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Akbas, Oktay – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
This study analysed how auto repairmen working in micro-enterprises undertake continuing vocational training in relation to cultural context. The study was conducted in Kirikkale, a city in central Anatolia in Turkey. To this end, the descriptive research technique of structured interview was used. Interviews with 33 auto repairmen were recorded…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Printed Materials, Adult Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Lewis, Phil; Corliss, Michael – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
As Australia's economy recovers from the economic downturn, attention is turning once again to skills shortages. To gain insights into the labour market for tradespeople, this report investigates changes in supply, demand and how adjustment occurred through the varied economic conditions of the past 20 years. It concludes that there was no overall…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Employment, Income
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Jacobson, Stephen; Walline, James – Journal of School Leadership, 2010
In this paper we review the evolution of the Quality Educator Program (QEP), a program sponsored by the United Auto Workers (UAW)/General Motors (GM) that employs school teachers, administrators, and college and university faculty each summer in GM assembly plants. The QEP provides educators and those in industry the unique opportunity to interact…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Corporate Education, Communities of Practice, Inservice Teacher Education
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MacQuarrie, David; Applegate, Brooks; Lacefield, Warren – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2008
This study focused on defining and delineating core skills and tasks needed for successful CTE student educational growth and success through a curriculum and assessment alignment process. The context for this project lies within Automotive Service Technology (AST), which must additionally meet the National Institute of Automotive Service…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Auto Mechanics, Criterion Referenced Tests, Aptitude Tests
MacQuarrie, David L. – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2008
An echo can often be heard in career and technical education (CTE) hallways, "How am I going to fit academic skills into this program." They have a choice! They could pick up a math or English book and start selecting something to separately add in. Perhaps an academic consultant could be tapped to separately add to the task list. Another option…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Scientific Concepts, Mathematical Concepts, Physics
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Jenkins, Bonita – Tech Directions, 2008
Nestled in the Lower Piedmont region of upstate South Carolina, Piedmont Technical College (PTC) is one of 16 technical colleges in the state. Automotive technology is one of its most popular programs. The program features an instructive, motivating activity that the author describes in this article: building a high-performance car. The Cobra…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Motor Vehicles, Auto Mechanics, Experiential Learning
Ashton, Denis – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2009
Denis Ashton uses technology in his automotive technology program at East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) to positively impact student outcomes. Ashton, the department chair for the automotive programs at EVIT, in Mesa, Arizona, says that using an interactive PowerPoint curriculum makes learning fun for students and provides immediate…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Learner Engagement, Technical Institutes, Auto Mechanics
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Frazier, Wendy M.; Sterling, Donna R. – Technology Teacher, 2008
Students get very excited when confronted with problems that they find meaningful. Problem-based learning lets students solve problems using the strategies and tools that scientists use. While developing solutions via technological design and construction, students experience firsthand the relationship between science and technology. To capture…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Science and Society
Slater, Doug, Ed. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2010
This annual newsletter contains updates on the latest Community College Research Center (CCRC) research, new publications and details of upcoming presentations at major conferences. The feature article in this issue, "The Growing Prominence of Community Colleges," by Thomas Bailey, discusses how today's community colleges are increasingly…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Technology, Technical Education, Community Colleges
Agee, Kelly, Ed. – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2009
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Auto Mechanics, Motor Vehicles
Agee, Kelly, Ed. – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2010
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Auto Mechanics, Engines
Jacobs, James – Brookings Institution, 2010
In February 2009, Macomb Community College held an unusual student "graduation" in a suburban office building. There were 25 "graduates"--all males, many of whom had 10 to 15 years of experience as auto body designers working for original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) and their suppliers in the Detroit metropolitan area. They…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Graduates
Jans, Ruben, Bollen, Ria, – Online Submission, 2008
Employees in technical firms, like garages, need more and more formations. Due to the very fast innovation in technology, lifelong learning is a real need for these labour forces. On the other hand, there are the needed formations very specialized and expensive. Another problem employers faced in these economical sectors in Western Europe is the…
Descriptors: Employees, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Auto Mechanics
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MacQuarrie, David; Applegate, Brooks; Lacefield, Warren – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2008
Career and Technical Education (CTE) is a nationwide program that emphasizes training for primary, secondary, and post secondary educational stages for the career and workforce needs of today and tomorrow's society. Mandated indicators of success have been set in place and secondary schools are expected to improve student's skill levels in…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Content Validity, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Garrett, Tom; Asay, Don; Evans, Richard; Barbie, Bill; Herdener, John; Teague, Todd; Allen, Scott; Benshoof, James – Nevada Department of Education, 2009
The standards in this document are for Automotive Technology programs and are designed to clearly state what the student should know and be able to do upon completion of an advanced high-school automotive program. Minimally, the student will complete a three-year program to achieve all standards. Although these exit-level standards are designed…
Descriptors: Machine Tools, Equipment, Auto Mechanics, Engines
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