IT Takes a Village: A Case Study of Internal and External Supports of an Urban High School Magnet Career Academy     

Fletcher  Edward C.  Smith  Chrystal A. S.  Hernandez-Gantes  Victor M. 《The Urban Review》2021,53(4):681-707

The Urban Review - The purpose of this study was to examine internal and external supports of an information technology themed (whole school) urban magnet high school located in a low-income urban...  相似文献   

Examining the engagement of career academy and comprehensive high school students in the United States     

Edward C. Fletcher Jr.  Amber D. Dumford  Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes  Nicholas Minar 《The Journal of educational research》2020,113(4):247-261

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the levels of student engagement of career academy students to those at a traditional comprehensive high school using propensity score matching and structural equation modeling. We found that academy students had significantly higher levels of emotional engagement and significantly lower levels of behavioral engagement than those at comprehensive schools. We also found no statistically significant differences in the levels of cognitive engagement of academy students compared to comprehensive school students. We believe the academy model has the promise of transforming the high school experience for students as it relates to their attachment to the school, their relationships with peers and teachers, and their sense of belonging and safety. However, academies need to work with students to create and develop co-curricular and extracurricular activities of interest to engage students in their schools at a higher level.  相似文献   

Building community bonds,bridges, and linkages to promote the career readiness of high school students in the United States     

Victor M. Hernandez-Gantes  Sasha Keighobadi  Edward C. Fletcher Jr. 《Journal of Education & Work》2018,31(2):190-203

The career readiness of high school students has been a longstanding issue that has received renewed attention in recent years. To document an approach to promoting career readiness in the United States, we conducted an exploratory case study of a distinguished information technology career academy. Using the premises of capital building as a frame of reference, we found a community who viewed career readiness as a form of investment in human capital development. As such, a network of business partners collaborated with academy staff in providing school- and work-based learning opportunities for academy students. This approach was complemented by an emphasis on the development of social capital with social bonds, bridges, and linkages in place to sustain the network identity and development.  相似文献