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ERIC Number: ED609839
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 15
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Career and Technical Education and Academics: Annotated Bibliography
Dean, Julia Catherine; Adade-Yeboah, Vandyck; Paolucci, Caitlin; Rowe, Dawn A.
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition
Career and Technical Education (CTE) has predominantly existed parallel to academic education. Recently however, CTE and academic instruction have begun to intersect and merge. This confluence can be very beneficial for students with disabilities. Careful planning for both academic and CTE instruction is critical. It allows for students with disabilities to access the general education curriculum similarly to their nondisabled peers. Studies have shown that curriculum integration and academic CTE classes have a positive impact on test scores, technical skills, academic skills, and even dropout rates for students with and without disabilities. This annotated bibliography summarizes the literature addressing the ways curriculum integration and CTE programs with an academic focus impact students with disabilities. The target populations of these studies have included students with disabilities, students without disabilities, students in CTE classes, students not in CTE classes, as well as teachers.
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition. College of Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223. Tel: 704-687-8606; e-mail: ntactmail@uncc.edu; Web site: http://transitionta.org
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Bibliographies
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
Identifiers - Location: Oregon; Germany; New Jersey
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Carl D Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 1990
Grant or Contract Numbers: H326E140004