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A Critical Walk Down Illinois Career Pathways, Michael Cermak
A Critical Walk Down Illinois Career Pathways, Michael Cermak
Theses and Dissertations
This study analyzes high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) enrollments in Illinois public high schools. Emphasis is placed on considering how enrollments of students of color differs from their white peers. Gender and racial imbalances prove pronounced in STEM-related career pathways and reveal a large proportion of students of color enrolled in courses leading to low-skill, service-sector occupations. Given future economic and social implications, I recommend future researchers consider how students of color select and how underrepresented students are placed by institutional members and practices into CTE courses.
Examining The Development Of Career Identity Within A College Preparatory School: A Case Study, Michele R. Margavio
Examining The Development Of Career Identity Within A College Preparatory School: A Case Study, Michele R. Margavio
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Recent college graduates are clearly facing significant labor market challenges and statistics show that college graduates will more likely find themselves unemployed or underemployed rather than gainfully employed in the current job market. The purpose of this study was to examine the career identity development of non-public high school seniors taking a career preparation program involving internships within all career pathways, not just those requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher. Individual interviews were conducted with ten students, the program director, and four site coordinators to gain the insight from their experiences with the career development course. Results from this study …
Soft Skills In Mississippi Community Colleges' Online Career And Technical Programs, Joanna Sue Alston
Soft Skills In Mississippi Community Colleges' Online Career And Technical Programs, Joanna Sue Alston
Dissertations
Soft skills are an essential piece in the employment puzzle, and most students’ behavioral characteristics require development, if not complete transformation, before learning can subsequently be transferred to the workplace. To that end, this facet of occupational education in community colleges’ online courses was in need of exploration to determine whether instructors were having success in implementing instructional and assessment methods for both teaching and grading students’ soft skills behaviors. This mixed methods study narrowed the focus of an extremely broad topic to four skills, specifically communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and work ethic. A look at how those skills related …
A Phenomenological Study: The Lived Experiences Of Females Enrolled In Nontraditional Programs In Career And Technical Education, Shawna Beth Little
A Phenomenological Study: The Lived Experiences Of Females Enrolled In Nontraditional Programs In Career And Technical Education, Shawna Beth Little
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of female graduates of nontraditional programs of study in career and technical education to better understand how their experiences influenced their career choices. A total of 11 female graduates from the same career and technical center located in rural, Southwestern Pennsylvania were selected to represent the population for this study. Lent, Brown, and Hackett’s (1994) Social Cognitive Career Theory was applied to examine how personal, behavioral, and environmental factors work together to influence an individual’s career choices. Data collection for this study featured semi-structured interviews with all participants, …