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Instructional Practices Of Career And Technical Teachers Toward English Language Learners, Alan Kendall Crouch
Instructional Practices Of Career And Technical Teachers Toward English Language Learners, Alan Kendall Crouch
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In Midwestern high schools, English language learners (ELLs) who are enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes transition from school to the workforce at unacceptably low levels. This loss of opportunity has been linked to CTE instructional practices. The purpose of this study was to explore the instructional practices used by CTE teachers to support ELL instruction and how the teachers perceive those practices to improve ELL transition from school to the workforce. The conceptual framework included Freire's critical consciousness theory, which holds that it is important to include learners in the learning process. The framework grounded the study …
Google Docs As Supportive Technology In High School Career And Technical Education, Jannotta Faulkner
Google Docs As Supportive Technology In High School Career And Technical Education, Jannotta Faulkner
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Educators must meet the demand to produce a workforce better educated with using 21st-century technology tools. The purpose of this case study was to explore the usefulness of Google Docs as one of those tools by examining 2 main questions. Those questions were how high school students perceive Google Docs could benefit them and how career and technical (CTE) teachers use it to support collaborative learning as a strong part of the learning process. The conceptual framework used included Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, which focuses on collaborative learning. Participants were 2 teachers and 8 students from 2 urban school districts in …