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Download full textSilverberg, Marsha K.; Hulsey, Lara K.; Hershey, Alan M. – 1997
In fall 1992, 87 percent of coordinators of funded local tech prep consortia (n=897) completed the third national evaluation survey. Findings indicated the following: formation of new consortia slowed; they grew larger and included a substantial and increasing share of school districts; middle school and postsecondary membership expanded;…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Development, Career Education, Consortia
Alexander, Bill – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1993
Representatives of a consortium of two- and four-year colleges on or near American Indian reservations and serving primarily Indian populations are lobbying Congress to explain their successes and objectives and to claim land-grant status and privileges similar to those of historically black colleges. (MSE)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Black Colleges, College Role, Consortia
Prescott, Carolyn A. – 1996
This paper describes the rationale, direction, and progress of the Integrated System for Workforce Education Curricula (ISWEC), a project sponsored by a 25-state consortium that is designed to accomplish two primary objectives: (1) integration of academic and vocational education in a curriculum framework for grades 9-14 and (2) development of a…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Consortia
Frasier, James E.; Stanton, William – 1982
The development, organization, and operation of the Vocational-Technical Resource Consortia in Ohio was examined to identify those elements, policies, practices, and procedures that contribute to their effective operation and future growth. Data about individual consortia and general information were gathered by questionnaires completed by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consortia, Coordination, Economic Development
EPD Consortium C, Houston, TX. – 1976
Objectives of a training project for a consortium of colleges were to provide on-site assistance to new vocational technical teachers, conduct approved teacher education courses for eligible personnel, assist the state in conducting workshops for vocational technical personnel, develop needs assessment and delivery system with community colleges,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Credit Courses, Delivery Systems
Brodsky, Stanley M.; Newman, Dianna L.; Arroyo, Carmen G.; Fabozzi, John M. – 1997
The effectiveness of the first 5 years of tech prep in New York was examined through a three-component evaluation. Data were obtained from three sources. First, statewide surveys and interviews obtained input from 717 teachers, counselors, and administrators and 987 students currently involved in tech prep programs in New York's 30 tech prep…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Consortia, Counselor Attitudes
MacQueen, Andrea B. – 1995
The Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, developed a consortium which introduced tech prep to over 75% of the high schools statewide. The Tech Prep Associate Degree (TPAD) Program provides students with a concrete program of study which begins in 11th…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationNorthwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. Graduate School of Management. – 1976
Activities, results, and recommendations of a 2-year effort to implement and test a model for vocational and occupational education planning in Illinois are described. An introductory section presents an overview of the rationale and plan for establishing a Regional Occupational Education Coordinating Council composed of representatives of the…
Descriptors: Consortia, Coordination, Data Collection, Economic Development
Silverberg, Marsha K. – 1996
Data from annual surveys of Tech-Prep consortia that were administered to all local consortia in 1993 and 1994 were analyzed to assess the implementation of key school-to-work features in 1994. Among the study's key findings were the following: Tech-Prep programs of study may help facilitate creation of career major options in school-to-work…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Data Collection
Owens, Thomas R. – 1994
The Seattle (Washington) Tech Prep Demonstration Project involves the following consortium partners: North Seattle, Seattle Central, and South Seattle community colleges; 13 secondary schools of the Seattle School District; 8 businesses; an industrial association; and a labor union. The demonstration project was subjected to a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Consortia
McCauslin, Helen – 1993
In the second half of the 1980s, Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) in Michigan played a leadership role in three multi-partner coalitions: Education for Employment (EFE); the Southwest Michigan Coalition for Tech Prep (SMCTP); and the Kalamazoo Valley Partners for Quality (KVPQ). In the EFE partnership, KVCC works with the Kalamazoo Valley…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Consortia
Lasonen, Johanna; Frantz, Nevin R., Jr. – 1994
The national policies on preparing youth for the work force in the United States and Finland were compared through a retrospective review of past policy decisions. Qualitative data were gathered by analyzing key policy documents and by conducting focus group interviews with reform stakeholders within three Finnish experimental school divisions and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Consortia, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Owens, Thomas R. – 1994
The Mt. Hood Tech Prep Demonstration Project provides technical education to students in grades 9-14 plus opportunities to continue into apprenticeship or four-year college programs. The consortium includes seven Oregon local school districts, Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC), and active business and industry partners. An estimated 1,500 students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges
Lee, Connie W.; And Others – 1977
Five areas of concern relating to the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) are documented in this report. First, following an introduction which discusses the purpose of the V-TECS system (to develop materials for performance based instruction), the organizational structure of the sixteen state consortium is presented,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Catalogs, Competency Based Education, Computer Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1976
This second volume of a two-volume report of a New York State consortium for career education contains project performance and evaluation reports from five of seven component districts: Erie Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES); Orleans-Niagara BOCES; Rockland BOCES; three rural districts; and the Syracuse City School District.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Education, Community Resources, Consortia
