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Career and technical education [electronic resource] / Cynthia A. Bily, book editor.

Contributor(s): Bily, Cynthia A [editor.] | Gale (Firm).
Series: Gale eBooks.Issues that concern you: Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (134 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780737770445 (electronic book).Subject(s): Vocational educationAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Issues that concern you: career and technical educationDDC classification: 370.113 Online resources: Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to access
Contents:
Career and technical education prepares students for college and career / National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium -- A four-year degree is the best career preparation / Neil deMause -- Beyond home ec : vocational programs are a good investment / Andrew P. Kelly -- Job-focused certificates lead to well-paying jobs / Anthony Carnevale ... [et al.] -- Today's workers need more than just job training / Mary Spilde -- High school career and technical education takes time away from other studies / Sarah Butrymowicz -- High school programs must do a better job of preparing students for college / Arne Duncan -- Low-income and minority students are being squeezed out of higher education / Gary Rhoades -- Expecting 'college for all' is misguided / James R. Stone -- Obtaining a four-year degree is not worth the cost / Sarah Kaufman -- Career and technical programs can get dropouts back on track / Dorothy Stoneman -- For-profit colleges are expensive but effective / Kevin Carey -- The federal government should increase support for community colleges / Barack Obama -- Germany's career-focused education system reduces unemployment / Edward Lotterman -- High school students should have more opportunities for workplace experience / Dana Goldstein.
Summary: Explores the issues surrounding career and technical education. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
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Career and technical education prepares students for college and career / National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium -- A four-year degree is the best career preparation / Neil deMause -- Beyond home ec : vocational programs are a good investment / Andrew P. Kelly -- Job-focused certificates lead to well-paying jobs / Anthony Carnevale ... [et al.] -- Today's workers need more than just job training / Mary Spilde -- High school career and technical education takes time away from other studies / Sarah Butrymowicz -- High school programs must do a better job of preparing students for college / Arne Duncan -- Low-income and minority students are being squeezed out of higher education / Gary Rhoades -- Expecting 'college for all' is misguided / James R. Stone -- Obtaining a four-year degree is not worth the cost / Sarah Kaufman -- Career and technical programs can get dropouts back on track / Dorothy Stoneman -- For-profit colleges are expensive but effective / Kevin Carey -- The federal government should increase support for community colleges / Barack Obama -- Germany's career-focused education system reduces unemployment / Edward Lotterman -- High school students should have more opportunities for workplace experience / Dana Goldstein.

Explores the issues surrounding career and technical education. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.

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