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Download full textRosen, Rachel; Molina, Frieda – MDRC, 2019
Currently, one of the foremost questions many in the career and technical education (CTE) field are asking is: How can the design and delivery of CTE programs promote equity? CTE is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity with policymakers and practitioners, and its proponents want to avoid repeating the history of vocational education,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Equal Education, Barriers, Access to Education
Complete College America, 2019
Far too often, today's college students find themselves wandering through their academic experiences, choosing from a dizzying array of majors, courses, and out-of-classroom learning experiences. And while this smorgasbord of options is often portrayed as beneficial to the student experience, more than a decade of research suggests that too many…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Educational Planning, Outcomes of Education, Career Choice
Houston Independent School District, 2017
The mission of the Houston Independent School District's (HISD) Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is to empower students with the academic and technical skills needed to strengthen the economic and social foundation of the city of Houston and beyond. HISD CTE programs are also tailored to prepare students to meet the current and future…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Urban Schools, School Districts, Enrollment
Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) offers 16 Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that meet high school graduation endorsement requirements. CTE programs offer a sequence of courses that provides students with coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Urban Schools, School Districts, Enrollment
Houston Independent School District, 2016
The mission of the Houston Independent School District's (HISD) Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is to empower students with the academic and technical skills needed to strengthen the economic and social foundation of the city of Houston and beyond. The program's goals and objectives focus on preparing students for success in their…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Urban Schools, School Districts, Enrollment
Direct linkFrench, Brenda F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine whether a relationship exists between new first- time students enrolled in a career exploration course and retention during the academic years of 2009 to 2011 at a public Midwest community college. Change of major after the first semester was also investigated. The study utilized quantitative, archival data…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Courses, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Bottoms, Gene; Hertl, Jordan; Mollette, Melinda; Patterson, Lenora – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
The middles grades are critical to public school systems and our nation's economy. It's the make-or-break point in students' futures. Studies repeatedly show when students are not engaged and lose interest in the middle grades, they are likely to fall behind in ninth grade and later drop out of school. When this happens, the workforce suffers, and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Educational Quality, Academic Achievement, Best Practices
Peer reviewedKleinert, Harold L.; Jones, Melissa M.; Sheppard-Jones, Kathleen; Harp, Beverly; Harrison, Elizabeth M. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2012
In this article we describe the new opportunities for postsecondary education available to students with intellectual disabilities (ID) through the Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2008. We also identify the importance of these opportunities for students with ID, and key strategies for ensuring that their college experience is an important…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Opportunities, Extracurricular Activities, Career Exploration
Bernard, Rosalie – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
The Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC) uses its Student Ambassador Team to help market career and technical education to other students. The MVCTC Ambassador Team is made up of 34 senior students nominated in their junior year by their career-tech and academic instructors. The students represent a cross section of career/technical…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Leadership Training, Career Exploration, Academic Achievement
Miner, Brenda – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2006
The Area Vo-Tech Center (AVTC) in Russellville, Arkansas, recently hosted its first TechnoCamp to encourage enrollment based on the aptitude and interest level of the students enrolling in the various programs. The center currently offers student enrollment in auto technology, computer engineering, cosmetology, construction technology, drafting…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Student Recruitment, Middle School Students, Technical Education
