Occupational Safety and Health Education in Post-Secondary Career and Technical Education Construction Programs

Autor/inn/en	Rauscher, Kimberly; Bush, Diane; Chang, Charlotte; Myers, Douglas
Titel	Occupational Safety and Health Education in Post-Secondary Career and Technical Education Construction Programs
Quelle	In: Career and Technical Education Research, 45 (2020) 3, S.63-81 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-754X
Schlagwörter	Occupational Safety and Health; Safety Education; Health Education; Teacher Attitudes; Postsecondary Education; Building Trades; Trade and Industrial Education; Trade and Industrial Teachers; Teacher Education; Educational Needs; Best Practices; Modeling (Psychology); Educational Quality; Program Effectiveness; Experiential Learning; Curriculum Development; Risk + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Occupational safety; Arbeitssicherheit; Sicherheitserziehung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Lehrerverhalten; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Building trade; Bauwesen; Baugewerbe; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Modeling; Modelling; Modellierung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Risiko
Abstract	Construction is one of the most dangerous industries in the US. Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are important settings in which new construction workers can learn about Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). CTE programs are sometimes the only place where these workers will encounter such training. We set out to examine the quality of OSH education received by students in post-secondary CTE construction programs by conducting a survey of instructors teaching in these programs across the country. The goal was to learn the extent to which previously identified "essential elements necessary for providing effective safety and health 'education'" are spread across these programs. Our findings show instructors in these programs prioritize hands-on training, make efforts to stay current in best practices in safety and health, and regularly update their curricula. We also found that instructors need more training on effectively teaching safety and health to more meaningfully integrate such content into their trade skill courses. Finally, we found that instructors need to better model effective safety and health management systems within their classrooms to help keep students safe and set "students'" expectations for safe work when they enter their chosen trade. (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