| Title Page, Acknowledgments, Table of Contents, Executive Summary |
| Chapters I and II |
I |
Introduction |
|
Why Was the Tech-Prep Education Act Passed |
|
The Tech-Prep Model as Conceived in Federal Legislation |
|
Evaluation Design |
II
|
State and Local Infrastructure for Tech-Prep |
|
State Roles in Guiding and Promoting Tech-Prep |
|
Creation and Characteristics of Local Consortia |
|
Role of Local Consortia |
| Chapter III |
III |
Elements of Tech-Prep at the Local Level |
| |
Improving Career Guidance |
| |
Enhancing Curriculum |
| |
Articulation Between Secondary and Postsecondary Programs |
| |
Opportunities for Workplace Learning |
| Chapters IV and V |
IV |
The Diverse Forms of Tech-Prep |
|
Three Main Forms of Tech-Prep Implementation |
|
Why Tech-Prep Takes Diverse Forms |
|
Prevalence of Tech-Prep Models |
V
|
Participation in Tech-Prep |
| |
Definitions and Levels of Tech-Prep Participation |
| |
Characteristics of Tech-Prep Students |
| Chapters VI and VII, References, and Available Reports |
VI |
Postsecondary Progress of Tech-Prep Students |
| |
|
Tech-Prep Features That Could Affect Postsecondary Paths |
| |
|
Education and Employment After High School |
VII |
Achievements and Future of Tech-Prep |
| |
|
Accomplishments and Challenges |
| |
|
Issues Affecting the Future Direction of Tech-Prep |
| |
|
Strategies for Program Improvement |
| |
|
References |
| |
|
Available Reports |
