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Case Study: Hunterdon County Polytech Career Academy.
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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
At first glance, Hunterdon County Polytech Career Academy (HCP) in Flemington, New Jersey, looks like a dream school. This shared-time career academy is an autonomous school district located in Hunterdon County--a county with one of the highest per-capita incomes in the United States--and is 60 miles from both New York City and Philadelphia. HCP…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Achievement, Graduation Requirements, Career Academies
Building a Successful Postsecondary Preparatory Program at a Back on Track School. A Jobs for the Future Case Study
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Seidel, Sam – Jobs For the Future, 2013
North Queens Community High School serves approximately 200 students, 16-20 years old, as they strive to reach their personal and academic goals. All students at North Queens have previously been enrolled in high school elsewhere and are over-age and undercredited. Small class sizes, student-centered support, and an accelerated credit acquisition…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Success, College Readiness, College Preparation
A Report on Some Continuing Education and Independent Study Programmes in North America. Working Papers in Distance Education No. 8.
Laverty, J. R. – 1984
The structure and content of continuing education and independent study programs currently being offered in North America (particularly in the United States) were examined from the standpoint of the feasibility of adopting similar practices and developing similar programs at the University of Queensland in Australia. It was discovered that there…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Auditing (Coursework), College Credits
Market Aspects of an Interior Design Program.
Gold, Judy E. – 1977
A project was conducted to evaluate a proposed interior design program in order to determine the marketability (job availability in the field of interior design and home furnishings merchandising) and the feasibility (educational requirements for entrance into the interior design and home furnishings merchandising job market) of the program. To…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications
Black Leaders' Attitudes Toward the Desirability of Black Students' Entering and Completing Vocational Education Programs. A National Study [Highlights and Recommendations].
Randolph, Harland – 1978
A national survey of black leaders was conducted by federal vocational education administrators to help assure that programs meet the legislative mandate and are socially responsive to black students' needs. The first of three major survey questions--"Is it desirable for black students to enter and complete vocational education programs?"--was…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Black Leadership, Black Students, Educational Administration
Black Leaders' Attitudes toward the Desirability of Black Students' Entering and Completing Vocational Education Programs. A National Study.
Randolph, Harland – 1978
In a national study to help assure that programs meet the legislative mandate and are socially responsive to black students' needs, federal vocational education administrators surveyed black leaders. Respondants included 1,252 persons. The first of three major survey questions--"Is it desirable for black students to enter and complete…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Black Leadership, Black Students, Educational Administration