The purpose of this population study was the determination of the vocational preparation needs of the students from the three high schools of the Antilles Consolidated School System (ACSS) in Puerto Rico. An additional purpose was to determine if other related data corroborated or refuted whether a significant deficit existed in the scope of the academic program at ACSS. / Two measuring instruments, the Vocational Interest Survey (VIS), for students; and the Vocational Interest Survey - Adult Version (VIS-A), for adults, namely the parents, faculty and administrators, were developed for this needs assessment guided by the discrepancy model. / The first part of the study was aimed at analyzing the responses from the surveys. Questions were answered regarding the availability and desirability of vocational counseling, vocational training, basic skills instruction, and students' educational and employment plans for after graduation from high school. The second part of the study consisted of the analysis of pertinent documents such as master schedules, findings from the last North Central Association evaluation, minutes from curriculum committee meetings, standardized achievement tests scores, and each school's Mission Statement and Objectives, the individual transcripts of the twelfth graders, and labor market trends. / The first part of the study indicated that even though there was no vocational preparation per se at ACSS schools, neither students nor parents felt that it was necessary, but that the faculty and administrators did, by overwhelmingly supporting vocational preparation for ACSS. The second part of the study corroborated the need for vocational preparation at ACSS. Thus, the conclusion was made that vocational counseling, vocational training, basic skills instruction, and improved assistance to the students in making plans for after graduation, were indeed needed at ACSS. The lack of those services represented educational needs of the students in the school system. As such, recommendations were made for planning purposes. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-11, Section: A, page: 3563. / Major Professor: Hollie B. Thomas. / Thesis (Ed.D.)--The Florida State University, 1989.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78095 |
| Contributors | Escobar, Esperanza., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 263 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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