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Diemer, Kelli – Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), 2020
Comprehensive, high-quality career development includes work-based learning (WBL) experiences such as workplace tours, job shadowing, school-based enterprises, internships, and apprenticeships. In addition to the activities themselves, WBL is often best defined by a strong partnership between an education program, an employer, and a motivated…
Descriptors: Career Development, Work Experience Programs, Job Shadowing, Internship Programs
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Meyer, Laura Landry; Gerard, Jean M.; Sturm, Michael R.; Wooldridge, Deborah G. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2016
A tiered practice model (introductory, pre-internship, and internship) embedded in the curriculum facilitates community engagement and creates relevance for students as they pursue a professional identity in Human Development and Family Studies. The tiered model integrates high-impact teaching practices (HIP) and student engagement pedagogies…
Descriptors: Models, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education
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Morrison, Judith A.; Raab, Fred; Ingram, Dale – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
To explore how elementary teachers may differ from secondary teachers in their views about NOS, a professional development experience involving explicit reflective instruction on NOS, discussions about science with scientists, and exposing the teachers to the practices, techniques, and collaborations fundamental to scientific research was…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Professional Development, Job Shadowing, Scientific Principles
Johnson, Philomena M. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2010
The key to building successful strategies as a higher education practitioner promoting 21st century green economy career awareness for women attending urban universities, demands advocating for benefits, and subverting potential barriers, to positively influence career choices. Women's career investment and returns increase when proper strategies…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Quality of Life
Storm, Jeanne – Future Educators Association, 2008
One of the most pressing challenges in public education today is the recruitment and retention of high quality teachers for America's schools. Research shows teacher shortages exist nationwide but vary by geographic area, content area, demographics, and individual schools. In a recent study of the Future Educators Association[R] (FEA) initiative…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Public Schools, Job Shadowing, Career Academies