Occupational Education

This book chapter, published in Higher Education in the United States: An Encyclopedia, provides an overview of occupational education in higher education.
Tech Prep and Postsecondary Education

This book chapter discusses issues pertaining to tech prep programs, which link students’ secondary and postsecondary education experiences and help …
Workforce Development in the Information Economy
This book chapter discusses changing labor demands in the information economy and how workforce development at community colleges can meet those demands.
Vocational and Occupational Education: Pedagogical Complexity, Institutional Diversity
This book chapter examines pedagogical complexity and institutional diversity within vocational and occupational education.
The Richness of Occupational Instruction: The Paradox in U.S. Community Colleges

This paper discusses how the potential richness and complexity of vocational instruction are often undeveloped within the classroom and unrecognized by academic instructors and administrators.