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Tom Keily; Ben Erwin; Lauren Peisach – Education Commission of the States, 2024
High-quality career and technical education (CTE) and work-based learning opportunities can support students along a pathway to credential attainment, employment and upward economic mobility through intentional skill development and experiential learning. CTE concentration in high school can increase graduation rates while helping students build…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Educational Quality, Dual Enrollment, High Schools
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Williams, David L. – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1977
Iowa high school seniors enrolled in vocational agriculture during the 1975-76 school year were surveyed to determine how important the students thought their supervised occupational experience was in developing occupational skills and also which experience factors were most important. Although significant differences did exist, the findings…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Job Skills, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education
Iowa State Career Education Advisory Council, Des Moines. – 1974
The State of Iowa Advisory Council on Career Education has elected to investigate each year one specific component or element of vocational and career education in the State, rather than undertake a comprehensive review. The topic of the 1974 report is cooperative work-study programs in the State. The Council collected information and observations…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, Career Education, Cooperative Education
Institute for Educational Leadership (NJ1), 2003
This Manual should serve as a primary resource for site operators. It is organized so that all sites, no matter where they are in their development, will be able to find the information and resources they need to grow their initiative. In addition to offering suggestions on how to organize and conduct activities, this Manual provides research and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disabilities, Technology Education, Vocational Education
Edwards, Judith B.; Van Dusseldorp, Ralph A. – 1977
Fifty-eight Iowa high school seniors participated in an experience based career education (EBCE) project conducted at Storm Lake, Sac City, and Pocahontas during 1976-77. The program followed the EBCE model developed by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory. Technical assistance and training for the project was furnished by that laboratory. A…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration