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Moses W. Ngware; Vollan Ochieng; Francis Kiroro; Njora Hungi; John M. Muchira – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2024
Economic growth is dependent on well-skilled human capital. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes are paramount in provision of the requisite capabilities which encompass both academic and non-academic skills also known as whole youth development (WYD) skills. Youths leaving training institutions in Kenya experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Holistic Approach
Celeste K. Carruthers; Shaun Dougherty; Thomas Goldring; Daniel Kreisman; Roddy Theobald; Carly Urban; Jesús Villero – AERA Open, 2024
We describe alignment between high school career and technical education (CTE) and local labor markets across five states--Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Tennessee, and Washington. We find that CTE is partially aligned with local labor markets. A 10-percentage-point higher share of local jobs related to a CTE career cluster is associated with a…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Alignment (Education), Vocational High Schools, Labor Market
Adeniyi, Adeshina Olushola; Derera, Evelyn; Gamede, Vangeli – SAGE Open, 2022
Entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) has been described as the cognitive element that can stimulate entrepreneurial readiness. There is a paucity of research on whether graduates of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Nigeria are entrepreneurially ready for future work, particularly in the field of…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Self Efficacy, Readiness, Vocational Education
Liu, Xin; Chen, Yishan; Yang, Yong; Liu, Bo; Ma, Caiyun; Craig, Gordon R.; Gao, Fei – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2022
The goal of this study was twofold: firstly, to investigate vocational accounting students' attitudes towards sustainable development; secondly, to explore the influence of students' professional scepticism on their attitudes towards sustainable development. We surveyed 363 accounting students enrolled in a vocational college in China. We found…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, College Students, Student Attitudes, Sustainable Development
Sevilla, María Paola; Snodgrass Rangel, Virginia – Journal of Career Development, 2023
Existing inequalities in STEM-related vocational-technical education (VTE) programs are more prevalent than within 4-year programs. Situated in Chile, this study tests whether Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) adequately explains career development among students enrolled in STEM-VTE programs. In doing so, it also examines how external factors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, College Students
Kozina, Ana; Wiium, Nora; Gonzalez, Jose-Michael; Dimitrova, Radosveta – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2019
Background: The transition from lower-secondary to upper-secondary education marks a critical period for adolescents that impacts their academic achievement. Objective: Based on Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework, we examined associations between math achievement as measured by PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) and PYD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescent Development, Student Development, Secondary School Students
Cristina Di Giusto Valle; María-Camino Escolar-Llamazares; Tamara de la Torre Cruz; M. Isabel Luis Rico; Carmen Palmero Cámara; Alfredo Jiménez – Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2024
Purpose: The efficiency of an educational program on entrepreneurial competence, Training the Potential Entrepreneur. Generation of an Educational Model for Entrepreneurial Identify (PEIEO) is evaluated in this study. Design/methodology/approach: Pre and post intervention tests were administered to an Experimental Group (EG) and a Control Group…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Self Concept, Program Effectiveness, Individual Development
David Blazar; Wenjing Gao; Seth Gershenson; Ramon Goings; Francisco Lagos – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Local teacher recruitment through "grow-your-own" programs is a prominent strategy to address workforce shortages and ensure that incoming teachers resemble, understand, and have strong connections to their communities. We exploit the staggered rollout of the Teacher Academy of Maryland career and technical education certificate program…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Program Effectiveness, Vocational Education, Educational Certificates
Ray, Sarah; Zarestky, Jill – European Journal of Training and Development, 2022
Purpose: Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are key contributors to skill and talent development for nations worldwide, as aligned with the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs). The purpose of this paper is to explore gender inclusion in VET programmes from an economic feminist (EF) theoretical perspective.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Gender Differences, Inclusion, Equal Education
Mellander, Erik; Lind, Patrik – Review of Education, 2021
Many countries are trying to increase the recruitment to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies. Some have implemented curriculum reforms to this end, others may do so. Using experiences from curriculum reforms in Germany, the Netherlands and, in particular, Sweden, we consider a proposal from the Royal Society in England…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Recruitment, STEM Education, Curriculum Development
Solarz, Stephanie – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2022
This qualitative phenomenological study describes the experiences of female students in a rural Alberta vocational training centre through semi-structured interviews. The findings indicate five key ways that instructors and institutions can approach instruction to maximize the opportunity for early and sustained student engagement: a sense of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Womens Education, Rural Schools
Jepsen, Alison – Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2022
Since 1998, the Iowa Department of Education's Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation (division) has compiled and published "The Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges," commonly known as the "Condition Report." The intent of this report is to provide clear, objective data about Iowa's community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Admission, College Enrollment
Jepsen, Alison – Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2020
Since 1998, the Iowa Department of Education's Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation (division) has compiled and published "The Annual Condition of Iowa's Community Colleges," commonly known as the "Condition Report." The intent of this report is to provide clear, objective data about Iowa's community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Student Characteristics, Graduation Rate
Tesfai, Lul – New America, 2021
Based on comprehensive data from the Washington Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, this analysis explores short-term training programs, including which providers offer them and in which occupation-specific programs of study; the demographics of those who enroll in programs; and outcomes for program completers or graduates. Given…
Descriptors: Equal Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Job Training
Daugherty, Lindsay; Anderson, Drew M.; Kramer, Jenna W.; Bozick, Robert – RAND Corporation, 2021
Instead of enrolling for four or more years to get a bachelor's degree, what if individuals could work their way toward a degree gradually? First, they would attend college or a trade school for six months or a year and earn a certificate that prepares them for an entry-level job in various fields. Then, they would pursue additional knowledge and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Manufacturing Industry, Engineering Education, Information Technology