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1. Innovation-Development Process
Lynn P. White
Lynn.white@waldenu.edu
EDUC 8841-1: Diffusion and Integration of
Educational Technology
August 17, 2014
Dr. Tim Green
2. College too expensive?
No majors that interest you?
Don’t want to sit through
lectures?
Want to take up a trade?
Try Trade School
3. Trade School Programs in the Traditional
Educational Setting
Smaller classes
Less expensive
Higher chances
at job placement
4. The Need
Students graduating who do not plan to attend college
Students lacking any type of skills
Students end up working for minimum wage, receiving public
assistance, i.e. food stamps or becoming a part of the penal system.
5. Research: Trade School Programs
The American system of vocational education was established
in 1642 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony's School Law.
The vocational training system that arose to address this need has
kept the United States economy competitive in the years since. As
vocational schools became larger and better organized, efforts to
include more women and minorities in their ranks found some
success.
("The Storied History of Trade Schools," n.d., para. 3)
6. General Samuel Chapman Armstrong
Organized one of the first private trade schools was Hampton Institute in Virginia.
Colonel Richard Tylden Auchtmuty
Founded first school to offer specific trade training with supplementary studies related to
each trade was the New York Trade School
(Vocational Education, Industrial Education, and Trade Schools )
7. Development Concerns
Many people, however, oppose CTE because they fear it
discourages young people from going on to postsecondary
education and thus threatens to hold them back from achieving
their full potential.
Opponents also cite the history of poor and obsolete CTE
programs that became a dumping ground for less able students.
We believe that these concerns are valid, but that, instead of
abandoning CTE programs, we should be trying to improve,
upgrade, and modernize.
(Cohen & Besharov, 2002, p. 1)
10. What is Trade School?
A trade school, also known as a technical school or a vocational school, is an educational
institution that exists to teach skills related to a specific job.
This is different from a community college or a traditional four year college, as those
institutions provide educations in areas such as liberal arts and sciences.
While traditional schools provide degrees in subjects like English, Mathematics, Engineering,
History, and Chemistry, an education at a vocational school focuses on preparation for a
variety of careers.
(What is Trade School? - New Castle Trade Schools).
11. Innovation-Decision Process
Persuasion
Provides students with a skill.
Ease of not having loans
Ease of not have to endure lectures with no hands on
gives better chances of getting a job
12. Innovation-Decision Process
Decision
Most students can’t afford to go to college
May not qualify for loans
Trade school expenses are cheaper
More hands on experience in trade school
Smaller classes in trade schools
Adopt the innovation
13. Innovation-Decision Process
Implementation
Hands-on and takes place
Not many general education course requirements
Jobs in a particular can be applied to as early as six months.
Shorter academic programs
Can be taken online like traditional college courses
14. Innovation-Decision Process
Confirmation
“A number of promising approaches are available
to improve transitions from high school.
However, effective implementation of these
approaches will require sustained financial
support along with appropriate investments in
technical assistance and professional
development (Bangser, M., 2008).
18. Who are the innovators?
Booker T. Washington, educator
David Snedden, administrator
Charles Prosser, lawyer
John Dewey, philosopher
(D. Gordon, 2003)
19. Who were the early adopters?
College Professors
Students
20. Why Adopt?
High schools should adopt trade school programs because:
The opportunity to obtain college credit for courses completed in high school
A strong core of academics from which to move into a variety of career areas
Cutting-edge technical expertise
Exposure to high-paying careers
Opportunities to visit worksites, participate in internships, and gain an inside look at
the world of work
("Advantages of Career Technical Education (CTE) Career Pathways," n.d.)
21. Who are the Laggards?
People who don’t want change
Parents that feel the program will interfere with students pursuing a 4 year college program.
Administrators who feel the program will not be a success in their school system.
Teachers not comfortable with teaching the trade school program curriculum.
22. Best Strategies to move Laggards
towards Trade School Programs
Compatibility: Trade school programs are perceived to be
consistent with the existing values, past experiences and needs of
potential adopters’.
Trialability: Give the adopters the opportunity to experiment with
the trade school program innovation so that they can decide
whether or not the program will be beneficial to students.
(Rogers, 2003)
23. Adoption of Innovation
The integration of trade school programs
will diffuse into high schools via teachers
in a unique way.
24. Key Change Agents
Students
Teachers
Parents who are not resistant to trade
school programs
25. References
Advantages of Career Technical Education (CTE) Career Pathways. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.missioncollege.org/depts/techprep/advantages.html
Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/
Association for Educational and Communication Technology (AECT). (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.aect.org/newsite/
Bangser, M. (2008, August). Retrieved from
http://betterhighschools.org/docs/PreparingHSStudentsforTransition_073108.pdf
Cohen, M., & Besharov, D. J. (2002). The Role of Career and Technical Education: Implications for the Federal
Government. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/hs/besharov.doc
Computer Using Educators (CUE). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cue.org/conference/
D. Gordon, H. R. (2003). cteprov. Retrieved from http://www.cteprov.org/#!about-cte/cuyk
International Society for Technology in Education. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/welcome.aspx
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/education/edlife/09certificate-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
The History of Trade Schools | McCann School of Business & Technology. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.mccann.edu/blog/the-history-of-trade-schools
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.
What is Trade School? - New Castle Trade Schools. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ncstrades.edu/what-is-trade-school
Vocational Education, Industrial Education, and Trade Schools - Schools of Industry, Trade School Movement in
America, Smith-Hughes Act - Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.faqs.org/childhood/Th-W/Vocational-Education-Industrial-Education-and-Trade-Schools.html