an instructional improvement approach. In the final section of the paper the author discusses future research issues, policy implications, and recommendations for practitioners generated from these data.
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Authors: Lotto, Linda S.

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

Date: 1983

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Research and development series

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Policy; Outcomes ... [+] Show more
The role of student organizations in vocational education

Vocational student organizations (VSOs) are an integrated part of the overall curricula in most educational institu ... Show more
Vocational student organizations (VSOs) are an integrated part of the overall curricula in most educational institutions, providing many educational and work experiences in the classroom, as well as benefits to faculties, school administrators, and communities. They are an important bridge between the real world and the world inside the classroom. By participating in VSOs, educators can observe what technological training is missing in their vocational programs and consequently can take steps to ensure that their local VSOs either remain or become part of a more futurist-oriented educational society by serving as a vehicle for student exposure to and experiences with recent advances in high technology. Show less

Authors: Miller, Edward D.

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

Date: 1983

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: NCRVE occasional paper

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Employment; Students ... [+] Show more
Building basic skills: models for implementation

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Authors: Campbell-Thrane, Lucille; Manning, Kevin J.; Okeafor, Karen; Williams, E. Jane

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

Date: 1983

Geographic subjects: North America; United States

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: NCRVE special publications series

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Research; Skills and knowledge

Cooperative education

Building basic skills: results from vocational education

The role of student organizations in vocational education

Building basic skills: models for implementation