New Directions for High-School Career and Technical Education in the United States

2009 ◽  
pp. 2229-2246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
School Career ◽  
New Directions

Critical Components of Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors in the United States

2012 ◽  
pp. 73-85
Author(s):  
Victor X. Wang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Curriculum History ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
History Curriculum ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
Centralization And Decentralization

Developing curriculum(s) requires instructors to take into several factors. These factors can be viewed as critical components of curriculum development for career and technical education (CTE) instructors. Without adequately addressing critical components such as curriculum history, curriculum theory, curriculum philosophies, curriculum processes, curriculum implementation and evaluation, CTE instructors will fail to develop sound/meaningful curriculum(s). This article attempts to discuss those critical components in order to help instructors in the field. As curriculum development in the United States is characterized by both centralization and decentralization, it is essential that CTE instructors should be equipped with necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to develop practical curriculum(s) that they can use to benefit their own teaching.

Factors Influencing High School Students' Career and Technical Education Enrollment Patterns

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Xue Xing ◽  
Tiberio Garza ◽  
Margarita Huerta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
Enrollment Patterns

Career and technical education (CTE) has gone through major transformations in the United States with important benefits for all students seeking postsecondary and career success. Research analyzing students' CTE enrollment patterns is important to understand which students are taking CTE courses and why in order to inform future research and practice. Using the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:2009), this study investigated CTE enrollment patterns using Aliaga, Kotamraju, and Stone's (2014) typology and literature-based individual and social factors. Results from descriptive and multinomial logistic regression indicated that the majority of students were enrolling in some level of CTE credits and that individual and social factors were influential but varied by specific enrollment patterns.

The Impact of Youth Apprenticeship and Employability Skills Programs on Career & Technical Education Concentrator-Completer Post Graduation Outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Joel Mindham ◽  
Deanna Schultz
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
Program Of Study ◽  
School Career ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Apprenticeship Program ◽  
The Impact

Work-based learning is a key component of career and technical education programs. A variety of certificated and non-certificated work-based learning programs exist for high schools to implement. Wisconsin's Youth Apprenticeship program is a widely used model of work-based learning in high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs across the state, yet there is limited research on the impact of these programs related to student outcomes.<br/> This paper describes the findings from a study in which educational and employment outcomes of secondary CTE concentrator-completers participating in a Youth Apprenticeship and/or Employability Skills program were analyzed. Findings indicate that participating in a Youth Apprenticeship program while concentrating in a secondary CTE program of study may lead to a higher rate of continuing into one's area of concentration after high school than students earning Wisconsin's Employability Skills Certificate.

A 2015 Status Study of Career and Technical Education Programs in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Fletcher Jr. ◽  
Howard R. D. Gordon ◽  
Paul Asunda ◽  
Chris Zirkle
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Career And Technical
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