A University of North Texas project used a team approach to develop a curriculum integrating academic subjects into vocational curricula. Ten teachers cooperated on integrated junior high/middle school lesson plans and classroom support activities. (JOW)

Discusses models and strategies to integrate academics in secondary vocational training programs. Recommends that academic credit move toward being competency-based much like its vocational counterpart. (JOW)

Discusses the consolidation of three high schools into the vocational-technical center in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Describes the implementation of new programs and the integration of vocational and academic courses. (JOW)

Describes career clusters, areas of work force specialization that aim to integrate academic and career education by guiding students through particular avenues of study. Looks at models at several schools throughout the United States. (JOW)

Describes Education for Employment, a Wisconsin concept that helps students see the relationship between what they are learning in school and making a living. It involves the infusion of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed for work into the whole educational experience. (JOW)

Educators must overhaul the instructional system before worrying about the latest technological innovation. The most fundamental challenge of the workplace and society is teaching students the academic knowledge that underpin technology: communication and critical thinking. (JOW)

Research into guidance efforts that successfully integrate basic skills into vocational education programs indicates that counselors play a key role in helping students gain the new basic skills. Their roles will have an impact on students and on the field of vocational education. (JOW)

At Woodland High School (California), Career Opportunity Paths in Education integrates academic education with a strong focus on career exploration and guidance. Six career paths or clusters of courses provide essential skills for immediate employment or post-high school education. (SK)

A high school aimed to improve services to all students through implementation of an integrated academic and occupational curricula. Administrators and teachers held shared visions of all students as learners with unique needs and secondary education as preparation for work and postsecondary education. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/JOW)

Learning language arts skills in connection with all other subjects helps to prepare students for the real world of work and higher education. Collaborative efforts of academic and technical instructors can result in meaningful improvements in students' communication skills. (JOW)

A study included interviews with 161 secondary agriculture teachers and 100 students, a survey (n=406), and focus groups. One-quarter of the teachers incorporated aquaculture; most who integrated curricula worked with science teachers. Students believed aquaculture enhanced their math and science performance and increased relevance. (SK)

Historically, career-technical teachers have focused primarily on the development of technical knowledge and skills, leaving the core academics to the teachers of math, science, language arts and other disciplines. Teachers as a whole have tended to teach their subject matter in a vacuum, as separate areas to be addressed with a narrow focus. This…

This report includes Summer 2007 semester enrollment information for Wyoming's seven comprehensive community colleges. Selected data includes student counts by credit hours, county, full-time students (FTE), program or study, ethnicity and a ten-year history. (Contains 12 tables.) [For the Spring 2007 enrollment report, see ED502750.]

This catalog describes local programs in the eight models of academic/vocational curriculum integration on the secondary level identified by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE). The roster highlights models from nearly every state, representing a cross-section of rural, suburban, and urban school districts. Each model…

Strategies for integrating academic and vocational skill have been the focus of increasing attention in recent years. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 mandates that state and local education agencies integrate these programs so students achieve both academic and vocational competencies. Implementation of…