A Field-Based Approach to Vocational Education Reform.

Autor/inn/en	O'Reilly, Patrick A.; und weitere
Titel	A Field-Based Approach to Vocational Education Reform.
Quelle	(1995), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Educational Objectives; Educational Research; Faculty Development; Long Range Planning; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; Secondary Education; State Programs; Statewide Planning; Teacher Education; Trade and Industrial Education; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Langfristige Planung; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Sekundarbereich; Regierungsprogramm; Planwirtschaft; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung
Abstract	A project described and examined the status of secondary trade and industrial (T&I) education in Virginia and made recommendations to improve such programs. Statewide enrollment data were retrieved for the school years 1986-87 through 1992-93. Questionnaires gathered concerns and recommendations of public school personnel about T&I programs. T&I teachers received a separate questionnaire that collected demographic information. Eight regional meetings attended by members of business, industry, and the general public were held. Focus groups and nominal group techniques were used to collect concerns and recommendations from these groups. A state task force was formed to review and analyze data and propose elements of a strategic plan for the long-range improvement of T&I education. Results indicated an eight percent decline in enrollment. Questionnaire respondents and meeting attendees identified the following concerns: funding, collaboration, teachers, and guidance. The project refined the purposes and related goals of T&I education and identified desired characteristics that focused on access, flexibility, and cost effectiveness. A preliminary proposal for an overall long-range redesign model had three basic components: an "instructional unit based" program component; teacher preparation and development component; and a program planning and evaluation component. Procedures for implementing the programmatic and teacher education and continuing development components were suggested. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC