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Nancy M. Bitner – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative research was to explore how secondary career and technical education (CTE) teachers' retention is affected by self-efficacy as it relates to the type of licensure they possess: traditional Professional Education License (PEL) or industry experience Educator License with Stipulations (ELS-CTE). In order to achieve…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Self Efficacy
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Harris, Karleah; Sithole, Alec; Kibirige, Joachim – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
Since its inception, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) blue print has attracted interest from more than 40 states in the United States. The overall objective of these proposed changes is to align K-12 science education with current trends in technology and career needs. However, the assessment of teacher preparedness and classroom…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Instruction, Academic Standards
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Brown, Ryan; Brown, Joshua; Reardon, Kristin; Merrill, Chris – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2011
In many ways, the push for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education appears to have grown from a concern for the low number of future professionals to fill STEM jobs and careers and economic and educational competitiveness. The proponents of STEM education believe that by increasing math and science requirements in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Technology Education
Cumming, Todd; Lesniak, Greta – 2000
The possibility of improving employability skills through cooperative education and tech prep was examined in an action research project involving high school students from two neighboring suburban communities in northern Illinois. The extent to which the schools were currently teaching employment and career development skills was examined by…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Action Research, Career Development, Check Lists
American Association for Agricultural Education. – 1999
The following are among the 47 papers included: "Academic Performance and Retention of College of Agriculture Students" (Garton, Dyer, King); "Perceptions of Recent Graduates and Employers about Undergraduate Programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University" (Heyboer, Suvedi);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adult Education, Agricultural Education
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Thompson, Brett A. – Tech Directions, 2004
Since its inception in 1997, Cisco's curriculum has entered thousands of high schools across the U.S. and around the world for two reasons: (1) Cisco has a large portion of the computer networking market, and thus has the resources for and interest in developing high school academies; and (2) high school curriculum development teams recognize the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Teachers, Curriculum Development