Evidence Summary for Career Academies. Top Tier Evidence Initiative

Institution	Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy
Titel	Evidence Summary for Career Academies. Top Tier Evidence Initiative
Quelle	(2014), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Academies; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Evidence; Randomized Controlled Trials; High Schools; Low Income Students; Urban Areas; Communities of Practice; Career Education; Technical Education; Integrated Curriculum; Partnerships in Education; Career Awareness; Gender Differences; Statistical Significance; Educational Benefits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsakademie; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Evidenz; High school; Oberschule; Urban area; Stadtregion; Community; Arbeitslehre; Technikunterricht; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Karrierebewusstsein; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsertrag
Abstract	U.S. social programs, set up to address important problems, often fall short by funding specific models/strategies ("interventions") that are not effective. When evaluated in scientifically-rigorous studies, social interventions in K-12 education, job training, crime prevention, and other areas are frequently found ineffective or marginally effective. Interventions that produce sizable, sustained effects on important life outcomes tend to be the exception. The Top Tier Evidence Initiative seeks to assist policy officials in identifying interventions meeting the Congressional Top Tier evidence standard, defined in recent legislative provisions as "well-designed randomized controlled trials [showing] sizeable, sustained effects on important outcomes." The summary of evidence presented in this report is based on a systematic search of the literature, and correspondence with leading researchers, to identify all well-designed and implemented randomized controlled trials of Career Academies. The 9 Career Academies studied in this summary operate within large high schools in low-income, urban areas, and have three distinguishing characteristics: (1) They are organized as small learning communities (150 to 200 students) to create a more supportive, personalized learning environment; (2) They combine academic and career and technical curricula around a career theme; and (3) They establish partnerships with local employers to provide career awareness and work-based learning opportunities for students. Each Academy typically focuses on a specific field (e.g., health care). Students are recruited to attend, and then must submit an application. Approved applicants enter a Career Academy in 9th or 10th grade, and are taught by a single team of teachers through grade 12. Among key findings are an 11% increase in average annual earnings ($2,460 per year), sustained over the eight years after scheduled high school graduation. The effect was concentrated among men (who experienced a 17% earnings increase), and was not statistically significant for women. This summary of the evidence identified one such study--a large, multi-site trial--described in this report. Strong evidence of effectiveness applies to the Career Academy model evaluated in this trial as opposed to other types of Career Academies. The Panel of experts finds that this intervention meets the Congressional Top Tier evidence standard. Intervention benefits and costs are discussed. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy. 900 19th Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006. Tel: 202-380-3571; Fax: 202-380-3624; Web site: http://coalition4evidence.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01