New Directions for High School Career and Technical Education in the 21st Century. Information Series No. 384.

Autor/in	Lynch, Richard L.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH.
Titel	New Directions for High School Career and Technical Education in the 21st Century. Information Series No. 384.
Quelle	(2000), (108 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Academies; Career Education; Early Childhood Education; Education Work Relationship; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Elementary Education; High Schools; Integrated Curriculum; Middle Schools; Tech Prep; Technical Education; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsakademie; Arbeitslehre; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Elementarunterricht; High school; Oberschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Dualsystem; Technikunterricht; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	This report identifies and describes new directions for vocational, or career and technical, education in high schools at the beginning of the 21st century. It synthesizes the thought and opinion of a variety of stakeholders, gathered through interviews and a review of policy-influencing documents and research. It begins with an historical overview of high school vocational education. Forces influencing high school career and technical education are described: the new economy, public expectations, new cognitive science research about learning, and a variety of school reform movements. The purposes of high school career and technical education are identified as follows: providing career exploration and planning, enhancing academic achievement and motivation to learn more, acquiring generic work competencies and skills useful for employment, and establishing pathways for continuing education and lifelong learning. The importance of the early childhood and middle school years in laying the foundation for high school and beyond is emphasized. The paper elaborates four themes for the new career and technical education: career planning and development, high school reform, upgrading of vocational education, and the K-14 model. These themes are discussed in terms of six components, four that contribute to student achievement (high school majors, contextual teaching and learning, work-based learning, authentic assessment) and two that relate to the organization of schools and school systems (career academies and tech prep). (Contains approximately 110 references.) (SK)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01