Sentences with phrase «of vocational education»

This diversity ranges from strong differences of opinion on the value of local comprehensive high schools versus regional vocational schools to differing perceptions of the fundamental purpose of vocational education in the high school.

Our estimates of the impact of vocational education on age - employment profiles indicate that much of the policy discussion about education programs is too narrow.

Schools and community colleges are moving from the old model of vocational education to the new model of school - to - work programs.

«What we aren't dealing with, sufficiently, is the degree of vocational education,» he says.

After years of vocational education failing to get much of a hearing politically, the last few years have seen an astonishing shift.

In assessing these alternatives, virtually all discussion of vocational education emphasizes its potential advantages in easing entry into the labor market by youth (with surprisingly mixed evidence).

The decrease in the relative labor - market advantage of vocational education with age is apparent not only in employment, but also in income.

There is a trade - off between short - term benefits and long - term costs of vocational education.

In this report, we examine this accountability system in the context of vocational education and current accountability measures.

These included policies aimed at improving the quality of vocational education, carried in recent years by Portugal, Denmark and Sweden.

The employment patterns are most pronounced in the «apprenticeship countries» with combined school and work - based education programs (Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland in our data) and least noticeable in the countries with no formal system of vocational education such as the United States.

«The Troubled History of Vocational Education.»

He was also involved in the congressionally mandated National Assessment of Vocational Education, as part of a team of researchers from Columbia University and the University of California at Berkeley.

Considerable debate continues about the value of vocational education and training (VET) and in particular the value of VET delivered to secondary students.

He is also a Trustee of Teach First, the charity which recruits graduates to teach in state schools, a Trustee of the vocational education charity Edge, and a Governor of the Baker - Dearing Trust, which supports the establishment of University Technical Colleges, technical schools for 14 - to 18 - year - olds.

Humphreys was a teacher before election to the National Assembly for Wales, Head of Vocational Education in a Welsh Medium School.

And this instability has actually lessened the credibility of vocational education.

Vocational Education Resources From Steven E. Sorg, Ph.D., University of Central Florida, directory of vocational education resources including legislation and research.

Already used by the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education to teach aircraft engineering and building maintenance skills, the U.S. - based VR platform zSpace has now launched vocational simulations of its own, in partnership with Shenzhen GTA Education Tech Ltd. in China.

It was developed both as a position paper for the forthcoming reauthorization by Congress of the Vocational Education Act and in reaction to increasing speculation that the Reagan Administration would like to shift responsibility for vocational education away from the Education Department...

Both Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have lately talked up the virtues of vocational education — but both have also noted, pointedly, that such classes must not be a substitute for college - prep academics.

Please describe your understanding of vocational education and how it is delivered in Massachusetts.

His published education research includes Finding One's Place: Teaching Styles and Peer Relations in Diverse Classrooms (Teachers College Press, 2000), and articles in the American Educational Research Journal, Teachers College Record, Journal of Vocational Education Research, Sociology of Education, and American Journal of Education.

He earned a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a master's degree in administration and supervision of vocational education, and a bachelor's degree in industrial arts education from Florida International University.

Besides, he adds, there's a knee - jerk reaction in this country against any curriculum with even a whiff of vocational education or tracking.

Through most of the 20th century, college readiness and career readiness were more or less distinct, in part because what we now call career readiness was called job training and took the form of vocational education.

Much has changed since the heyday of vocational education; today, the national discourse on high school reform has shifted to embrace the role of high - quality career - technical education in preparing all students for both college and career.

In 1906 they formed the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education (NSPIE) to lobby on behalf of vocational education and to coordinate the efforts of supporting groups, including the American Federation of Labor, the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Education Association, and social welfare reformers.

The quality of careers education and guidance (CEG) has plummeted since the days of the Technical and Vocational Educational Initiative (TVEI), which did much to improve the status of vocational education in its widest sense: generic work - related skills.

25 years ago TVEI increased the importance of both vocational education promoting generic work - related skills and careers education and guidance.

The authors describe the success of this system, Germany's attempt at creating similar programs in the U.S. and the slow revival of vocational education in U.S. schools.

Joan Farley Academy has created a new and unique school culture that addresses the special educational needs of these youth — especially in terms of vocational education.

In the concluding chapter of a book that outlines the opportunities presented by Multiple Pathways, the authors revisits the history of vocational education and the promise of Multiple Pathways for integrating academic and career education.

«BHI has been delighted to work with the TVTC to assist in the development of their teaching professionals and more broadly contribute to the development of the vocational education and training sector in Saudi Arabia,» it stated.

In recent research with Guido Schwerdt and Lei Zhang, we turn to international comparisons to test the proposition that the life - cycle impact of vocational education might be quite different from that observed at entry into the labor market.

Senator Jake Corman has said that it is time for the legislature to have, «an open and honest conversation about the needs of all students and the value of vocational education.»

It created the Federal Board of Vocational Education to oversee the distribution of funds and approve state plans.

«The Government should stop restricting the range of vocational qualifications in performance tables and develop with teachers, employers and Awarding Bodies a strong system of Vocational Education that gives young people the opportunity to develop practical skills in real life contexts.

Ray D. Ryan, the state's director of vocational education, said that the bill calls for the creation of a new deputy supervisor of vocational education.

Many CTE advocates suspect that it's because of the damaged «brand» of vocational education.

Beginning with a history of vocational education and the transition to «college for all,» which left many students, particularly minority men, without career prospects, the thought - provoking text emphasizes investment in training institutions, both in high schools and community colleges.