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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Hines, Erik M.; Ford, Donna Y.; Moore, James L., III – Journal of College Access, 2022
The purpose of this research study was to examine the ways in which stakeholders at a low-income, predominantly African American STEAM academy implement initiatives that support the college and career readiness of their students. We found that a shift in leadership efforts to ensure that academy students were prepared to be both college and career…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Low Income Students, Stakeholders, Career Readiness
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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Smith, Chrystal A. S.; Hernandez-Gantes, Victor M. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine internal and external supports of an information technology themed (whole school) urban magnet high school located in a low-income urban community within the Southeastern region of the United States. We found the academy to be an exemplary case study for how schools can build a high profile reputation with…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Urban Schools, High Schools, Magnet Schools
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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Hines, Erik M.; Ford, Donna Y.; Grantham, Tarek C.; Moore, James L., III – European Journal of Training and Development, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the role of school stakeholders (e.g. advisory board members, school administrators, parents, teachers and school board members) at a 99% black academy in promoting the achievement and broadening participation of high school black students in engineering career pathways. Design/methodology/approach: The authors…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, High Schools, Engineering Education, Career Pathways
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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Hines, Erik M. – High School Journal, 2022
In this manuscript, we present data and perspectives of 33 stakeholders within a predominately (98%) African American/Black and low-income (100%) STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Academy located within an urban setting. Stakeholders of the STEAM Academy included administrators, community members, school counselors,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Stakeholders, African American Students, Males
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Hernandez-Gantes, Victor M.; Keighobadi, Sasha; Fletcher, Edward C., Jr. – Journal of Education and Work, 2018
The career readiness of high school students has been a longstanding issue that has received renewed attention in recent years. To document an approach to promoting career readiness in the United States, we conducted an exploratory case study of a distinguished information technology career academy. Using the premises of capital building as a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Readiness, Case Studies, Information Technology