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Program Standards For Establishing High Quality Postsecondary Trade And Industrial Education Programs, Beno Rubin
Program Standards For Establishing High Quality Postsecondary Trade And Industrial Education Programs, Beno Rubin
STEMPS Theses & Dissertations
The problem of this study was to develop standards that can be used as a basis for establishing high quality postsecondary trade and industrial education programs. There were two research objectives. These included: developing a set of program standards to be used to establish high quality postsecondary trade and industrial education programs and developing descriptors that can be used to assess achievement of high quality postsecondary trade and industrial education programs.
The Delphi technique was chosen for this study to generate consensus regarding the program standards. The panel of experts, comprised of postsecondary administrators of trade and industrial programs, was …
Enhancing Apprentice Training Through Supervision Of Work Experience, J. Scott Christman
Enhancing Apprentice Training Through Supervision Of Work Experience, J. Scott Christman
STEMPS Theses & Dissertations
To remain globally competitive, U.S. companies need to consider new strategies for developing a workforce. The apprenticeship model has been identified as a viable solution for companies to invest. The problem of this study was to determine if an apprenticeship experience was enhanced by the type of supervision given during the work-related component of a program. To aid current and potential companies offering apprenticeship programs, this study identified a population of apprentices (N = 877), tracked them from entry into the program until five years after graduating, and analyzed their outcomes relative to program completion, academic GPA, work-related GPA, …