Workforce Education and Two Important Viewpoints

Autor/inn/en	Dennis, Dawn Holley; Hudson, Clemente Charles
Titel	Workforce Education and Two Important Viewpoints
Quelle	In: Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 44 (2007) 2, S.89-98 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1864
Schlagwörter	African Americans; African American Community; Youth; Technical Education; College Credits; Higher Education; Enrollment; Community Colleges; Dual Enrollment; High Schools; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Technikunterricht; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Einschulung; Community college; Community College; Doppelstudium; High school; Oberschule
Abstract	Workforce Education appears to be a goldmine in the state of Florida. As of December 2003, annual job growth statistics reveal that Florida ranked number one in the nation in new jobs and tied for number one in percent change relative to other populous states (Georgia, Texas, New Jersey, and New York). The purpose of Florida's Workforce Education Program is to provide career and technical education as well as other educational services to help students attain those skills that enable them to become or remain economically self-sufficient. The purpose of this article is to explore the necessity for students to participate in programs that offer less than bachelor degrees while recognizing the importance of higher education, particularly in the African American community. It addresses the viewpoints of two African-American leaders, Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. DuBois, in light of today's dilemma of how best to address the needs of African-American youth. These two men believed education was essential in African Americans' overcoming of the social ills of their time; Washington put his faith in skills and trade, and DuBois believed that equality and education were more important than wealth. (Contains 1 table.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10