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Gray, Kenneth – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
In the face of growing sentiment against career and technical education, the author asks readers to take a hard look at the advisability of limiting high school students' options. The viability of high school vocational education--now called Career and Technical Education (CTE)--is once again being questioned. The current federal Administration…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Tech Prep, Academic Education
Download full textDaggett, Willard R. – 2003
The No Child Left Behind Act Career Act's requirement that 100% of students in nine subgroups achieve proficiency in their academic requirements is once again placing career and technical education (CTE) at risk of decreasing student enrollments. If CTE is to remain a viable program in secondary schools, it is essential that CTE leaders and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adjustment (to Environment), Career Academies
Bailey, Thomas R.; Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur – 2002
Dual enrollment programs allow high school students to enroll in college courses before high school graduation, giving them firsthand exposure to the requirements of college-level work and allowing them to gain high school and college credit simultaneously. The role of dual enrollments in easing the transition between high school and postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, Community Colleges
Crist, Cynthia; Jacquart, Mary; Shupe, David A. – 2002
Too many students entering colleges or universities find that they lack the essential skills and knowledge required for college. One reason for high school graduates' lack of preparedness for college is a serious lack of communication between the preschool-12 and postsecondary education systems. Like other states, Minnesota has focused…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1995
This position paper synthesizes the findings of a review of the literature on career-related education and training and recommends the following nine statements as guiding principles of legislation concerning career-related education and training: lifelong learning programs will be most effective if they combine academic and vocational content;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education
Gray, Kenneth C.; Walter, Richard A. – 2001
The preservice licensure and preparation of career and technical education (CTE) teachers was examined to determine whether changes in CTE teacher licensure requirements are necessary. Two overarching missions of CTE were identified. The first was traditional/tech prep (leading to employment). The second was a more general combination of education…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
