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Voeller, Jooyoung – Career and Technical Education Research, 2022
Recently, apprenticeships have re-emerged as an effective means of preparing young people for the 21st-century workplace (Browning & Nickoli, 2017; OECD, 2018). Especially, community colleges have been actively implementing modern apprenticeships within their degree programs by offering degree apprenticeships (DAs). The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Apprenticeships, Work Experience Programs, Academic Degrees
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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr,; Warren, Nathalie Q.; Hernández-Gantes, Victor M. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2018
The purpose of this study was to uncover and describe the key components of a "distinguished" National Academy Foundation (NAF) information technology (IT) academy and the nature of implementation to prepare students to be college, career and future ready. Based on 77 semistructured interviews of stakeholders of the academy, we found the…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Lifelong Learning
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Bragg, Debra D.; Marvel, Matthew R. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2008
This study examined differences in the awareness, use, and perceived impact of educators, employers, and workforce training providers toward skills standards implementation in the State of Illinois. Group differences were revealed on the use of skills standards, with educators displaying significantly higher levels of use than employers or…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, State Standards, Skill Development, Program Implementation