Educating a Working Society (History of Education)

The future looks promising for the field of career and technical education (CTE). The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 eases the way to create multiple pathways for high school students to get to college and careers. Philanthropic foundations are funding innovations in career preparation. State departments of education are revamping program guidelines and graduation requirements. In many states governors have made career preparation a priority. While people plan CTEƒ??s future Educating a Working Society looks to its past. This book explores twentieth-century efforts to bring schooling and work closer together. Chapters feature timely topics such as public controversy over vocational programs the influences of racism in philanthropic giving studentsƒ?? choices in course taking teachersƒ?? efforts to combine the academic and vocational missions of schooling and contemporary trends in college and career readiness initiatives. Using schools to prepare youth for work has a long and troubled history. The contributors to this book dive into that history bringing up compelling issues that challenge conventional wisdom about the history of education.

Series: History of Education

Paperback: 212 pages

Publisher: Information Age Publishing (October 1 2018)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1641134410

ISBN-13: 978-1641134415

Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces