Programs of Study as a State Policy Mandate: A Longitudinal Study of the South Carolina Personal Pathways to Success Initiative: Year 3 Technical Report

Publication August 2011

This interim report presents selected preliminary findings from data collection and analysis conducted during the third year of a larger five-year study of South Carolina’s Personal Pathways to Success Initiative by the National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University, in conjunction with colleagues from the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education at the University of Louisville. This project is one of three NRCCTE studies that are intended to increase knowledge about Perkins IV-defined Programs of Study and their development, how best to organize a POS to meet the needs of students, parents, schools, and the community, and the impact of POS on student outcomes.

Hammond, C., Drew, S., Withington, C., Mobley, C., Sharp, J., Stringfield, S., & Stipanovic, N. (2011, August). Programs of study as a state policy mandate: A longitudinal study of the South Carolina Personal Pathways to Success initiative: Year 3 technical report. Louisville, KY: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, University of Louisville.

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