State Secondary Career and Technical Education Standards: Creating a Framework from a Patchwork of Policies

Autor/inn/en	Castellano, Marisa; Harrison, Linda; Schneider, Sherrie
Titel	State Secondary Career and Technical Education Standards: Creating a Framework from a Patchwork of Policies
Quelle	In: Career and Technical Education Research, 33 (2008) 1, S.25-44 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-754X
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Secondary Education; State Standards; Academic Standards; State Aid; Alignment (Education); Federal Legislation; State Officials; Interviews; District of Columbia; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Sekundarbereich; Bundesrecht; Member of the government; Regierungsmitglied; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; USA
Abstract	Many states are currently working to define secondary career and technical education (CTE) content standards that specify the knowledge and skills students are expected to master in CTE program areas. This study explores the progress and status of states in developing statewide secondary CTE standards systems. An exhaustive online query of CTE standards systems across the 50 states and the District of Columbia was conducted in 2006, proceeded and validated by targeted follow-up interviews with state officials. The results show that Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Ohio are at the forefront of CTE standards development in ways consistent with recent federal legislation. The article also describes the relationship between the CTE standards system and other standards systems in each state (e.g., secondary academic standards, postsecondary technical standards). Overall, there is a great deal of variation in the secondary CTE standards systems across states, thwarting cross-state comparisons for both researchers and policymakers. (Contains 6 tables and 2 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for Career and Technical Education Research. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Human Resource Education, 1310 South Sixth Street, 351 Education Building, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 217-333-0807; Fax: 217-244-5632; Web site: http://www.agri.wsu.edu/acter/journal.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10