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Roots and Wings: Principal Prepares Assistants for Career Transitions
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Van Soelen, Thomas M.; Kersey, Shannon N.; Chester, Charles; LeMoyne, Michael; Perkins, Rebecca Williams – Learning Professional, 2019
Shannon Kersey, principal of Alpharetta High School in Georgia and one of the authors of this article, believes in the benefits of building assistant principals' leadership capacity, not just for success in their current jobs but to support their eventual transition to principal. Three of her former assistant principals are now principals of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Principals, Career Change, Capacity Building
Sophomore Strides.
Roberts, Marnie – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2000
Describes the career education program at several Utah high schools. Includes tips for implementing s successful job shadowing program. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Grade 10, High Schools
Starting Conversations.
Hodgson, Pamela – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2000
Suggests that the success of job shadowing and mentoring depends on the coordinator's ability to create communication channels between students and those who hold the jobs they are training for. Offers suggestions for creating productive communication in these settings. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Job Shadowing
Cosmetology. Subject Matters, Volume 3, No. 3.
Reese, Susan – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, 2001
"The Beauty of Cosmetology" discusses the employment outlook for cosmetologists. "High School Cosmetology with Great Style" describes the academic and career cosmetology curriculum at Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development (Ohio). "More than Skin Deep" explores the job shadowing program at the American Academy of Hair Design.…
Descriptors: Cosmetology, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, High Schools
Health Science Careers: Tech Prep Consortium for New Jersey.
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Maillet, Julie O'Sullivan; D'Anna, Suzanne – Journal of Allied Health, 2001
A high school health sciences program consists of an interdisciplinary core curriculum, clinical job shadowing, and potential to earn college credit. Interactive television and CD-ROMs enhance teaching. A consortium of high schools offers the tech prep program in collaboration with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. (SK)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Consortia, High Schools, Higher Education
A Cooperative Approach to Mentoring for Rural Schools.
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Patterson, Kari – Rural Educator, 1997
A career development coordinator describes how she implements a mentoring program for students from five rural high schools in Montana. After students identify occupations that they would like to explore and professionals agree to participate, participating students from all five schools are bussed to spend several hours job-shadowing their…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Building Bridges Toward Excellence: Community Involvement in High Schools
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Sanders, Mavis G.; Lewis, Karla C. – High School Journal, 2005
Despite increasing interest in the role of community involvement in school improvement, few studies have examined motivations for, or results of community partnership development in high schools. To fill this gap, the authors conducted case studies of three high schools with successful community partnerships. The authors found that case high…
Descriptors: Community Development, High Schools, Partnerships in Education, Excellence in Education