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Download full textOpp, Ronald D. – 1995
The Tech Prep (TP) program is designed to provide a seamless transition for students between the high school, community college, and four-year college levels so that students can make an easier transition from school to work. In Texas, TP has developed differently from the programs of other states. Texas policy makers created a tri-agency…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Silverberg, Marsha K. – 1996
Data from annual surveys of Tech-Prep consortia that were administered to all local consortia in 1993 and 1994 were analyzed to assess the implementation of key school-to-work features in 1994. Among the study's key findings were the following: Tech-Prep programs of study may help facilitate creation of career major options in school-to-work…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Data Collection
Owens, Thomas R. – 1994
The Seattle (Washington) Tech Prep Demonstration Project involves the following consortium partners: North Seattle, Seattle Central, and South Seattle community colleges; 13 secondary schools of the Seattle School District; 8 businesses; an industrial association; and a labor union. The demonstration project was subjected to a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Consortia
Owens, Thomas R. – 1994
The Mt. Hood Tech Prep Demonstration Project provides technical education to students in grades 9-14 plus opportunities to continue into apprenticeship or four-year college programs. The consortium includes seven Oregon local school districts, Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC), and active business and industry partners. An estimated 1,500 students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges
Bucci, Paul; Lee, John B. – 1995
The effectiveness of the Partnership for Academic and Career Education (PACE) model tech prep initiative was evaluated in a 2-year study conducted by the Academy for Educational Development. Information for the evaluation was collected through site visits to 13 of the 20 secondary schools (9 high schools and 4 career centers) in the 3 counties…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Career Centers, Career Education
Silverberg, Marsha K.; Hershey, Alan M. – 1995
The emergence of tech-prep at the state and local levels was examined in a study of the first surveys of state and local coordinators: a survey of all 812 tech-prep consortia receiving Title IIIE funds for school year 1992-93 (response rate 86%) and a state survey of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (to…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Coordinators
Owens, Thomas R. – 1995
All of Washington's 22 tech prep consortium directors responded to a 1994 survey examining selected aspects of tech prep planning/implementation. Ten of Washington's 22 consortia reported having tech prep students (only 1 of 15 consortia in 1992-93), and secondary student enrollment in tech prep programs totaled 2,203 (170 in 1992-93). All 19…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Core Curriculum
Hensley, Oliver D., Ed.; And Others – 1997
This handbook for tech prep practitioners in Texas consists of loose-leaf documents from the performance assessment areas currently available to tech prep practitioners. The first part of the handbook consists of 10 sample assessment documents that were selected from over 900 performance assessment based on a quantitative rating system. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Articulation (Education), Career Education, Consortia
Naylor, Michele – 2002
The evolution of eight Tech Prep consortia since reauthorization of federal Tech Prep legislation in 1998 was examined in a 4-year longitudinal study. Cross-consortium changes were identified through field visits and personal interviews between 1998-2001 with a wide range of stakeholders, especially administrators, faculty, and students.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability
