This book contains 30 chapters on the tech prep initiative in Texas: "The Identity of Tech Prep in Texas" (Tunstall); "A Snap-Shot of the Impact of the Tech Prep Initiative in the Governor's 24 Planning Regions" (Brown); "The Tech Prep Consortium Directors: The Architects for the Future of Texas" (Hensley et al.); "Tech Prep: Jewel in the Crown" (Pickle); "Synthesis of Literature Related to Tech Prep Outcomes" (Key); "North Texas Tech Prep Consortium" (Vaughan); "The Rationale for Tech Prep in the Panhandle of Texas" (McGee); "The Seguin Center for Career Excellence" (Lawlis); "Career Preparation Today for Tomorrow" (Elmore); "Making Our Students Marketable" (Schatz); "Collaboration at Its Best" (Pfeifer); "Career Pathways: A Holistic Approach" (Sanford); "Shadowing Programs for Small Rural Communities" (Wendt); "Apprenticeship Training: The Electromechanical Technology and Agricultural Science and Technology Connection" (Lovelady); "Transfer Planning Guides: A Southwest Texas Approach to Transfer Opportunity" (De Leon); "Working with Senior State Institutions to Establish Transfer Credits for Various Departments and Majors" (Springer); "SCANning the Curriculum: Teaching Workplace Skills" (Hull); "Integration of Academics with Career and Technology through Development of Community Contacts" (Duke); "Epistecybernetics: A New Way of Thinking about Developing, Articulating, and Evaluating Tech Prep Curricula" (Hensley, Rivers); "The Calculus Knowledge Register for Tech Prep" (Sisler); "Creating an Information, Market-Driven Education and Workforce Development System: The Role of Labor Market and Follow-up Information" (Froeschle); "An Analysis of Tech Prep Strategic Planning" (Hensley et al.); "A SWOT [Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats] Analysis of the Texas Approach to Tech Prep Development" (Opp); "Tech Prep--The English Translation" (Sutliff); "The Summer Jobs for Youth Program: An Investment in the Future Well Worth the Price" (Bloomquist, Lackey); "The Importance of Private-Sector Leadership in Tech Prep" (Maldonado, Bubb); "Motorola Career Pathways Program: From School-to-Work to Workforce Development" (Green); "Work that Educates: How to Make Structured Work-Based Learning Work" (Egloff); "Dialogue between Educators and Industry: The Link to Institutionalization of Tech Prep Programs" (Krause); and "Education, Technology and the World of Work: Creating the Future" (Schmitz, Schmitz). (KC)