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Wichowski, Chester P. – Online Submission, 2011
A research and development effort was undertaken to provide definition and validate the emerging role of the Work-Based Learning Teacher Coordinator through the use of a DACUM process in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Cooperative Education Association with funding support provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Career…
Descriptors: Instructor Coordinators, Cooperative Education, Vocational Education, Occupational Information
Wichowski, Chester P.; Kormanik, Gina; Evans, Cindy – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2008
On October 25, 2006, the Academic Standards for Career Education and Work (CEW) were introduced to the public as a component of the Pennsylvania School Code. Developed by an expert panel of academic and career and technical educators, guidance counselors, persons from the business community, and several governmental agencies, these standards were…
Descriptors: Career Education, Academic Standards, Education Work Relationship, School Counselors
Wichowski, Chester P. – 1993
This workshop presenter's handbook was developed to provide assistance to those who will serve as Principles of Technology trainers of science, industrial arts/technology education, and mathematics teachers throughout Pennsylvania. The handbook provides trainers with presentation materials, transparency masters, suggested activities, and selected…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, High Schools, Industrial Arts Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education
Wichowski, Chester P.; Nunez, Frances – Online Submission, 2005
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…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Measures (Individuals), Technical Education, Language Skills
Wichowski, Chester P.; And Others – 1996
The second part of a study of educational outcomes for high school students in Pennsylvania collected data from a statewide randomly selected sample of 3,364 members of the business and industrial community; a mailed survey yielded 749 usable returns (22 percent). Data analysis included an inspection of survey demographics, a review of descriptive…
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Wichowski, Chester P.; And Others – 1994
Two major research and development initiatives have been undertaken at Temple University's Center for Vocational Education Professional Personnel Development. The first focused on student learning outcomes and delivery configurations relating to the integration of academic and vocational education. The second focused on building the capacity of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes
Wichowski, Chester P.; And Others – 1992
A study was conducted to determine educators' opinions about what students must know and/or be able to do to graduate from high school and the blend of academic and vocational education courses that should be used for the achievement of the learning outcomes. Using a survey form developed for the project, data were collected from administrators,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Administrator Attitudes, Course Content, Educational Needs
Wichowski, Chester P.; Walker, Thomas J. – 1996
The Temple University Center for Vocational Education Professional Personnel Development (PPD), one of three regional centers in Pennsylvania, used qualitative strategies for steering PPD programs. Center personnel found that collecting quantitative data was absolutely necessary to determine whether objectives were being met, but was not always…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Inservice Teacher Education, Interviews, Needs Assessment
Wichowski, Chester P.; Walker, Thomas J. – 1993
A study explored learning outcomes for secondary students in Pennsylvania. Data were collected in two stages: through a survey of the opinions of 1,089 educators in eastern Pennsylvania (51% response) and through a random sample of 3,364 member of the business and industrial community in the area (22.3% response). The survey resulted in the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Wichowski, Chester P.; Erwin, Nancy Budnovitch; Walker, Thomas J. – 1997
Pennsylvania has three regional Professional Personnel Development Centers responsible for the delivery of services around a block of common objectives designed to meet the professional development needs of vocational educators. The Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process has been used to address two areas of need identified by the Temple…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Graduate Study