"We Don't Just Make Cookies": Practitioners' Perspectives on the Viability of Career and Technical Education in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Lasonen, Johanna L.; Hernandez, Victor M.
Titel	"We Don't Just Make Cookies": Practitioners' Perspectives on the Viability of Career and Technical Education in the United States
Quelle	In: Career and Technical Education Research, 39 (2014) 1, S.55-78 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-754X
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Masters Programs; Educational Trends; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Educational Change; Educational Quality; Difficulty Level; Career Academies; Economic Climate + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Bildungsentwicklung; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsreform; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Berufsakademie; Wirtschaftslage
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative study was to capture the perspectives of 13 Masters' students, who are also practitioners in Career and Technical Education (CTE), regarding the trends, issues, and future directions in the field. The analysis of interview and focus group data led to the identification of three recurring themes. The first theme was identified as We Don't Just Make Cookies which signifies the increase in rigor of CTE programs with the shift from vocational education. The second theme of Career Academies: An Enduring School Reform Initiative? emerged as a strong belief that career academies were not just another educational fad which would wane in the near future, but instead is a school reform initiative that will make a lasting impact. The third theme CTE: A Larger Part of Schools was expressed as a new focus on CTE as one possible solution to the economic crisis. (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	2020/1/01