Relationship Between Career And Technical Education And...

Running head: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT A Pre-Prospectus Paper Presented To The Faculty of the College of Graduate Studies Lamar University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership by Marcus Lamar Walker July 11, 2016 Rationale for the Study The federal, state and local government has a concern for education. Depending on the individual who wants to give their opinion on education, the opinion will vary greatly. Two decades ago, it became the federal government’s mission to boost student competencies across the board. With a strict focus on making all students successful in the common core, there†¦show more content†¦The intention of this study is to investigate enrollment in career and technical courses, participation in career and technical student organizations, work-based learning experiences, and admission into a two-year technical college, community college, four-year universities, or directly to work. This can only have been achieved through successful completion of a graduation program. While in high school, students may elect to take courses in career and technical education as aligned to their personal interests and aptitude while in high school. Career and Technical Education programs throughout of the state of Texas allow students to participate in co-curricular student organizations, also known as Career and Technical Education Student Organizations, that correspond to courses that students participate while in high school. By joining these student organizations, student gain the opportunity to learn leadership skills, participate in high quality learning activities and competitions at the local, state and national levels, and have the ability to extend their learning to real-world experiences that help build quality college and career ready candidates after high school (Davis Alexander, 2013). Students also have the ability to participate in on-the-job training with