Sentences with phrase «vocational students in»

The Children's Aid Society of New York began to provide meals to vocational students in 1853 and was soon followed by other civic organizations that did the same in Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Chicago, among others.

And, they have trained more than 30 vocational students in how to install and operate the biodigesters.

Not exact matches

Two damning reports appeared in 1959, condemning American graduate management education as little more than vocational colleges filled with second - rate students taught by second - rate professors who did not understand their fields, did little research and were out of touch with business.

In Metzler v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc., the plaintiff alleged that the defendant, an operator of vocational colleges, had manipulated student enrollment data, and that plaintiff suffered losses when the company issued a press release showing lower earnings than the false data had suggested.

The more pluralized the student body becomes in regard to age, previous experience, earlier education, sex, race, social location, and vocational self - understanding, the less workable is a single, prescribed sequence of courses.

Similarly, students in master of divinity and other professional programs are usually asked about vocational goals; strong interest in ordained ministry is, of course, welcome, but fewer institutions now than in the past require that all students in ministry programs be sponsored or approved by ordaining bodies.

Vocational advisement, if it is to be of real educational value, should consist not in one or a few interviews on entering or leaving school, but in a continuing dialogue between the student and his parents and teachers in all fields as well as with professional guidance officers.

The program also involves a monthly teaching and research colloquy that brings faculty members together with beginning and advanced Ph.D. students for conversations that move from case studies in teaching to more personal and vocational reflections.

The Culinary School at Eva's Village is a six - month vocational program, and many of the students even came in over the weekend prior to try out recipes they planned to present during the Kontos Foods Culinary Challenge.

The 27 students from the vocational school were divided into three teams and competed in a timed, «Chopped» - style contest to invent new ways to prepare Kontos International Pastry Puffs.

(While this was also arguably the original goal of academies / universities centuries ago, the modern university model has become a vocational school of sorts — preparing students for success in future endeavors, rather than seeking discovery, enlightenment, and progress through the efforts of its constituents.

«By Free SHS, we mean that, in addition to tuition, which is already free, there will be no admission fees, no library fees, no science centre fees, no computer lab fees, no examination fees, no utility fees; there will be free textbooks, free boarding and free meals, and day students will get a meal at school for free», he explained, adding that, «Free SHS will also cover agricultural, vocational and technical institutions at the high school level.

; it is weak in science and technology education often mass producing ill - educated or barely literate graduates in arts and humanities; ignores the critical role of economics, management and entrepreneurship education in the context of developing nations; destroys innovation and creativity through outdated teaching methods instead of focusing on fostering the student's own independent learning and creative thinking; and is insufficiently focused on adult, vocational and technical education.

The Authority organised a coaching and mentorship programme for 250 students from selected Senior High Schools in Accra and also provided skills and vocational training to 1,558 trainees at the 11 Youth Leadership and Skills Training Institutes (YLSTIs).

She also requested that the First Lady to use her influence to help establish more Vocational schools and also achieve scholarships for needy students in the region.

Key to that effort so far has been a commitment of $ 12,000 and a staff leader to head the preservation effort by Cornell Cooperative Extension Service of Rockland County, headquartered in Thiells; and Rockland County BOCES, which has committed its vocational education home building students to the actual work effort, as part of a new construction major in historic restoration and preservation instead of concentrating solely on new construction techniques, their emphasis for the past half - century.

Council members sounded off about some of the same issues, including the high cost of the bus passes given to students and the need to improve vocational education because there are jobs in the booming local construction industry and economy.

The proposed university would offer Vocational, Diploma, Undergraduate, Post Graduate, and Doctoral programmes in Medical Sciences, Allied Health Sciences among other disciplines to Ghanaian and International students.

She also made stops in the Niagara Falls City School District and on Tuesday Elia greeted students at Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo.

Policies that develop the petrochemical industry in Nzema to offer direct employment or ancillary services for the unemployed residents to earn descent salaries to meet the high cost of living the oil discovery has brought in its wake; policies that improve education facilities in Nzema here and provide scholarships for needy students to expand their knowledge base and acquire relevant competencies for employment into the oil sector; policies that offer apprenticeship and vocational training for the youth who are unable to acquire formal education so that they are also not left out of employment; policies that develop infrastructures in Nzema are what we need.

Gomez is focused on education, including afterschool programs for all students in grades K - 12, with a special focus on music and arts in addition to vocational training.

He envisions a vocational school opening in the office space, focusing on those students «not making it through the Buffalo public schools, but should have.»

In a letter to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, Community Board 2 has called on the Department of Education to approve plans for Hunts Point High School for Sustainable Community Initiatives, a school to prepare students for green jobs, saying the school «is capable of changing the landscape and mindset of the area and making Hunts Point a preeminent educational and vocational destination of choice.»

