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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Technical Skill Attainment and Post-Program Outcomes: An Analysis of Pennsylvania Secondary Career and Technical Education Graduates
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Staklis, Sandra; Klein, Steven – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2010
Since the mid-1990s, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has required all students concentrating in career and technical education (CTE) programs to complete a standardized technical skill assessment at or near the end of their program. Results of technical skill assessments are used for a number of purposes, including recognizing…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Educational Assessment
Online Occupational Education in Community Colleges: Prevalence and Contextual Factors
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Githens, Rod P.; Crawford, Fashaad L.; Sauer, Timothy M. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2010
This study examined the current state of online occupational programs in community colleges and explored issues related to institutional, economic, and social indicators that influence (a) the offering of online programs and (b) the programmatic connection to workforce development needs. This project is the first national study that categorizes…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Social Indicators, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Systematic Reviews of Research: Postsecondary Transitions. Identifying Effective Models and Practices
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Valentine, Jeffrey C.; Hirschy, Amy S.; Bremer, Christine D.; Novillo, Walter; Castellano, Marisa; Banister, Aaron – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2009
This paper focuses on transition programs for youth to postsecondary education, broadly considered. It addresses the following questions: (1) What models or programs of transition exist? (2) On what basis can we say one transition program is more effective than another? In other words, how is successful transition defined? (3) How are…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Program Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth, Public Policy
What Will Be the Impact of Programs of Study? A Preliminary Assessment Based on Similar Previous Initiatives, State Plans for Implementation, and Career Development Theory
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Lewis, Morgan V.; Kosine, Natalie R. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2008
This publication provides background to inform the implementation of Programs of Study (POS) as required by grantees of funds authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. The report is a review of the evidence on the effectiveness of previous similar initiatives and an examination of the implications…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Alignment (Education), Integrated Curriculum