Maintaining strategic relevance : career and technical education program discontinuance in community and technical colleges / Kevin J. Fleming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleming, Kevin J., author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community colleges.

Planning.

United States.

Vocational education--United States.

Vocational education.

Career education--United States.

Career education.

Technical education--United States.

Technical education.

Educational accountability--United States.

Educational accountability.

Community colleges--United States--Planning.

Universities and colleges--United States--Planning.

Universities and colleges.

Community colleges--Planning.

Universities and colleges--Planning.

Physical Description:

ix, 108 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, Inc., [2015]

Summary:

This book identifies successful CTE program discontinuance including factors that affect morale during academic program changes and the impact of institutional culture. The interviews and policy analysis conducted provide best practices to effectively and appropriately discontinue CTE programs.

Contents:

The evolving role of CTE

Variables affecting CTE program offerings

Program accretion and program discontinuance

From the field : PD at three community colleges

Overarching themes

Convergent patterns within the four frames

California PD policy analysis

Answers to key research questions

Next steps : eleven implications for practice and policy

Limitations & recommendations for future research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780761865308

0761865306

OCLC:

898161630

Publisher Number:

99978766559