Building Workforce Competencies in Career and Technical Education (PB) 12+

📖 A volume in Adult Education Special Topics: Theory, Research,and Practice in Lifelong LearningSeries Editor: Kathleen P. King, Fordham UniversityCareer and Technical Education (CTE) has become a vibrant source of workforce development across the globe. It is nolonger an offering only for a specialized sector of students. Instead, it has matured into a sound and meaningful programfor high school and post-secondary students across interest areas, and abilities. CTE programs and students realize thegreat relevancy of the programs to workplace and higher education readiness and immediate earning power.This volume addresses the changing needs of foundation courses in CTE. As land grant universities began to offer coursesto cover the historical, social and philosophical aspects of CTE, teaching institutions have followed suit. Therefore, readerswill find not only a rich background in history and philosophy of the field, but also theory, best practice, and strategies specificallygrounded in CTE.As scholars and practitioners argue whether human resource development (HRD) encompasses CTE or vice versa in thefield, this text proves that HRD is an integral component and thrust of CTE. As a broad field of study, CTE has come a long way and its history parallels the efforts ofhumanity from the Stone Age to modern civilization. Building Workforce Competencies through CTE proves that CTE survived, and thrives. The more we realize howpervasive technology and information skills are needed in ...