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Career Development Opportunities Today and Tomorrow: Toward Equity and Opportunity
Fri, April 10, 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (9:45 to 11:15am PDT), JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: 4th Floor, Diamond 3Session Type: Symposium
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The research teams in this symposium investigate the state of career development opportunities in seven large districts across the nation. We present papers from five teams, including three research-practice partnerships, who have engaged in research with seven large school districts. Our studies describe variation in career development opportunities, determine which opportunities most strongly predict positive student outcomes, and identify disparities in who has access to them. Together, the studies address scholarly gaps in what is known about the diverse ways districts are reimagining career development and the future of vocational learning. Findings also provide evidence for how districts can build and/or reform career development opportunities to engage all students, preparing them for futures of their choosing.
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Opportunity and Access: Availability of Career Development Opportunities in Baltimore City Public Schools - Jay Plasman, The Ohio State University; Tarsha I. Herelle, Johns Hopkins University; Rachel E. Durham, Notre Dame of Maryland University; Marcia H. Davis, Johns Hopkins University; Martha Abele Mac Iver, Johns Hopkins University; Rooppreet Sohal-Bagri, The Ohio State University; Al Passarella, Johns Hopkins University; Daniel Princiotta, Johns Hopkins University
Career Development Opportunities in Washington, DC Public Schools - Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Urban Institute; Chelsea Coffin, D.C. Policy Center; Rebecca Anne Johnson, New York City Department of Education
Opportunity and Constraint: Program Design and Student Choice in High School Career and Technical Education - Benjamin W. Dalton, RTI International; Sandra Staklis, RTI International; Natassia Rodriguez Ott, RTI International; Jill Pierce, Research Triangle Institute; Terri Dempsey, RTI International
Geographic Access and Racial/Ethnic Representation in Chicago Public Schools CTE Pathways - Amy E. Arneson, UChicago Consortium on School Research; Laura Davis, UChicago Consortium on School Research; Sarah E. Cashdollar, University of Illinois System; Kaitlyn Franklin, University of Chicago; Raisa Blazquez, Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative; Gertrude Bakalus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mahnoor Arif, University of Chicago
Navigating Pathways: Examining CTE and Linked Learning in LAUSD - Kyra Caspary; Lauren Cassidy, SRI International; Thomas Kelley-Kemple, Harvard University; Jenna Rush, SRI International; Miya Tamiko Warner, SRI International