efforts to prepare career and college ready graduates. Career and technical education is thought to be useful to students because it demonstrates the application of classroom learning in the real word, engages them by using authentic tasks and tools, and teaches them employable skills. While some argue that students who take part in career and technical education are provided opportunities to extend classroom learning and develop critical understating of potential work environments (Brown, 2003;…
One of the main differences is the naming of the Act. The Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1984 was renamed by Perkins (IV) to as Career and Technical Education (Dortch, 2012). The 1984 Act focused on expanding, improving and modernizing the vocational education programs (CTE legislation History, n.d). On the other hand, the 2006 Act places focus on reinforcing the existing accountability system. This was achieved by introducing independent core indicators of performance in secondary and…
Career and Technical Education Programs (CTE), offers a wide range of educational offerings in numerous career-oriented disciplines. Students can take courses within the various disciples offered in order to gain different educational levels including doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees, and participate in diploma and certificate programs. CTE provides opportunities for students to become successful participants in the global workplace. To accomplish this purpose, students must be…