Vocational and professional training tracks can be a good option for many adolescents, many of whom enter these programs with a sometimes hidden burden of negative experiences and attitudes to school. This paper explores the sense of academic futility in future VET students at the end of lower secondary education. Drawing on qualitative interviews…

After the completion of the basic general education program (after the ninth grade), Russian students must choose one of two educational trajectories: to continue their general secondary education (enroll in 10th grade) or to enter a vocational education program. What do Russian schoolchildren choose? This article examines data from the last 15…

"Making Career Readiness Count 3.0" provides an analysis of how the 50 states and the District of Columbia are including and incentivizing measures of career readiness in their new accountability systems under ESSA, as well as an analysis of state-level accountability systems in states with dual systems. This report is the result of a…

The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. The "EdMedia + Innovate Learning" conference took place in New York,…

In October 2010 Perry Beeches school, an 11-16 Local Authority controlled community comprehensive in Birmingham, was widely featured in the national media as the "most improved school in the UK"--Ever. Some of the ways in which this was achieved are explored. Whether the changes undergone by this school reflect a pattern that has become…

This article gives a description of three analyses concerning the construct learning to learn and the assessment of cross-curricular skills. First, the correspondence between learning to learn and cross-curricular skills is examined by means of a theoretical content analysis. Second, the nature of cross-curricular skills is studied through a…

By the ninth grade, students should have a grounding in career exploration and be ready to take a more serious look at their options, according to school counseling professionals. Ninth graders can undertake interest and value assessments and match results with potential occupations. (JOW)

Examines the relationship between general knowledge, skills in applying reading strategies, and reading comprehension for ninth-grade students in Israel at varying educational levels: academic, semi-academic, vocational and learning disabilities. Reveals differential contributions of general knowledge and strategy application to reading…

Interviews of 114 ninth-graders with learning disabilities revealed their perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of their school, the best and worst parts of schooling, how a teacher had helped them learn, changes that would be helpful, and recommendations for improving the school. (Contains 56 references.) (JOW)

This report, as the seventh in a series of Vocational Development Study monographs providing data for investigating the vocational development of 780 vocational and non-vocational ninth graders over a 10 year period, will prove useful for teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school personnel interested in the dropout problem at the…

Five sex affirmative or bias free model recruitment plans are included in this booklet. They were designed by teachers for use with ninth grade students who have already been taught to recognize sex role stereotyping and the limitations it places on them in career choices. The plans address the vocational education areas of business and clerical…

The Brookline, Massachusetts, Public School System's career education program includes a Communications Through Media curriculum. The four-year sequence is designed primarily for students oriented to media careers, but is also open to others with media interests. The program's core course is taught in the 9th grade and seeks to acquaint students…

The present study devised a computerized assignment-by-preference algorithm for a ninth-grade exploratory curriculum. The problem addressed was one of maximally mapping all students into 8 of 12 vocational programs in terms of their preferences for studying each of the programs and the assignment restrictions established by the school. To minimize…

A replication of a previous study, this research was concerned with determining those characteristics of ninth grade girls which are predictive of high school curriculum selection and of success in a chosen curriculum. Composing the sample for this part of the longitudinal study were 362 girls enrolled in one of Altoona Senior High School's five…

The document presents curriculum materials for integrating career exploration activities into grade 9 social studies units. The plan and calendar for implementing career exploration activities in the Parkrose (Oregon) public schools are presented first. Materials for the 11-week program are then presented by week. Some of the topics include how to…