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Exploring Perceptions of the Path to Work/Life Success among Middle School Students of Color
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Albritton, Kizzy; Cureton, Jenny L.; Byrd, Janice A.; Storlie, Cassandra A. – Journal of Career Development, 2020
There are limited empirical studies examining career-related activities for Black and Latino/a students during the middle school years. Using a constant comparison method, this study examined the narrative data of 63 Black and Latino/a middle school students regarding their perceptions of work and life success. The results of this analysis…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Minority Group Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Job Shadowing as a Mechanism for College and Career Readiness
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English, Neil – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Schools currently face problems in preparing students for their post-secondary pursuits. The current job market remains unsaturated and almost half of all students that attend college end up dropping out. Almost a third of the students that do graduate end up working in a field unrelated to their course of study and college costs and debt are on…
Descriptors: Job Shadowing, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Work Experience
In Search of Coherence: To What Extent Is the Level of Congruence between Daily Actions and Espousals of Middle School Principals?
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Tesauro, Michele Blanche – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research discloses that principals' effectiveness influences student success (Stronge, 2008). This study examined the extent of congruence between the daily activities and espousals of four middle school principals, and the extent their daily activities were artifacts of their values and beliefs about leadership. Also, this study examined if…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Attitudes