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Direct linkBlandford, Ayoka – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2012
Preparing students for college and careers is a task that has drastically changed over time. The days of post-secondary education or a degree guaranteeing employment are things of the past, especially during times of economic instability. Also gone are the days of someone who is "good with their hands" graduating from high school and…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, College Preparation, Career Development, High School Graduates
Peer reviewedLubinski, David – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2010
Invited commentary on Armstrong and Vogel's (2009) article on interpreting the interest-efficacy association stimulated an appraisal from a broader perspective. Like empirical research, scale development, and theorizing emanating from social cognitive career theory (SCCT), their conclusion about the importance of assessing both interests and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Career Choice, Vocational Interests, Career Counseling
Chen, Charles P. – Perspectives in Education, 2008
Students who are at high risk of dropping out of high school encounter serious difficulties and challenges in their school-to-work and school-to-school transitions. While acknowledging that the prevention of high school dropout requires a comprehensive and systematic helping approach, this article attempts to take a close look at one of the…
Descriptors: Socialization, Career Planning, Risk, Career Guidance
Download full textStern, David – Future of Children, 2009
David Stern argues that some basic features of the American high school must be modified if it is to serve all students successfully. He notes, for example, that only three-quarters of U.S. high school students graduate four years after beginning ninth grade and that the National Assessment of Educational Progress found no improvement in reading…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests, Adolescents
Bortolussi, Victoria – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2006
Educational practices focus on institutional structure, be it high school or college. No matter how closely the career education with business and industry, that is not enough. The career path for the student should begin in high school and seamlessly continue through college. In this article, the author discusses how this could become possible.…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Transitional Programs, Community Colleges, High Schools
Meeder, Hans – Achieve, Inc., 2008
There currently are 32 states in the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network, each dedicated to developing and implementing a college and career readiness agenda. At the same time, all fifty states are implementing requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. The Perkins Act and the American Diploma…
Descriptors: Career Development, Postsecondary Education, College Credits, Educational Change
