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DeLoach, Cara; Soliz, Adela; Mesa, Hidahis – Community College Review, 2023
Objective: This article analyzes the implementation of two state grant programs in Tennessee aimed at improving the quality of in-demand postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) programming at community and technical colleges. We use insights from our findings to propose a conceptual framework for understanding how external funding can…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Capacity Building, State Aid
Christy Jo Seals – ProQuest LLC, 2022
For this study, I used a quantitative design to examine Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers' perceptions of coaching within the State of Tennessee during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years. The purpose of the study was to describe whether coaching sessions in the state of Tennessee altered CTE teachers' instructional practices, CTE…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes
Suffren, Quentin; Mezera, Danielle – Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2018
The Career and Technical Education (CTE) playbook series has explored strategies and processes states can use to strengthen CTE program quality and provide students with pathways to postsecondary credentialing and middle- and higher-wage career opportunities. This fifth playbook in the series addresses the final set of steps for strengthening…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), State Programs, Vocational Education, Industry
McNelly, Don E.; Searle, Mary Ann – 1989
A study was conducted to identify and analyze the involvement of secondary vocational education and business and industry in joint partnership agreements in Tennessee. Vocational administrators (n=94), teachers (n=53), and business and industry persons (n=22) responded to questionnaires, representing response rates of 81%, 77%, and 39%…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Entry Workers
LEGG, OTTO – 1963
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COMPARATIVE STUDY WAS TO EVALUATE THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF TENNESSEE VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS IN FOUR CATEGORIES -- (1) PILOT SCHOOLS, (2) LIKE-PILOT SCHOOLS OR SCHOOLS RESEMBLING PILOT SCHOOLS, (3) STUDENT TEACHING CENTERS, AND (4) NEGRO SCHOOLS. THE RANDOM SAMPLE INCLUDED 800 STUDENTS FROM 20 SCHOOLS DIVIDED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Black Students
Bettis, Glenn E.; Hyder, Carroll R. – 1978
A study was conducted to develop and implement a one- and five-year student and employer-based follow-up study of secondary vocational education programs in Tennessee. Questionnaires were sent to 1,013 students who graduated in 1975-76 and to 92 of their employers. It was found that (1) students in both groups rated the Tennessee vocational…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Patterns, Failure
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Bice, Juanita W. – 1976
To meet the needs of the State of Tennessee and the people involved in the administration of local vocational programs, an inservice training program for local vocational administrators was developed. The basic approach to the project centered on the extern concept. Major components of the program included a summer conference, regional and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Research, Inservice Education
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Tennessee State Board for Vocational Education, Nashville. Health Occupations Education Service.
These general guidelines for establishing a practical nursing education program define the roles and responsibilities of the administrative and instructional personnel, State Board of Vocational Education, Tennessee Board of Nursing, local advisory committee, and cooperative hospital. The philosophy, definition, objectives, and rationale for a…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Allied Health Occupations Education, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. Dept. of Distributive Education.
The purpose of this handbook is to delimit the scope of distributive education in Tennessee and to provide guidelines for vocational program development in distributive education. Intended as a guide for the local distributive education teacher-coordinator, this handbook will also prove useful for administrators, guidance counselors, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Qualifications, Adult Education, Community Involvement
Lamberth, Edwin E. – 1982
A study identified and verified the professional education competencies needed and presently held by beginning teachers of vocational agriculture in Tennessee. To obtain these data researchers designed a survey instrument that listed 99 competencies under the following areas: program planning, development, and evaluation; planning of instruction;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Beginning Teachers, Educational Needs, Instructional Development
Petry, John R.; And Others – 1978
As a result of the concern for knowledge about the problems students face in achieving their educational goals, a study was conducted to answer two questions: "To what degree is articulation working in Tennessee?" and "What do our constituents say should be done to establish the process for effecting articulation?" Opinions…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Career Guidance, Community Colleges
Ratajczak, Rosalinda – 1978
The six sections of this report describe the collection of occupational information on an interstate basis to plan effective education programs for manpower development. Focus is on eight southern states--Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Section 1 discusses two views of vocational…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Economics
Blount County Schools, Maryville, TN. – 1980
This report describes activities and presents products of a three-year project to develop a guidance and placement program in Blount County, Tennessee. Sections 1 and 2 review objectives and personnel of this project to develop vocational awareness programs for elementary students, develop occupational exploratory courses for Grade 9, develop…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration