College and career ready in the 21st century : making high school matter / James R. Stone III, Morgan V. Lewis.
| Author/creator | Stone, James R., 1948- |
| Other author | Lewis, Morgan V., 1935- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Teachers College Press, ©2012. |
| Description | viii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Rhetoric and meaningful high school reform : The rhetoric ; More is not better, it may be worse ; A career-focused approach to making high school matter -- College and career ready for the 21st century : Defining college and career ready ; Signaling the labor market ; Academic skills needed to be college and career ready ; Multiple pathways, multiple ways of winning ; How other nations prepare their youth ; Career guidance: the missing link -- Student engagement: the necessary condition : High-stakes testing ; CTE and high school graduation ; International comparisons -- Developing the skills required in the workplace : The power of contextualized learning ; Why is integration so rare? ; School-level approaches to curriculum integration ; Theory-driven approaches to curriculum integration ; Core principles ; Two underutilized pedagogies -- Transitioning to successful adulthood : Previous efforts to link secondary CTE and postsecondary education ; Earning postsecondary credits while in high school ; Current research on programs of study -- Jobs and earnings: credentials matter : Middle-skill occupations ; The impact of CTE on earnings ; An alternative to the dropout track -- Building the system and delivering the curriculum : Building a career and college system ; Is this future possible? ; Delivering a career and college curriculum. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-204) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011045683 |
| ISBN | 9780807753231 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0807753238 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780807753248 |
| ISBN | 0807753246 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC1045 .S745 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |