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Lewis, Morgan V.; Stone, James R., III – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) had a unique status among federally funded research and development center in education. Its funding was authorized by the federal legislation for career and technical and administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, not the Institute for Education Sciences.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational Training Centers, Research and Development Centers, Responsibility
Lewis, Morgan V.; Stone, James R., III – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
Apprenticeship is one of several approaches to work-based learning (WBL). Apprenticeships have all the features needed to prepare workers for occupations that require extended study to attain competence. Apprentices begin with relatively simple tasks and progress to those requiring more complex skills. Apprenticeship has had a long history in the…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Educational Opportunities
Lewis, Morgan V.; Kosine, Natalie R. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2008
This publication provides background to inform the implementation of Programs of Study (POS) as required by grantees of funds authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. The report is a review of the evidence on the effectiveness of previous similar initiatives and an examination of the implications…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Alignment (Education), Integrated Curriculum
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Kosine, Natalie R.; Lewis, Morgan V. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2008
Super's theory of career development states that the life stages of growth and exploration are inherent to the process of acquiring knowledge of how one's interests and abilities align with the requirements of occupations. Virtually all high school students are in the exploratory stage of their career development. This article examines the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Development, Career Choice, Career Exploration
Stone, James R., III; Alfeld, Corinne; Pearson, Donna; Lewis, Morgan V.; Jensen, Susan – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2006
An experimental study tested a model for enhancing mathematics instruction in five high school career and technical education (CTE) programs (agriculture, auto technology, business/marketing, health, and information technology). The model consisted of a pedagogy and intense teacher professional development. Volunteer CTE teachers were randomly…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Career Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers
Lewis, Morgan V.; Pearson, Donna – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
During the 2004-05 school year, the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education conducted a study entitled "Building Academic Skills in Context: Testing the Value of Enhanced Math Learning in Career and Technical Education," commonly referred to as the Math-in-CTE study. This was a random-assignment experiment that tested the…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Mathematics Achievement, Standardized Tests