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Canrinus, Esther T.; Klette, Kirsti; Hammerness, Karen – Journal of Teacher Education, 2019
Although teacher educators may perceive their program and courses to be coherent, the question remains to what extent student teachers also are able to perceive the linkages within their programs. Coherence within teacher education programs is important for teacher candidates to build understanding of teaching. Our study draws upon survey data…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Alignment (Education), Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teachers
Mokoena, Sello – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2017
This small-scale study focused on the experiences of student teachers towards teaching practice in an open and distance learning (ODL) institution in South Africa. The sample consisted of 65 fourth year students enrolled for Bachelor of Education, specializing in secondary school teaching. The mixed-method research design consisting of…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Experience, Student Teaching, Distance Education
Smith, Shannon Saxby – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study was designed to solicit the perspectives of AP and IB graduates who have completed at least one semester of postsecondary education about their experiences while in their respective programs. This study was also conducted to determine whether these IB graduates report that they were better prepared for postsecondary studies than…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Placement, Graduates, Attitudes
Castellano, Marisa; Sundell, Kirsten E.; Overman, Laura T.; Richardson, George B.; Stone, James R., III – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2014
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between participation in federally mandated college and career-preparatory programs--known as programs of study (POS)--and high school achievement outcomes. POS are an organized approach to college and career readiness that offer an aligned sequence of courses spanning secondary and…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Career Readiness, Programs, College Readiness
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2014
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV)" continues a longstanding federal investment in career and technical education (CTE) through grants to states and subgrants to local entities such as local education agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs). As the fourth reauthorization of a…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Grants
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2013
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV)" reinforces a longstanding federal commitment to supporting career and technical education (CTE). Although federal contributions account for only a fraction of total state and local spending on CTE, federal policy has had, and continues to have, a large…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Grants
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Wiggins, James D. – School Counselor, 1978
The purpose of this study was to determine if the newly placed emphasis on job placement in secondary schools has affected the means by which students actually find entry-level jobs. Three Delaware schools (urban, suburban, and rural) were surveyed. Results indicate "placement persons" had little effect on graduates placed. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Employment Services, High School Graduates, Job Placement
Mitchell, Marianne H.; Gibson, Robert L. – American Vocational Journal, 1977
Reports the outcome of a study designed to assess the status of placement and follow-up for secondary school youth and to identify the characteristics of the programs found to be successful or "exemplary." A table summarizing the placement activities found in the schools involved in the study is included. (BM)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Job Placement, Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement
Douthitt, Frieda – 1986
This report presents findings of a study of effective placement programs, both secondary and postsecondary, which identified elements that contribute to program success. The analysis begins with a look at who operates the placement services, what their backgrounds are, and their similarities and differences in terms of philosophies, opinions, and…
Descriptors: Job Development, Job Placement, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Middleton, Doris Marie – 1975
The purpose of this study was to determine whether students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) English in the senior year in the Memphis (Tennessee) City School System entered college immediately on graduation in greater proportions than students who were enrolled in other senior English courses. It was concluded that the number of students…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students, Doctoral Dissertations
Gibson, Robert L.; Mitchell, Marianne H. – 1976
A study was conducted to identify placement and followup practices common to successful programs, and to strengthen those aspects of pre- and/or inservice training which prepare local counseling and guidance personnel to function more effectively in implementing local placement and followup efforts. A total of 3,218 schools from 26 states were…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Employment Counselors, Guidance Objectives
Lincoln Public Schools, NE. – 1976
Description of the placement component of the Lincoln Career Education Project is contained in this report, covering the period of 1973-1976. Objectives, procedures followed, and project results and accomplishments are reported in detail. Results of the project included the establishment and refinement of the general concept of career education…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs
Gill, Douglas H. – 1984
The report is one of the three documents designed to provide baseline data on the delivery of vocational and special education services for secondary level mildly handicapped learners in 13 school districts in Washington State. Specifically, the report examines the programming patterns in the enrollment of secondary special education students in a…
Descriptors: Mild Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Secondary Education, State Surveys
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Heal, Laird W.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1989
The survey of projects concerned with placing secondary students with mental handicaps into competitive employment studied 24 matched pairs of successfully/unsuccessfully employed students. Results showed that successful programs were characterized by team effort, employer support, employment supervision, and a sensitive match of student and job.…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Services, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness
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Baltimore County Board of Education, MD. Western Vocational-Technical Center. – 1976
Covering a 2-year period (1974-76), this project conducted in Baltimore County, Maryland, demonstrated that an area-coordinated placement service should be part of the educational program of a school system. Project objectives were to serve as a job locating service to junior and senior high school students, to provide employers with a single…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Employment Services
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