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Threeton, Mark D.; Pellock, Cynthia – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2010
Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) assert they are assisting students in developing leadership, teamwork, citizenship, problem solving, communication, and academic skills for workplace success, but with limited research on their outcomes, are these empty claims? With integration of academics being a major Career and Technical…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Academic Education, Student Organizations, Competition
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Miller, Angela; Bender-Slack, Delane; Burroughs, Robert – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2010
This qualitative study examined the integration of arts and academic curricula at a performing arts school by focusing on the curriculum as it is understood and perceived by the students. The study centered on five students at a performing arts magnet school who were chosen based upon contrasts in their arts classes in order to represent a range…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Art Education, Academic Education, Student Attitudes
Selland, Larry G. – VocEd, 1984
A modular system titled "Principles of Technology" for grades 11 and 12 is described. The program, which blends academic and vocational education to meet increased science and mathematics requirements, uses video presentations and hands-on laboratory exercises and can be used as part of a one-or two-year technical program or integrated…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Grade 11, Grade 12, High Schools
Holmes, Barbara J. – State Education Leader, 1983
The paper summarizes a National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) report, "Reading, Science and Mathematic Trends: A Closer Look," in which achievement trends are compared in several subjects for 4th, 8th, and 11th grade black students, white students, low achievers, and high achievers. Findings indicate that while overall…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains