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The Condition of College & Career Readiness, 2014: Florida
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ACT, Inc., 2014
Annually American College Testing (ACT) provides a snapshot of the college and career readiness of ACT-tested high school graduates. This report is designed to help educators understand and answer the following questions: (1) Are students prepared for college and career, and are younger students on target? (2) Are enough students taking core…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Readiness, Career Readiness, High School Graduates
Career Path Decisions of Masters-Level Mathematics Students: A Comparative Review
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Piotrowski, Chris; Hemasinha, Rohan – College Student Journal, 2012
There has been a flurry of research activity, in recent years, on the various aspects of STEM programs in the U.S. Yet there is scant research on vocational selection and career path aspirations of mathematics (hereon, math) students during their graduate-level education. The current study, based on a mixed-design, from data obtained on a small…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Student Attitudes, Career Choice, Outcomes of Education
Choosing Sport Management as a College Major
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Schwab, Keri A.; Dustin, Daniel; Legg, Eric; Timmerman, Danielle; Wells, Mary Sara; Arthur-Banning, Skye G. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to better understand sport management students within departments of parks, recreation, and tourism, and to address the often uneasy fit faculty experience when trying to educate sport and recreation students in the same classes. Researchers sent a 16-item online questionnaire to 1,337 undergraduate sport management…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Questionnaires
Plans Beyond High School. A Statewide Survey of Florida High School Seniors Fall 1972.
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State Univ. System of Florida, Tallahassee. – 1973
In the fall of 1972, 80,277 seniors in the public and private schools of Florida responded to a questionnaire titled "Plans Beyond High School." The survey instrument contained items relating to the students' intended courses of action subsequent to graduation. Responses of the students to the questionnaire items in terms of frequencies…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Bound Students, Educational Objectives
Career Mentoring for Middle- and Junior-High-School Girls. Coordinator's Manual. A Florida School-to-Work Gender Equity Initiative.
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 1996
This manual is designed for persons who are responsible for implementing career-mentoring programs, especially for middle and junior high school girls, emphasizing nontraditional, high-wage occupations. Such a program is recommended by the School-to-Work Opportunities Act as a connecting activity. The manual is organized in two sections plus…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Career Mentoring for Middle- and Junior-High-School Girls. Mentor's Manual. A Florida School-to-Work Gender Equity Initiative.
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 1996
This manual has been developed to assist mentors in working with mentees in a career mentoring program. The manual is divided into four sections. The first section provides information on how to be an effective career mentor. It suggests strategies to make the time mentors spend with mentees meaningful. The second section provides information on…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities