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Dean, Julia Catherine; Adade-Yeboah, Vandyck; Paolucci, Caitlin; Rowe, Dawn A. – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2020
Career and Technical Education (CTE) has predominantly existed parallel to academic education. Recently however, CTE and academic instruction have begun to intersect and merge. This confluence can be very beneficial for students with disabilities. Careful planning for both academic and CTE instruction is critical. It allows for students with…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Students with Disabilities, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Legislation
Oregon Department of Education, 2011
Young people are entering college at increasingly higher rates, yet many are under-prepared for the academic challenges they encounter. Educators and policy makers are calling for increased educational opportunities that prepare all students for the rigors of postsecondary education. Accelerated learning opportunities foster smoother and more…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), College Credits, Dual Enrollment, Educational Trends
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Rothman, Robert – Educational Leadership, 1995
Washington is one of several states adopting the Certificate of Initial Mastery, certifying that high school students have attained a high standard of achievement in core academic subjects and applied learning. The New Standards Partnership, comprising 17 member states and 6 school districts, has been developing the certificate system. State…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Education Work Relationship, Graduation Requirements, High School Seniors
Owens, Thomas R. – 1988
A study examined two projects designed to foster increased collaboration between secondary vocational and academic teachers. The first, called the Basic Skills Project, aimed at facilitating more effective cooperation among Idaho secondary school academic and vocational teachers to reinforce student mastery of basic skills. A part-time state…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Cooperative Planning
Northwest Attitudes, Inc., Portland, OR. – 1981
Three hundred eighty-eight students in 16 randomly chosen high schools in Oregon were interviewed to determine their attitudes toward the issue of sex equity. About half the students were vocational students, and half were non-vocational students. From these interviews, a number of conclusions were drawn, including the following. (1) About 30-40…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, College Bound Students, Enrollment Influences
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2001
Career clusters are part of a response to changing work and a changing workplace, a way of broadening the focus of secondary career and technical education (CTE). The following are some of the changes in work and the workplace: the nature and structure of work; leadership styles and organizational structures; the knowledge and skills needed;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education