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Felix O. Quayson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
While Perkins V legislation and newer career and technical education programs were designed to prepare students for success in both college and career pathways and modern career and technical education programs are supposed to expand college and career readiness outcomes for students, there is a lack of research examining supports that promote the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Vocational Education, Career Readiness
Davis, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The increased demand for a skilled workforce has placed new challenges on rural school districts. Students are provided the opportunity to obtain the skills required to fill the workforce needs through exemplary career and technical education programs. The purpose of this study was to identify key characteristics of exemplary career and technical…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Rural Areas, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Ellis, Lorianne Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Historically, school counselors have been the primary facilitators in supporting the career and college transition process for students, but many school counselors do not have the knowledge, resources, or materials to support students in this transition (Belasco, 2013). One way to help support career and college readiness is to develop…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, College Readiness, Rural Areas, Rural Schools
Parker, Alvin D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A review of literature reveals that there is a dearth of research examining the low graduation rates among student-athletes at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU's). By comparison, there has been numerous studies that have examined the African American student-athlete attending predominately White institutions (PWI's). The…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, African American Students, Racial Composition, Graduation Rate
Rupert, Lyle M. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Due to the increasingly competitive environment in which liberal arts colleges operate and the constantly changing needs of students, colleges must continuously adapt and change in order to survive. Due to the high probability of failure when implementing change, it would serve an institution well to increase its readiness to change. This study…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Teacher Attitudes, College Students
Washington-Brown, Bianca – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Journey to College and Career (JTCC) is a PreK-12 program implemented at the research site to help students graduate from high school and plan for their future. JTCC had not been evaluated for its effectiveness at the research site regarding high school retention by determining (a) whether the goals and objectives of JTCC were being met and (b)…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, College Readiness, Career Readiness, School Holding Power