The next problem is the lack of a comprehensive vocational education program for Buffalo Public Schools and the inability for Buffalo students to participate in BOCES programs located in the suburbs.

If the city system comes up with a plan Albany will approve, some students from the two high schools will start taking vocational courses in suburban Erie One Boces.

Students exposed directly to work environments in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are more likely to decide to follow paths that will lead to such careers, according to the findings of «Vocational Anticipatory Socialization of Adolescents: Messages, Sources, and Frameworks that Influence Interest in STEM Careers,» published online today in the National Communication Association's Journal of Applied Communication Research.

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Consider another example: the Progressive Education Association officially expired in 1955, yet 20 years later many schools were still providing the curriculum recommended by its Life Adjustment subsidiary - that 20 percent of high - school students should receive vocational training, 60 percent a «general» curriculum, including such courses as «marriage and the family,» and the remaining 20 percent academic instruction.

The fact that there has been a 2,300 per cent increase in the number of students taking vocational qualifications since 2004 should not solely be attributed to students and schools taking the easy option in maintaining their position in the league tables.

In a recent nationwide survey of 181 secondary and postsecondary vocational educators, more than 60 percent said their students have a «decreasing» amount of time to take vocational courses.

The coalition government positioned it as offering «a broad, rounded curriculum» but what about students who have a proficiency in art and the creative subjects — and more importantly vocational and technical subjects?

«This has been found to be the case for Indigenous students in some regions where «cohorts of students are directed toward these [vocational] options on assumptions about their culture or SES backgrounds».»

They are playing a vital role in the provision of sport in their local communities, providing volunteering and vocational opportunities to their students, enjoying increased local status, and many are generating additional income.

Data from 2006 and 2011 shows completion rates for male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students was 43 per cent, but rose to 60 per cent for those students who did Vocational Education and Training (VET) in schools.

Drafting a Recording Contract 5/25/2000 [Dance & Music, Vocational Ed Grades 9 - 12 Submitted by Barry R. Hill] Students learn about recording artist contracts and write their own contract in negotiation with another group.

For each school, we know the nontargeted, or noncategorical, allocations made for each student who attends the school as well as how much the school received for five targeted groups of students: students eligible for free or reduced - price lunch, students eligible for bilingual education programs, students with disabilities, gifted students, and students in vocational education programs.

Under the formula, the base student allocation is multiplied by a weighted student enrollment, which includes adjustments for different grade levels, English - language learners, special education students, and those in vocational education programs.

«Vocational Education for the 21st Century» is based on a study of 10 federally funded projects that were designed to demonstrate vocational education's role in meeting the needs of at - riskVocational Education for the 21st Century» is based on a study of 10 federally funded projects that were designed to demonstrate vocational education's role in meeting the needs of at - riskvocational education's role in meeting the needs of at - risk students.

His research interests include teacher labor markets, education finance, student achievement in international exams, market - based reforms in education, vocational and technical education and school - based management in developing countries.

A report of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education noted with alarm that in vocational programs girls comprise «only 4 % of heating, A / C and refrigeration students, 5 % of welding students, 6 % of electrical and plumber / pipefitter students,» while girls make up 98 percent of students enrolled in cosmetology and 87 percent of those studying child care.

Extra money is available for students in poverty, English - language learners, and vocational education students.

In addition, the commission will focus on student access to vocational education, changing job requirements and working conditions, and the coordination of vocational and academic training.

Wayee Chu, a partner at Reach Newschools Capital, a venture - capital firm focused on education technology, cited several, including empathy and diversity training, supporting students with psychological and cognitive disorders, and vocational training in «real» workplaces.

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS) IPEDS combines the surveys conducted by the U. S. Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), to provide information on all postsecondary institutions as well as all technical and vocational schools participating in federal student aid programs or Title IV funding programs (NCES, n.d).

The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act — named for the late chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee and signed by President Reagan on Oct. 19 — will give employers the opportunity «to assist educators in their task of modernizing curricula for rapidly changing technologies and to help design programs that equip students for actual job needs,» William H. Kohlberg,...

Secondary schools also have the opportunity to deliver senior schooling courses in the context of HPE to give student pathways for ATAR and vocational education and training courses.

He found kids fighting in the corridors, poor attendance, seven layers of academic tracking that placed students in classes ranging from college bound to vocational to disregarded — mostly along racial and socioeconomic lines — and a disheartened teaching staff.

It's not always grades that drive selection, as students» interest in their vocational area is a major consideration.

At the Edmund Rice Flexible Learning Centre in Townsville, Queensland, all students have a personal learning plan that includes a focus on literacy and numeracy, life skills, vocational learning and project - based learning.

She contends with The Grattan Institute's thesis in this matter and raised a number of specific points for educators and parents of students to consider, firstly that The Grattan Institute was «making the assumption that a science degree is a vocational degree which trains people to be scientists».