Focus for the Future. The Final Report of the National Tech-Prep Evaluation

In accordance with a mandate included in the 1990 amendments to the Perkins Act, a national evaluation of Tech-Prep implementation was conducted. The evaluation had two main objectives: to determine how effectively Tech-Prep is being implemented and to identify useful implementation practices and ch...

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Main Authors Hershey, Alan M, Silverberg, Marsha K, Owens, Tom, Hulsey, Lara K
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 1998
Subjects
Academic Education
Articulation (Education)
Career Guidance
Carl D Perkins Voc and Appl Techn Educ Act 1990
Consortia
Curriculum Development
Delivery Systems
Education Work Relationship
Educational Improvement
Educational Marketing
Educational Needs
Educational Objectives
Educational Opportunities
Educational Quality
Educational Trends
Futures (of Society)
High Schools
Marketing
National Surveys
Outcomes of Education
Participation
Program Administration
Program Effectiveness
Program Implementation
Public Relations
School Districts
State Programs
Student Characteristics
Tech Prep
Two Year Colleges
Vocational Education
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Summary:In accordance with a mandate included in the 1990 amendments to the Perkins Act, a national evaluation of Tech-Prep implementation was conducted. The evaluation had two main objectives: to determine how effectively Tech-Prep is being implemented and to identify useful implementation practices and challenges. Data were collected from the following sources: surveys of state-level Tech-Prep coordinators in autumn 1993 and spring 1997; surveys of all local Tech-Prep consortium coordinators in autumn 1993, 1994, and 1995; and in-depth studies of 10 local consortia that involved 4 visits to each site and a follow-up survey of a sample of Tech-Prep participants in selected member high schools (the survey was completed by 61% of the sample of 799 students). The evaluation yielded three main conclusions: (1) Tech-Prep consortia have strengthened local collaboration among educators, increased emphasis on career guidance, focused attention on applied forms of academic instruction, and brought employers into more contact with schools; (2) Tech-Prep has taken diverse forms; and (3) federal and state leadership could strengthen Tech-Prep by placing greater emphasis on comprehensive programs of study. (Twenty tables/figures are included. The report contains 23 references.) (MN)