College and Career Ready in the 21st Century Making High School Matter

Name: College and Career Ready in the 21st Century Making High School Matter
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ISBN: 9780807753231

ISBN-10: 0807753238

ISBN-13: 9780807753231

Edition: 2012

Authors: James R. Stone III, Morgan V. Lewis, Bob Fecho

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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.

Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 4/6/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.00" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.682



Preface



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


Summary



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


Summary



Student Engagement: The Necessary Condition


High-Stakes Testing


CTE and High School Graduation


International Comparisons


Summary



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


Summary



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


Summary



Jobs and Earnings: Credentials Matter


Middle-Skill Occupations


The Impact of CTE on Earnings


An Alternative to the Dropout Track


Summary



Building the System and Delivering the Curriculum


Building a Career and College System


Is This Future Possible?


Delivering a Career and College Curriculum


Summing Up


Notes


References


Index


About the Authors