| Description |
1 online resource (134 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Issues that concern you |
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Gale virtual reference library
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Issues that concern you.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Vocational education.
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| Added Author |
Bily, Cynthia A., editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Issues that concern you: career and technical education Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2014 9780737762853 (DLC) 2012051658 |
| ISBN |
9780737770445 (electronic book) |
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9780737762853 (hardcover) |
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