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Bostwick, Dianna; Foster, John; Bloomfield, Amie; Rutledge, Paul – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2013
According to the authors, their field has been in a constant state of change and evolution, from manual arts to vocational education to career and technical education (CTE). In a recent effort to increase academic and occupational achievement and success for all CTE students through targeted improvement plans, the state of Pennsylvania implemented…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Vocational Education, Technical Assistance, Educational Change
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 2001
The Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center's "wood cluster initiative" illustrates the benefits of rural business clusters. The initiative is turning a loose grouping of timber and forest-product firms into a competitive system by providing technical assistance, helping businesses plan and conduct job training programs,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Industrial Education, Job Training
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Div. of Occupational and Vocational Studies. – 1979
The intent of the second-year project was to (1) provide inservice training in competencies needed by vocational teachers to teach special needs students, (2) field test teachers' modules developed by the University of Pittsburgh, (3) establish the need and mode of delivery of vocational special needs inservice, and (4) develop a system of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Field Tests, Inservice Teacher Education