School-Related Packages to Support OS

📖 The Scoop

A study investigated the feasibility of developing school-related packages to assist secondary school students in their movement through secondary school, into and through postsecondary occupational preparatory programs, and ultimately into the world of work. Three phases occurred simultaneously. The first determined the approach to be followed--the generic skills approach. A second phase assessed business, health sciences, and technology programs offered in the community colleges to determine skills/competencies required for entry. The third phase involved an analysis of available curriculum outlines. The outcome of the research was that school-related packages were judged to be feasible. Rather than using a generic skills approach in its purest form, the 13 packages guided students toward occupational families in three fields: business, health, and technology. Research showed that, as students moved from secondary schools into colleges, gaps existed in students' background in communications, computation, problem solving, and knowledge of responsibilities associated with the preparation for a specific vocation or group of vocations. Overlaps were found between the two systems, particularly in course and text duplications. Pilot testing of package drafts with secondary school and college officials provided feedback to ensure package relevance, usefulness, and ease of use. (The school-related packages are appended.) (YLB)

Genre: Education / General (fancy, right?)