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Uncertified and Teaching: Industry Professionals in Career and Technical Education Classrooms

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  • Stephens, Geralyn E.

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Industry professionals are permitted to teach in Michigan’s federally funded Career and Technical Education (CTE) secondary programs, before completing a teacher certification program, under the Annual Occupational Authorization (AOA) provision. This study reviews their academic foundations, professional credentials and their pedagogical knowledge and skill levels. Findings include that most AOA teachers possess post-secondary academic credentials and extensive service records in their previous industry careers. The study identified relationships between the age and educational backgrounds of AOA teachers and their use of specific instructional activities and a statistical relationshipbetween their years teaching in the CTE classroom and the degree of collaboration with academic, industry and occupational colleagues. While AOA teachers are confident in their ability to share occupational knowledge and skills, they lack an extensive awareness of authentic assessment strategies. Recommendations include establishing Teacher Mentoring programs, where both academic and occupational peers serve as mentors to AOA teachers

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  • Stephens, Geralyn E., 2015. "Uncertified and Teaching: Industry Professionals in Career and Technical Education Classrooms," International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET), European Educational Research Association, vol. 2(2), pages 119-135.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:ijrvet:142445
    DOI: 10.13152/IJRVET.2.2.4
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    1. Chen, Peng & Schmidtke, Carsten, 2017. "Humanistic elements in the educational practice at a United States sub-baccalaureate technical college," International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET), European Educational Research Association, vol. 4(2), pages 117-145.
    2. Andersson, Per & Hellgren, Mattias & Köpsén, Susanne, 2018. "Factors influencing the value of CPD activities among VET teachers," International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training (IJRVET), European Research Network in Vocational Education and Training (VETNET), European Educational Research Association, vol. 5(2), pages 140-164.

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