Strategic Global Advantage: The Career Academy/Technical College State Initiative

Autor/inn/en	Lakes, Richard D.; Burns, Janet Z.
Titel	Strategic Global Advantage: The Career Academy/Technical College State Initiative
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 36 (2012) 6, S.422-435 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668920902917492
Schlagwörter	Economic Development; Charter Schools; Technical Institutes; Career Academies; Educational Change; Education Work Relationship; Regional Planning; Regional Schools; College School Cooperation; Alignment (Education); Strategic Planning; Educational Planning; School Business Relationship; School Organization; Educational Practices; Human Capital; Educational Policy; Public Policy; Global Approach; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Technische Fakultät; Berufsakademie; Bildungsreform; Regionalplanung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Bildungsplanung; School organisation; Schulorganisation; Bildungspraxis; Humankapital; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Öffentliche Ordnung; Globales Denken
Abstract	Georgia's legislators have approved a plan whereby public school districts in the state could convert to charter schools to tailor programs for local educational communities. The state has authorized funds for five secondary-level charter career academies that are to be positioned regionally and partnered with a postsecondary community or technical college on-site. This is a model of seamlessness that is predicated upon physical placement near one of the strategic industry clusters in the state. Yet, assignment of these academies is matched not only to geographical targets as designated in the governor's global industry and innovation initiative. Career academies also serve the function of early colleges in that they become a transitioning model between two very distinct educational institutions. This includes close articulation with technical college instructors, curriculums, and workforce and economic development programs--an arrangement that is much more likely to amplify and improve the pool of trained workers for cluster-based firms. Drawing technical colleges and career academies together for an agenda of educational reform signifies that a state is tooling-up both to accommodate new business growth and firm relocations, and also to equip young people with the skills and know-how needed in 21st century workplaces. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10