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Download full textHollenbeck, Kevin M. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2011
In recent work, the author has estimated the rate of return for several workforce development programs in the State of Washington, including secondary and postsecondary career and technical education (CTE; Hollenbeck, 2008). The returns are based on estimates of the net impact of CTE on individuals' labor market experiences and government income…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship, Technical EducationVocational Education
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
Park, Rosemarie J.; Ernst, Stacy; Kim, Eunyoung – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
This review of research is part of a larger project which identified exemplary community college programs that employ innovative curriculum and instructional practices in order to help low-skilled adults attain a family sustainable wage. The project goal was to identify best practices that are replicable at other community colleges. These programs…
Descriptors: Credentials, Wages, Community Colleges, Adult Basic Education
Lekes, Natasha; Bragg, Debra. D.; Loeb, Jane W.; Oleksiw, Catherine A.; Marszalek, Jacob; Brooks-LaRaviere, Margaret; Zhu, Rongchun; Kremidas, Chloe C.; Akukwe, Grace; Lee, Hyeong-Jong; Hood, Lisa K. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
This mixed method study examined secondary student matriculation to two selected community colleges offering career and technical education (CTE) transition programs through partnerships with K-12 and secondary districts having numerous high schools. The study had two distinct components: (1) a secondary study that compared CTE and non-CTE…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Technical Education, Student Participation, Academic Persistence
Alfeld, Corinne; Stone, James R., III; Aragon, Steven R.; Hansen, David M.; Zirkle, Christopher; Connors, James; Spindler, Matt; Romine, Rebecca Swinburne; Woo, Hui-Jeong – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
In addition to hands-on learning in classrooms and work-related activities such as co-op, many CTE programs offer a career-focused student organization, known as a Career and Technical Student Organization, or CTSO. CTSOs have been touted as developing such characteristics as leadership and employability skills in students; however, there is…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Career Education, Student Organizations, Student Motivation
Castellano, Marisa; Stone; James R., III; Stringfield, Sam; Farley, Elizabeth N.; Wayman, Jeffrey C. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2004
This is the 4th annual report from a 5-year longitudinal project that examines diverse and promising programs for integrating career and technical education (CTE, previously called vocational education) with whole-school reform in schools that serve predominantly disadvantaged students. Prior annual reports have reviewed the research base on the…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Outcomes of Education, Educational Change, Literature Reviews
