Texas Perspectives on College and Career Readiness: An Examination of CTE-Supported Endorsements in Public High Schools

Autor/inn/en	Adamuti-Trache, Maria; Zhang, Yi Leaf; Barker, Staci L.
Titel	Texas Perspectives on College and Career Readiness: An Examination of CTE-Supported Endorsements in Public High Schools
Quelle	In: Career and Technical Education Research, 45 (2020) 2, S.59-78 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-754X
Schlagwörter	College Readiness; Career Readiness; Vocational Education; Public Schools; High Schools; Educational Legislation; Career Pathways; Social Justice; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; High school; Oberschule; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Soziale Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 5 in 2013 to adopt the Foundation High School Program, a new graduation program intended to support youth college and career readiness. Texan students entering grade 9 were guided to enroll in one or more endorsements with a specific curriculum designed to introduce them to STEM, Business & Industry, Public Services, Arts & Humanities, or Multidisciplinary areas of study and future career pathways. This research was based on analysis of restricted-use Texas longitudinal administrative and transcript data for 9th graders enrolled in Texas public schools in the academic year 2015/16. We examined the complementary roles that exposure to core academic subjects and career and technical education courses has on making endorsement choices, with a focus on three CTE-supported endorsements, STEM, Business & Industry, and Public Service. The study contributes to the literature on college and career readiness by examining specifically how the academic and vocational dimensions are reflected in the Texas high school endorsements. The study also addresses social equity issues by inquiring who participates in which endorsements and whether student endorsement choices are marked by sociodemographic and academic differences that exacerbate educational inequalities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for Career and Technical Education Research. Web site: http://acteronline.org/publications/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01