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Johnson, Kawana Williams – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2022
Research shows that employers play a key role in work-based learning (WBL) programs such as internships but are seldom involved in conversations around the topic (Greenfield & Stevens, 2018). While the benefits of work-based learning are well documented, employers are often unaware of the benefits they would receive from participating in an…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, School Business Relationship, Internship Programs, Employer Attitudes
Ames, Tyler – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2021
The legacy of career and technical education (CTE) in years past, stretching into the vocational education era, was lower college enrollment after participating in CTE. More recently, others have concluded that college enrollment is not affected but that CTE students enroll more frequently in 2-year degrees over 4-year degrees. I revisit the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Enrollment, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Interactive Infographics Improve Learning Outcomes in a Food Science Laboratory Exercise Environment
Polowsky, Patrick; Steciuch, Christian C. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2020
Laboratory exercises are a crucial component for many science education courses. Hands-on activities provide valuable contextualized learning experiences and allow for increased engagement between students and technical knowledge. The present study examined the efficacy of a virtual-type laboratory activity compared to a traditional hands-on…
Descriptors: Interaction, Visual Aids, Outcomes of Education, Food
Glennie, Elizabeth J.; Ottem, Randolph; Lauff, Erich – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2020
Jobs that pay livable wages increasingly call for educational attainment beyond a high school diploma, but many of these jobs do not need a bachelor's degree. By earning industry certifications in high school, students may be better prepared for life after graduation. In 2007, Florida enacted the Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Act,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Certification
Maldonado, Laura G.; Kim, Kyungin; Threeton, Mark D. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2020
This study investigated whether postsecondary automotive technology students' interests were congruent with their chosen career pathways. One hundred eighty-six students from three institutions completed Holland's Self-Directed Search assessment. Realistic was the predominant Holland code followed by Enterprising for the participants within this…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Vocational Interests, Student Interests, College Students
Xing, Xue; Huerta, Margarita; Garza, Tiberio – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2019
This study examined students' participation in college and career preparation activities in high school, and the relationship between participation in these activities and students' education and work attainment within one year of high school graduation. This study used the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:2009) dataset and…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Career Planning, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Plasman, Jay – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2019
One of the stated goals of career and technical education (CTE) is to improve the labor market outcomes of participants. One population of students for which concentration CTE may be particularly beneficial is those who determine they will not pursue postsecondary education. By exploring how occupational concentration--defined as earning three or…
Descriptors: Wages, Career Education, Technical Education, Employment Potential
Easterly, R. G., III; Stripling, Christopher T.; Myers, Brian E. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the nation's baccalaureate agriculture teacher education programs of study to synthesize current coursework requirements. Sixty-five baccalaureate programs of study were analyzed. The mean number of semester credit hours was 125.2, and the mean number of credit hours in the areas of professional knowledge,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Agricultural Education
Belser, Christopher T.; Prescod, Diandra J.; Daire, Andrew P.; Cushey, Katelyn F.; Karaki, Rikako; Young, Cynthia Y.; Dagley, Melissa A. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2018
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) recruitment programs are growing at post-secondary institutions in response to the national shortage of trained workers in STEM fields. Many programs prove effective in recruiting students into STEM majors with research indicating the benefits of experiential learning activities in program…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Recruitment, Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students
Anderson, James C., II; Woods-Wells, Tinesha M.; Amal, Tommy M.; Bass, Robert T.; Simpson, Chantel Y. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2018
The purpose of the study was to examine the input factors and outcomes within the student motivational profile (SMP) that may affect the self-determination of students who elected to enroll in an agricultural education career academy was conducted. This study introduces the "organismic socio-behavioral perspective" (OSBP), which was…
Descriptors: Correlation, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education
Sublett, Cameron; Plasman, Jay Stratte – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2017
Over the past decade, CTE has been highlighted as a means of promoting college and career readiness for high school students. Applied STEM coursework is a promising area of high school study that has particular relevance in the technologically progressive world of today. Previous research has illustrated that applied STEM coursework in high school…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Career Education, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Thessin, Rebecca A.; Scully-Russ, Ellen; Lieberman, Daina S. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2017
Research has demonstrated career and technical education (CTE) programs have a strong positive influence on secondary students' behavior, attendance, academic achievement, and college persistence. Critical success factors common to career academies, small schools, and CTE programs include socio-emotional support and community, along with a culture…
Descriptors: Success, High Schools, Qualitative Research, Health Services
Park, HwaChoon; Hill, Roger B. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2017
The Occupational Work Ethic Inventory (OWEI) has been widely used to measure work ethic constructs by professionals in the fields of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Human Resource Development (HRD). However, there are circumstances when a shorter instrument would have advantages, especially when a measure of work ethic is needed along…
Descriptors: Validity, Work Ethic, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
Phelps, L. Allen; Chan, Hsun-Yu – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2016
Post-recession Federal policy initiatives, such as secondary/postsecondary career pathways and gainful employment higher education accountability standards, prioritize the alignment of education practices with market-driven outcomes. Using longitudinal student record data merged from college and state K-12 data systems with the Unemployment…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, College Credits, Longitudinal Studies
Schmidtke, Carsten – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2016
Perceptions of graduating American Indian students at a mainstream sub-baccalaureate technical college about how support from academic student services had helped them learn and persist in their studies were solicited. Bean's (2005) themes of college student retention served as the framework for the inquiry. Findings indicate that (1) academic…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, American Indian Students