1. Investigating Diverse
Populations in Career and
Technical Education
MARC SAXE
ECTS 637
SESSION FIVE – ASSIGNMENT TWO
OCTOBER 29, 2012

2. Session Five – Assignment Two
 Diverse Populations in CTE: Research:
 Read Chapter Seven, Gordon
 Consult Outside Sources
 Basic Questions:
 Who are the Diverse Populations in CTE?
 What Services Does Diversity Require?
 What Resources Exist to Support Diversity?

3. Who Are the Diverse Populations for CTE?
 Special Needs Populations
 Ethnic Groups
 English Language Learners
 Disabled Individuals
 Economically Disadvantaged
 Gifted and Talented
 Everybody Else

4. Ethnic Groups and CTE
 African Americans – Long History Vocational & CTE
 Until 1850 – Apprenticeshipes
 1910-1930 – Manual Training
 Post 1900 – Growing Academic Training + Lower Vocational
 Movement towards educational equality
 Hispanics
 Growing Population – More unskilled, low wage
 Low High School Graduation Rates – Lower academics
 Colleges – More social science, less technological sciences
 Native American
 BIA Schools -> Self determination -> Educational Integration

5. What Services Does CTE Diversity Require?
 Access to Educational Opportunities
 English Proficiency Education: ELL Programs
 Specially Designed School to Work Programs
 Assessment Procedures
 Counseling Services
 Job Development & Placement

6. CTE and Disabilities
 IDEA 1997
 Transitions from School to Career
 Individualized Education Programs
 Social Skills Training
 CTE Work May Improve School Performance

7. Challenges for CTE
 Importance for Broader Demographic Base
 Economics & Growing Inequality
 Labor Force Changes: Skilled & Unskilled
 Training Methods
 Politics of Race, Class, Gender, Economics