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ERIC Number: ED493853
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Nov
Pages: 34
Abstractor: Author
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An Assessment of the Support Service Needs of Career and Technical Education Teachers and Their Students with Limited English Proficiency in Selected Pennsylvania AVTS's
Wichowski, Chester P.; Nunez, Frances
Online Submission
A survey was conducted among a population of 350 Career and Technical Education, CTE, teachers from 12 Career Technical Education Centers, CTC, sites in seven counties throughout Pennsylvania (return rate = 64%). The participating schools demographic settings, which were selected by the respondents, were closely divided between rural (37.9%) and suburban (39.8%) settings. The remainder of the respondents (22.3%) classified their school setting as urban. The number of different occupational areas taught by respondents was 56. The total number of Limited English Proficient, LEP, students taught by CTE teachers responding to the survey was 448 (283 male, and 165 female). Based on survey returns, it was determined that the ELL enrollment pattern at CTC's was considerably less than the expected 10% or greater reported by census data. For example, in the seven counties surveyed, the average percentage of Pennsylvania county households with individuals 5 years of age and older who spoke a language other than English at home as reported in the 2000 Census was 12.9%; while the average percentage of English Language Learners, ELL, students reported in the survey of CTC's in the same counties was only 3.7%. Selected findings indicated that: (1) there were considerably less ELL students enrolled in CTC's than reflected in county census data; (2) the average level of their students overall ELL English language skills was rated at a moderate level (2.3 on a 4 point scale) by CTE teachers; (3) the level of collaboration with the English language teacher at the sending school (or in their own school) to meet the occupational safety needs of the ELL students' was rated low (1.5 an a 4 point scale) by CTE teachers; (4) the level of collaboration with the English language teacher at the sending school (or in their own school) to develop an English safety vocabulary for your ELL students was rated low (1.5 on a 4 point scale) by CTE teachers; (5) CTE teachers responded indicated a high need for more support in helping their students in the area of vocational safety vocabulary development (3.3 on a 4 point scale); and (6) the degree of administrative support received by CTE teachers to meet the needs of ELL students was rated at a moderate level (2.36 on a 4 point scale). Appended are: (1) Transmittal Letter to Coordinator; (2) Transmittal Letter to CTC Director; and (3) Survey Instrument. A list of four selected web sites is also provided. (Contains 3 charts.)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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