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Gauthier, Thomas – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2023
Purpose: To understand the experience of community college career and technical education (CTE) industry advisory committee members. Methodology: Using the qualitative research tradition phenomenology, participants included advisory committee chairs and institutional programme department chairs to help create a composite description of their lived…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Partnerships in Education, Advisory Committees, Community Colleges
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2018
The most important components of an academic institution are the educational programs it offers. California Education Code and accreditation standards emphasize the essential nature of a college's educational programs to that college's existence, and often a college's programs reflect the individual personality of the college and the uniqueness of…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Program Development, Educational Practices, Curriculum Development
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Gregson, James A.; Ruppel, Karen – Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 2017
This multiple case study explored Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs that were identified as having a focus on sustainability. Using the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (AASHE STARS) as a conceptual framework, the researchers interpreted…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Sustainability, Industry, Labor Needs
Malosh, Ann M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The emergence of modularized curriculum in community college career and technical education (CTE) programs has received substantial attention over the last decade, with researchers suggesting that this type of curriculum redesign may assist with student retention and success. The purpose of this study was to describe advisory committee member…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Vocational Education, Curriculum Development, Community Colleges
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Stephens, Geralyn E. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2011
The Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006 creates a need for secondary school administrators to plan differently for professional development activities for Career and Technical education (CTE) teachers. No longer can professional development activities be comprised of short-term workshops or conferences. The legislation calls for professional development…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Professional Development, Vocational Education, Cooperative Education
Douglass, Rebecca S.; Patton, Ruth Volz – Vocational Education Journal, 1988
Discusses a 1986 study to find out how the states were dealing with the Perkins Act mandate to establish technical committees to advise on curriculum development in priority occupational fields. Benefits include rapport with local employers, benefits to programs, staff development, and greater secondary/postsecondary articulation. (JOW)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Curriculum Development, Educational Benefits, School Business Relationship
Farley, Michael R.; And Others – Vocational Education Journal, 1988
Representatives of the National Council on Vocational Education, the National Alliance of Business, and organized labor training programs discuss their views on technical committees. They generally agree that the committees, although still in their infancy, are beneficial. (JOW)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Curriculum Development, Educational Benefits, School Business Relationship
Martin, Robert A. – Vocational Education Journal, 1988
Points out that the agriculture industry is changing and that vocational agriculture students must learn more science than before to be prepared. Iowa formed groups of educators and business representatives to advise on which curricula should be funded. (JOW)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Program Development
Swalec, John J. – Technical Education, 1972
How to organize a meeting and get the help you need from an advisory committee. Technical Education is a supplement to Industrial Arts and Vocational Education. (Editor/MU)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Charts, Curriculum Development
Sangamon State Univ., Springfield, IL. East Central Curriculum Management Center. – 1988
A study examined the activity of the state technical committees that were mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The study's main objectives were to identify (1) the methods that individual state technical committees used to develop and verify task lists and/or skill inventories; (2) the different reasons for selecting the job…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Skill Analysis
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Schultz, Jerelyn B.; And Others – 1980
To determine the effectiveness of local postsecondary advisory councils in Iowa, this two-phase study surveyed every Iowa postsecondary vocational instructor to identify programs utilizing local advisory councils, the composition of these councils, and names and addresses of leading council members. Phase 2 used a more detailed questionnaire…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Development
Warnock, James R. – Vocational Education Journal, 1988
The Vermont State Board of Education is required to approve competencies for each vocational program. This has resulted in a comprehensive, broad-based approach that can readily be adapted by local schools. Instructors' committees draft curriculum that reflects core competencies for entry-level employment in a given occupational area. (JOW)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Minimum Competencies
Meek, Ronald – American Vocational Journal, 1973
Ways to involve knowledgeable people outside the vocational family in curriculum development and keep it up-to-date are described. (MS)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Business Education, Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development
Rich, John H. – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1977
This discussion of educational changes needed for conversion to the metric system includes ways in which the local curriculum committee can efficiently facilitate the changeover in teaching and in materials. (TA)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Committees, Curriculum Development, Educational Equipment
McDougall, Morley – Can Vocat J, 1970
Of the over 90 percent of 1,078 graduates from the various vocational programs surveyed since 1963, nearly 74 percent have followed a line of work utilizing their education. Data points to the need for further study and possible changes in the secondary programs. (SB)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs
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