Career/Technical Studies

The High Schools That Work Assessment consistently shows the value of high quality career/technical studies in raising the achievement of career-oriented high school students and contributing to their success in the workplace and further education.

The following report was introduced at SREB’s State Leadership Forum in May 2004. They were developed to guide policy makers in efforts to give more students access to high quality career/technical programs. The information is useful for anyone interested in improving the quality of high school career/technical education.

Actions States Can Take to Place a Highly Qualified Career/Technical Teacher in Every Classroom (05V73)

Research Brief - Linking Career/Technical Studies to Broader High School Reform: What can school districts, states and the nation do to get more high schools to implement comprehensive high school reform? (04V09)

Using Technology to Improve Instruction and Raise Student Achievement (01V02)

Finishing the Job: Improving Achievement of Vocational Students (00V10)

Designing Challenging Vocational Courses - A Guide to Preparing a Syllabus (1997)
This book is designed to help career/technical teachers develop a syllabus of the content they want students to master in a course, the projects students will be expected to complete, the instructional methods to be used in the course and the assessment strategies that will measure student achievement. The emphasis is on project learning as students strengthen their academic and career/technical skills in challenging courses.
By Gene Bottoms, David J. Pucel and Ione Phillips
This is available in hard copy only.
(97V46); 111 pages; 1997; $10; $5 each for 10 or more

Making High Schools Work Through Integration of Academic and Vocational Education (1992)
America's high schools do not help all students prepare for the future. Many students graduate without the skills essential to employment or the academic achievement needed to enter a postsecondary school. The key to raising the achievement of these students is whole-school revitalization. This SREB bestseller tells how it can be done through the High Schools That Work initiative.
By Gene Bottoms, Alice Presson and Mary Johnson
This is available in hard copy only.
(92V11); 216 pages; 1992; $10.95; $5 each for 5 or more

For more information, e-mail Gene Bottoms at gene.bottoms@sreb.org.