Beyond vocational education : career majors, tech prep, schools within schools, magnet schools & academies

Author(s)

• Pucel, David J.

Bibliographic Information

Beyond vocational education : career majors, tech prep, schools within schools, magnet schools & academies

David J. Pucel

Eye On Education, c2001

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book provides the practical information you need to make the transition from traditional "vocational" education programs to the new approaches to career and technical education. It shows you how to organize your schools around relevant career majors using a variety of evolving school formats such as Career Major programs, Tech Prep programs, Academies, and Magnet Schools.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Why Applied, Context-Based, and Community-Based High School Reform?
• Chapter 2 School Formats and High School Reform Innovations
• Chapter 3 Establishing Career Majors
• Chapter 4 Developing Career Major Courses
• Chapter 5 Integrating and Articulating the Curriculum
• Chapter 6 Planning Community-Based Experiences and School-to-Work
• Chapter 7 Evaluating Program Effectiveness

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Details

• NCID: BA62415290
• ISBN:
  • 1930556047
• LCCN: 00055154
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Larchmont, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 161 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LC1045
  • DC21 : 373.01/13
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Vocational education -- United States
  • LCSH : Career education -- United States
  • LCSH : School-to-work transition -- United States