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Stipanovic, Natalie; Shumer, Rob; Stringfield, Sam – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2012
American businesses and industries have long identified shortages in key career and technical areas--some of these areas require two- or four-year college degrees, whereas others simply require industry certifications. Career and technical education (CTE) has the potential to play a central role in filling these gaps. The current Carl D. Perkins…
Descriptors: Credentials, Vocational Education, Education Work Relationship, Formative Evaluation
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Stipanovic, Natalie; Stringfield, Sam – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2013
This qualitative study explores career counseling and guidance services as provided to students engaged in career and technical education programs at three sites in the United States. The sites, consisting of high schools and community colleges, were part of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education's 5-year studies of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Inquiry, Career Exploration, Vocational Education
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Stringfield, Sam; Shumer, Robert; Stipanovic, Natalie; Murphy, Nora – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2013
The National Research Center on Career and Technical Education has supported four studies on one of the major components of Perkins legislation: programs of study. In this article, we present qualitative data linking the research center's longitudinal projects based on programs of study, via a one-time cross-case study of sites deemed highly…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, State Surveys, State Programs, Transitional Programs