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Nursing Students Experiences Of Career And Technical Education Health Science Programs, Precious Simmons
Nursing Students Experiences Of Career And Technical Education Health Science Programs, Precious Simmons
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The state of education in the United States faces many challenges in preparing students for the workforce and postsecondary education. These challenges are heightened at the postsecondary level for schools of nursing. The current shortage of nurses will continue to rise if recruitment and retention strategies are not employed. The purpose of this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand and explore the experiences of former health science program students enrolled in nursing school. Research questions focused on the experience of career and technical education (CTE), motives and perceived benefits of CTE, nursing experience, career choice, and academic interests. The …
Perceptions Of Career And Technical Education Held By High School Career Counselors, Marlon Thornburg
Perceptions Of Career And Technical Education Held By High School Career Counselors, Marlon Thornburg
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Current enrollment in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in the United States and in the state of Kansas is lagging behind the future demand for skilled workers. With millions of skilled labor positions unfilled and the pending retirement of the baby boomer generation, the United States is at a critical juncture to compete in the global marketplace. High school career counselors are the primary resource for CTE program recruitment. The purpose of this study was to examine whether high school career counselors' educational backgrounds, knowledge levels of CTE initiatives and programs in Kansas, and available counseling time were associated …
Probe Method's Impact On Students' Motivation And Critical Thinking Skills, Diane Marie Specht
Probe Method's Impact On Students' Motivation And Critical Thinking Skills, Diane Marie Specht
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The probe method (PM) is a learning model that equips students with essential learning strategies and skills so they can be successful and competitive in a highly diverse technological global workforce. Although research indicates this learning model was successful at the elementary school level with improving students' motivation to learn, their critical thinking skills, and their ability to solve complex problems, little research has examined the impact of this method at the high school level for students who participated in a career and technical education (CTE) program. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to fill a gap in …