The Big Blur: An Argument for Erasing the Boundaries between High School, College, and Careers--and Creating One New System That Works for Everyone

Autor/inn/en	Hoffman, Nancy; Vargas, Joel; Hartung, Kyle; Barrett, Lexi; Cuevas, Erica; Sullivan, Felicia; Mawhinney, Joanna; Nahar, Avni
Institution	JFF (Jobs for the Future)
Titel	The Big Blur: An Argument for Erasing the Boundaries between High School, College, and Careers--and Creating One New System That Works for Everyone
Quelle	(2021), (65 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Colleges; Student Needs; Career Readiness; Barriers; Postsecondary Education; Incentives; Alignment (Education); Governance; Human Resources; Educational Innovation; Public Education; College Readiness; Grade 11; Grade 12; Access to Education; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Low Income Groups; Socioeconomic Status; Disproportionate Representation; Adolescents; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Attitudes; Costs; Best Practices; Dual Enrollment; Advanced Placement Programs; Vocational Education; Foreign Countries; Experiential Learning; Accountability; Educational Finance; Switzerland; United States; Massachusetts; Tennessee; Indiana; Texas; Delaware; New York; District of Columbia; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Anreiz; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Humankapital; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Öffentliche Erziehung; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Access; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schülerverhalten; Cost; Kosten; Doppelstudium; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Ausland; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Verantwortung; Bildungsfonds; Schweiz; USA; Master-Studiengang; Kalifornien
Abstract	This paper argues for a radical restructuring of education for grades 11-14--by erasing the arbitrary dividing line between high school and college--to open opportunities for the learners the current systems leave behind. The authors make the case for an entirely new type of institution--neither high school nor college--designed specifically to better meet the needs of young people after 10th grade and help prepare them to succeed in the world of work. The authors take a hard look at the obstacles that impede more than half of the nation's young people from making successful transitions from high school to postsecondary education to the labor market despite the best of intentions of the many who support them. They identify the four key areas that need transformation: (1) incentives (in accountability and finance); (2) alignment; (3) governance; and (4) staffing. For each, the authors provide examples of innovation--existing policies, programs, and networks--that have made strides toward smoothing transitions. Last, the authors recommend an action agenda of next steps to start pushing closer to the ideal. [For the executive summary, see ED614770.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01