Author : Christine Skonieczny
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (131 download)
Book Synopsis Perceptions of Effect on Student Career Readiness Through a School Partnership Program by : Christine Skonieczny
Download or read book Perceptions of Effect on Student Career Readiness Through a School Partnership Program written by Christine Skonieczny and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perspectives of educators and business employee partners regarding school-business partnership programs and the role adults assume that affect students' college and career readiness. Additionally, perceptions of participants regarding existing variables affecting student college and career readiness were examined. As education and employment gaps prevail, equitable opportunities for all students continue to be at the forefront of research efforts. This study ascertained the perspectives of 24 elementary-level educators and 44 secondary-level educators in one southeastern Pennsylvania school district who were teachers, counselors, and administrators. Additionally, 23 business employees who volunteered through the Johnson & Johnson Bridge to Employment school-business partnership program offered their perspectives. Eighty-nine of the participants voluntarily responded to an online Likert-scale questionnaire, and 84 of them responded to open-ended questions. Individual interviews, conducted by a research assistant, were completed by 11 of the participants. Analysis of the data confirmed the findings of existing research that suggested school-business partnership programs provide opportunities and contribute positively to students' college and career readiness. School counselors were perceived to be the best equipped to assume the role of guiding students, and the ideal set-up includes a mentoring, team-like approuch. Finally, families' low socioeconomic status was perceived to be a variable determining whether students possessed 21st century skills, suggesting that schools, including business partnerships, provide opportunities that enable students to be college and career ready.