Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Committee Chair
Danny Stedman
Abstract
This study examined the perceptions of community college administrators and instructors; district high school administrators, guidance counselors, and CTE department; and a workforce employer of the value of career and technical education. This study also examined the historical and present perceptions of the district- and state-level officials regarding career and technical education and its ability to address the issue of an ill-prepared workforce and college readiness.
Data were collected from several sources. Quantitative data were collected in the form of questionnaires to administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, and a workforce employer in North Carolina. The quantitative data can be used to determine the needs of the local employers and to gain perceptions of community college administrators and instructors; district high school administrators, guidance counselors, and CTE department; and a workforce employer as they pertain to the preparedness of students to be college and career ready.
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Citation Information
Fitzgerald, Kamina A., "The Value of Career and Technical Education in Addressing College and Career Readiness and The Ill-Prepared Workforce: A Study of the Perceptions of Community College Administrators and Instructors; District High School Administrators, and Guidance Counselors, and CTE Department; and a Workforce Employer in North Carolina" (2018). Education Dissertations and Projects. 368.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/education_etd/368