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An Explanatory Mixed-Methods Approach to Tracing "Career Pathways" Policy in Virginia: How School Counselors and Student Demographics Influence Implementation Fidelity
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Ormsmith, Michael Isaac – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This explanatory mixed-methods policy analysis describes how school counselors' thoughts and attitudes contribute to the implementation fidelity of the Academic and Career Plan (ACP) policy in a suburban Virginia school division. A quantitative survey investigated counselor thoughts about the policy, implementation behaviors, and counselor ideas…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Career Development, Educational Policy, School Counselors
Children & Youth Master Plan 2014. Alexandria
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Forum for Youth Investment, 2014
In 2010, the Alexandria City Council of Virginia created the Children, Youth and Families Collaborative Commission (CYFCC, or the Commission) with the support of the Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS). Establishing the Commission was a groundbreaking step toward addressing the needs of Alexandria's children in a more holistic manner. The…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Master Plans, Resource Allocation, Child Development
Practice Brief: Assessing Impact of Inclusive Postsecondary Education Using the Think College Standards
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Lynch, Kathleen Bodisch; Getzel, Elizabeth Evans – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
Increasingly across the United States, institutions of higher education (IHE) are offering a wide array of postsecondary educational (PSE) opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). As more students with ID aspire to college, it is incumbent upon IHEs to engage in rigorous program evaluation to assess student outcomes and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Mental Retardation
The Career Clusters Initiative: Three States Outline Implementation Progress
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Sibert, Bonnie; Rowe, Anne; McSpadden, Paggie – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2007
Career clusters represent a nationwide effort to help learners obtain the knowledge and skills they need for career success, mobility and advancement by aligning what is taught in the classroom to business and industry expectations. In this article, the authors, education department officials from Nebraska, Virginia, and Alabama, outline the…
Descriptors: Business Education, Education Work Relationship, Career Planning, Career Development
Career Education and Career Guidance: Strategies for Implementing Career Development.
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Dedmond, Rebecca; Hufziger, Lynne – Journal of Career Development, 1989
Describes career education efforts in South Carolina and Virginia. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance, Gifted
Vocational Gender Equity Project Abstracts 1988-1989.
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1989
This document contains abstracts of 43 projects conducted through Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act sex equity set-aside grants administered by the Vocational Gender Equity Office, Virginia Department of Education. The projects described are grouped in the following categories: (1) centers to serve single parents and homemakers; (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Career Education, Community Programs
Vocational Gender Equity Project Abstracts 1987-1988.
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1988
This document contains abstracts of 47 projects conducted through Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act sex equity set-aside grants administered by the Vocational Gender Equity Office, Virginia Department of Education. The projects described are grouped in the following categories: (1) centers to serve single parents and homemakers; (2)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Career Education, Community Programs