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Grose, Nicole J.; Sanchez, Jafeth E. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2021
The purpose of this study was to explore 11th- and 12th-grade students' expectations in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP) at a high school in the Western United States. Study participants included 92 of 94 high school students currently enrolled in the IB DP. Each participant completed a researcher-created, paper survey with…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Grade 11, Grade 12, High School Students
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Strom, Paris S.; Strom, Robert D.; Whitten, Leah S.; Kraska, Marie F. – NASSP Bulletin, 2014
The wish to be seen as an adult has been an adolescent goal for generations. This goal is more difficult to attain in a technological society because extended education is needed for employment but the criteria for adult recognition continue to reflect conditions of the past. Results are reported for an online poll of 288 high school students…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Exploration, Student Surveys, Career Planning
Wolanin, Natalie; Modarresi, Shahpar – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2015
The Office of Shared Accountability (OSA) in Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) is conducting a multiyear evaluation of the Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) program. The ACES program is a collaboration between MCPS, Montgomery College (MC), and the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) to create a seamless pathway…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Grade 11, Grade 12, College School Cooperation
Rohland, Mark, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003
Work-based education (WBE), including traditional vocational education and other career-focused programs, was an important curricular component in American schools for most of the 20th century. The 1990s was a period of substantial change for work-based education (WBE). Spurred on by a concern about the international competitiveness of the…
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Educational Change, Tech Prep, Education Work Relationship