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Direct linkBarham, Mary Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the low participation rate among high school students 18 years of age or older in Advanced Placement courses. The subjects in this study were 129 Advanced Placement Students and 129 non-Advanced Placement high school students 18 years of age or older in five high schools in two Louisiana parishes.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Work Experience Programs, Advanced Placement, Grade Point Average
Experiential Learning Programs: Synthesis of Findings and Proposed Framework for Future Evaluations.
Download full textOwens, Thomas R.; And Others – 1979
This study was conducted to review evaluation studies of high school experiential learning programs to determine the nature of their findings and the essential elements that produce effective learning experiences in the community, and to assess the approaches used in these evaluations. Literature reviewed for the study centered on (1) work…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Stasz, Cathleen; Stern, David – Centerpoint, 1998
Work-based learning (WBL) differs from work experiences gained in regular youth jobs because WBL is intentionally structured to promote learning by linking work with school. Five main purposes of WBL have been identified: enhancing students' motivation and academic achievement; increasing personal and social competence related to work in general;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Corder, Reginald; Watkins, Richard W. – 1976
Originally, this project attempted to find appropriate existing instruments that would be useful in the assessment of desired pupil outcomes for the Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) programs. When this effort proved unsuccessful, the next step was the development of systematic observations on a time-sampling basis. When this procedure was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Career Planning, Evaluation Methods
Trask, Anne E. – 1976
The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Miller, Debra G.; Smith, Denise M. – 2002
This paper discusses a study that investigated whether competencies identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) could be used to document job skills of students with mild disabilities. Participants in the study were 17 teachers, job coaches, and parents associated with a high school special education department…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Qualifications
Watkins, Richard W.; Corder, Reginald – 1977
Student outcomes and participant opinions in four experience-based career education (EBCE) programs were compiled and compared. Difficulties were encountered in finding or creating measures for the nine goals of the program: (1) career development; (2) self knowledge; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Evaluation Methods, High School Students
Stern, David; Dayton, Charles; Lenz, Robert; Tidyman, Susan – 2001
This document presents four case studies illustrating how selected high schools from across the country have implemented the career academy model schoolwide. The case studies profile the career academies of the following schools: (1) Ben Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); (2) Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California); (3) South…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Check Lists, College Preparation, Curriculum
Smith, David M.; Theophano, Janet S. – 1976
The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high-school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7)…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Case Studies, Educational Anthropology
Anderson, Shel; Drucker, Charles B. – 1976
The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote career development skills and knowledge, and knowledge of one's own interests, abilities, and values. The following skills were also emphasized: reading, problem solving, oral communication, writing,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Educational Anthropology, Ethnography
Anderson, Shel; Drucker, Charles B. – 1976
The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7)…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Educational Anthropology, Ethnography
Durgin, Edward Charles – 1976
The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7)…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Educational Anthropology
Watkins, Richard W.; Corder, Reginald – 1977
The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
California Univ., Berkeley. Career Academy Support Network. – 2002
This document presents guidelines and resource materials to assist individuals in planning career academies. Chapter 1 defines career academies as programs designed around the following key elements: (1) development and cultivation of a small learning community; (2) a college preparatory curriculum with a career theme; and (3) partnerships with…
Descriptors: Career Academies, College Preparation, Conferences, Definitions
Almeida, Cheryl, Ed.; Steinberg, Adria, Ed. – 2001
This document presents tools and guidelines to help practitioners transform their high schools into institutions facilitating community-connected learning. The approach underpinning the tools and guidelines is based on the following principles: academic rigor and relevance; personalized learning; self-passage to adulthood; and productive learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Action Research, Admission Criteria
