With their work at the interface between the education system and labour market, VET teachers contribute to the efficacy and quality of the future workforce. This article compares the structures of teacher education in the framework of vocational education and training (VET) in the United States and in Switzerland and aims to contribute to the…

Working between the formal education system and workplace, vocational education teachers contribute to the growth and development of a country's future workforce. Using interviews of university professors, examination of legislation and administrative rules and information obtained from applicable websites, this article compares two different…

Retaining qualified career and technical education teachers (CTE) is crucial to the continued supply and reduced demand of these types of teachers. Demographic data and emerging trends of CTE teachers were analyzed for those teachers who completed a summer workshop as part of alternative licensure. Some of the emerging trends included shifts in…

Debate continues to feature prominently in many countries on such notions as skills, skill shortages and employability. Clearly such notions remain significant internationally in the rhetoric of both economic reform and training policy and practice. However, the problem remains of differing perceptions. The purpose of this comparative study was to…

Providing a safe classroom and laboratory environment should be the first priority of any career-technical and technology/engineering education instructor. Doing so not only increases the opportunity for student learning, but it also keeps instructors "out of hot water" with respect to legal issues of liability. In today's litigious…

With the decline of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs across the nation, there has been an interest in examining the status of these programs, particularly given the increased demand for CTE K-12 teachers. It has been 15 years since Bruening et al. (2001) conducted a similar national investigation. In this descriptive study, we…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between high school curriculum tracks and student achievement outcomes through the consideration of degree attainment and occupational earnings. Data pertaining to graduates were analyzed through the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) 1997 dataset. This study investigated the…

The access barriers to distance education faced by inservice and preservice career and technical education (CTE) majors were examined through a survey of 76 students enrolled in undergraduate- and graduate-level CTE education programs. Completed questionnaires were received from 60 students (response rate, 78.9%). Forty respondents worked…

The Internet offers trade and industrial (T&I) educators a wealth of readily available information for use as teaching aids, supplemental materials, and laboratory resources. These materials provide many distinct benefits; however, there are also several issues that must be addressed when using the Internet as an adjunct in teaching. These…

The Department of Industrial Technology Education (ITE) at Indiana State University offers approximately 20 courses per semester, split equally between undergraduate and graduate courses. Although all classes are offered on campus, almost half of the ITE courses are also taught using these three alternative simultaneous delivery methods: (1) for…

In the alternative licensure program for career and technical education teachers offered at the Ohio State University, some courses are entirely web based and others are web enhanced and include a combination of classroom time and Internet-based activities. Faculty concerns include time, technical expertise, and security. Student issues include…

Discusses the impending shortage of teachers in trade and industrial education and suggests a distance education approach to teacher preparation. Provides an overview of distance education; discusses methods, advantages, disadvantages, and issues; and offers implications for trade and industrial teacher education. (Contains 30 references.) (JOW)

A mail and e-mail questionnaire received 60 responses from 76 trade and industrial teacher education majors using distance learning. They reported difficulty scheduling general education courses; technical support and library access were limited. Isolation from advisors, job conflicts, and family constraints were concerns. Fewer technical and…

Survey responses from 55 secondary vocational educators and 51 training and development professionals showed that the latter thought students needed higher academic skills to enter school-to-work transition programs. Vocational educators stressed occupational/technical and employability skills. (SK)

Responses from all 50 states indicated that 49 require administrator certification; 20 require specific vocational administration certification; two-thirds require master's degrees for administrators; 20 states have no vocational administration certification and no university-based certification programs. (SK)