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Benjamin, Amanda; Hyslop-Margison, Emery; Taylor, Josh – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2010
This paper analyzes various U.S. career education programs through a democratic learning framework that adopts three foundational principles: 1) Democratic career education respects student rationality by encouraging student critique and evaluation of course material; 2) Democratic career education includes alternative perspectives on vocationally…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Democracy, Educational Principles, Secondary School Curriculum
Murphy, Lucretia; Soricone, Lisa – Jobs for the Future, 2021
Hiring people who have served prison sentences has never been a priority in the United States. For men and women who were once incarcerated, finding any job is difficult; finding a sustainable, family-supporting job is nearly impossible. Today the country is at a critical crossroads on this issue, and it's time for change. As the nation works in…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Labor Force Development, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Lindsay, Georgia; Cole, Laura B.; Akturk, Aysegul; Akin, Heather – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2021
When museums commission green buildings, those buildings are often covered in the press. To understand the educational potential of green building press coverage, we qualitatively analyzed 96 articles about eight U.S. green science museums. We found that journalists who cover green buildings highlight green roofs, material choices,…
Descriptors: Museums, Sustainable Development, Buildings, Building Design