Descriptor
Source
| Community College Research… | 1 |
| Journal for Vocational… | 1 |
| Office of Student Services'… | 1 |
| US Department of Education | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 4 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 2 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| New York | 4 |
| California | 3 |
| Iowa | 3 |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| Washington | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Carl D Perkins Vocational and… | 2 |
| Carl D Perkins Vocational and… | 1 |
| School to Work Opportunities… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textOwens, Thomas R. – 1996
The 1995-96 evaluation of tech prep in Washington consisted of the following activities: an analysis of survey data collected from all 22 tech prep consortia in the state, case studies of 7 tech prep consortia, and an analysis of student survey data collected from more than 2,000 students in 4 high schools in the 7 consortia. The study found that…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Consortia
Wermuth, Thomas R.; And Others – Office of Student Services' Brief, 1997
This report highlights four urban comprehensive secondary schools that are developing, implementing, and evaluating reform initiatives that include vocational and technical education as a key component of these efforts. Efforts of these four high schools are described: Bryan High School, Omaha, Nebraska; Humboldt Secondary Complex, St. Paul,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur; Fermin, Baranda J.; Bailey, Thomas R. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2006
This Brief summarizes the final report from the "Accelerating Student Success through Credit-Based Transition Programs" study. That study, which was initiated by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), examined the ways that CBTPs may help middle- and low-achieving students enter and succeed in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Tech Prep, Dual Enrollment, Case Studies
Peer reviewed
Direct linkJournal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2006
This report provides an in-depth look at five different programs, all of which currently, or are making efforts to, include a broad range of students. The five Credit-Based Transition Programs (CBTPs) studied are located in five states--California, Iowa, Minnesota, New York and Texas--and included two dual enrollment programs (one with a career…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Dual Enrollment, Tech Prep, Advanced Placement Programs
Southern Maryland Educational Consortium, La Plata. – 1995
The Southern Maryland Educational Consortium's Tech Prep Model Demonstration project is described in this final report. The consortium members are Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's county school districts and Charles County Community College in southern Maryland. The project is based on a 4 + 2 model in which ninth-grade students develop career…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation
Raber, Suzanne M.; Merchlinsky, Suzanne R. – 1995
In the Southern Maryland Educational Consortium's 4 + 2 tech prep program, ninth-grade students develop career plans and follow career pathways in one of three technologies--health and human services, electronics and engineering, or business. The program was evaluated by an independent social science research firm to identify the different…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation
Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur; Fermin, Baranda J.; Bailey, Thomas R. – US Department of Education, 2005
This report examines the ways that credit-based transition programs (CBTPs) may help middle- and low-achieving students enter and succeed in college. It highlights promising practices used by CBTPs to help students who might have been considered noncollege-bound prepare for college credit course work. The report also discusses the challenges that…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Case Studies, Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement Programs
Johnson, Amy Bell; Charner, Ivan; White, Robin – 2003
In order to obtain firsthand information about different approaches and strategies for curriculum integration, case studies of curriculum integration models were conducted in seven sites across the United States. It was concluded that the presence or lack of certain contextual factors related to structure and operations had implications for the…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Case Studies, Context Effect, Curriculum Design
Frenkel, Michael W.; Brodsky, Stanley M. – 1999
These case studies highlight the diversity of four tech programs that responded with a unique set of organizational policies and procedures to a unique set of challenges. The case study on City Tech Tech-Prep Consortium in Brooklyn focuses on three strategies: transition to City Tech program, postsecondary component, and program evaluation. The…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Consortia
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 2001
Eight tech prep consortia located across the United States were studied to assess their tech prep implementation and outcomes. Special attention was paid to the consortia's use of and success with the following tech prep components: formal articulation agreements; core curriculum; rigorous instruction emphasizing integration of academic and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Apprenticeships
Bragg, Debra D.; Dare, Donna E.; Reger, W. M., IV; Ovaice, Ghazala; Zamani, Eboni M.; Layton, James D.; Dornsife, Carolyn J.; Vallee, Manuel; Brown, Carrie H.; Orr, Margaret Terry – 1999
The implementation and student outcomes of Tech Prep were examined in a study of eight consortia that represented a range of Tech Prep models and approaches in urban, suburban, and rural locations across the United States. Data were collected from the following sources: field visits; follow-up survey of Tech Prep participants and nonparticipants;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Consortia
Bragg, Debra D.; Reger, William – 2002
The evolution of tech prep during the late 1990s was examined in a 4-year longitudinal study of 8 selected tech prep consortia since reauthorization of federal tech prep legislation in 1998. Cross-consortium results pertaining to curriculum reform, articulation, academic standards, and other essential elements of tech prep were examined along with…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1999
In the late 1980s, in response to a number of problems including consistently low academic performance by students and graduates lacking the skills needed by employers, Swansea High School in Swansea, South Carolina, launched a major reform effort designed to transform Swansea into a high-performance high school. During the multi-year reform…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Career Counseling
