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Carsten Conner, Laura D.; Oxtoby, Laura E.; Perin, Suzanne M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
The research apprenticeship is a situated form of learning that can be effective in connecting learners to science. It is commonly assumed that this pathway is characterised by power transitions from those positioned as experts to those positioned as novices, yet power and positionality during a research apprenticeship have rarely been explicitly…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Females, Apprenticeships, Power Structure
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Perin, Suzanne M.; Carsten Conner, Laura D.; Oxtoby, Laura E. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2020
Situated learning experiences such as research apprenticeships can help connect girls to the sciences, ultimately helping to achieve gender equity in the science workforce. The material resources available in research apprenticeships--such as research equipment, field gear, etc.--may be particularly consequential for building identification with…
Descriptors: Females, Identification (Psychology), Equal Education, Apprenticeships
Pavlova, Margarita, Ed.; Lee, John Chi-Kin, Ed.; Maclean, Rupert, Ed. – Springer, 2018
This book addresses growing reservations about the relevance of educational systems to the economic and social needs of individuals by examining different aspects of transitions from school to work or further studies within formal and informal settings in Asia. Highlighting important issues such as selectiveness and inclusiveness, integration of…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Models
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Taylor, Alison; Hamm, Zane; Raykov, Milosh – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2015
This paper provides a view of the experiences of former high school apprentices in Canada. Conceptually, we draw on the work of Bourdieu with particular attention to vocational habitus, as well as feminist writers who discuss the gendered construction of skill and gender relations in the workplace and family. Empirically, we present our analysis…
Descriptors: Females, Apprenticeships, Learning Experience, High School Students
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2019
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core indicators) described in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2018
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core indicators) described in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2016
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core indicators) described in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2016
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core indicators) described in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2015
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core indicators) described in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability
Garcia, Yeni Violeta – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The inclusion of learners from underrepresented background in biology field research experiences has not been widely explored in the literature. Increased access and equity to experiences for groups historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been identified as a priority for many, yet little is…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Science Education, Competence, Self Efficacy
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2014
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core indicators) described in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2013
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core indicators) described in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education, Accountability
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core indicators) described in…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education, Accountability
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2010
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006" ("Perkins IV" or "Perkins") requires states to report to the Department of Education each year on their progress in achieving their adjusted performance levels--negotiated with and approved by the Department--on the core indicators of performance (core…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education, Accountability
Proffitt, Maris M. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1931
This chapter of the "Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1928-1930" focuses on the following topic areas as they relate to industrial education: (1) Progress in industrial education; (2) The effect of unemployment; (3) Plans of administrative organization; (4) Industrial work in small schools; (5) Industrial arts; (6) Entrance…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, Administrative Organization, Industrial Arts