College and Career Ready in the 21st Century

by Stone, James R., III; Lewis, Morgan V.

• ISBN13: 9780807753231
• ISBN10: 0807753238
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-16
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

More than half of 9th graders in the United States will never complete a college degree. High schools must do more than prepare some students for college: They must prepare all American youth for productive lives as well as continued learning beyond high school. In this timely volume, two educational leaders advocate for a more meaningful high school experience. To accomplish this, the authors argue that we need to change the focus of our current high school reform efforts from "college for all" to "careers for all." This work shows how schools can prepare young people both for the emerging workplace and postsecondary education.

Author Biography

James R. Stone III is a distinguished university scholar at the University of Louisville and director of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education. Morgan V. Lewis is retired from Ohio State University and serves as consultant to the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Rhetoric and Meaningful High School Reform	p. 1
The Rhetoric	p. 2
More Is Not Better-It May Be Worse	p. 3
A Career-Focused Approach to Making High School Matter	p. 7
Summary	p. 13
College and Career Ready for the 21st Century	p. 14
Defining College and Career Ready	p. 15
Signaling the Labor Market	p. 19
Academic Skills Needed to be College and Career Ready	p. 21
Multiple Pathways, Multiple Ways of Winning	p. 30
How Other Nations Prepare Their Youth	p. 34
Career Guidance: The Missing Link	p. 36
Summary	p. 50
Student Engagement: The Necessary Condition	p. 52
High-Stakes Testing	p. 53
CTE and High School Graduation	p. 57
International Comparisons	p. 68
Summary	p. 69
Developing the Skills Required in the Workplace	p. 71
The Power of Contextualized Learning	p. 72
Why is Integration So Rare?	p. 74
School-Level Approaches to Curriculum Integration	p. 76
Theory-Driven Approaches to Curriculum Integration	p. 89
Core Principles	p. 106
Two Underutilized Pedagogies	p. 108
Summary	p. 112
Transitioning to Successful Adulthood	p. 114
Previous Efforts to Link Secondary CTE and Postsecondary Education	p. 115
Earning Postsecondary Credits While in High School	p. 132
Current Research on Programs of Study	p. 141
Summary	p. 145
Jobs and Earnings: Credentials Matter	p. 147
Middle-Skill Occupations	p. 148
The Impact of CTE on Earnings	p. 153
An Alternative to the Dropout Track	p. 160
Summary	p. 165
Building the System and Delivering the Curriculum	p. 166
Building a Career and College System	p. 167
Is This Future Possible?	p. 168
Delivering a Career and College Curriculum	p. 176
Summing Up	p. 178
Notes	p. 181
References	p. 184
Index	p. 205
About the Authors	p. 216
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