• Embed Doc
  • Copy Link
  • Readcast
  • Collections
  • CommentGo Back
Download
 
1
 
Green Construction and
Green Technology
High School
Academies: Pioneers at theJuncture
Crossroads
of Economic, Educational, and Environmental Challenges
Colin EnglesbergApril 19, 2009Urban and Environmental Policy InstituteOccidentalCollege
Table of Contents
Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………….3Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..4I. The Green Jobs Movement: Definition, History, and Contemporary Trends…………………..7
 
 Environmental Crises
……………………………………………………………...............7
 Economic Crisis and the Promise of Green Jobs and Green Technology
………...............9
The Historical Precedent of Investment in Environmental Technology as a Strategy for  Job Creation
………………………………………………………...................................14
 Recent Developments and Legislation Supporting the Green Jobs Movement 
………….18
Contemporary trends in the Green Jobs Movement: Mainstreaming, Labor-Environment  Partnerships, and Workforce Development in Low-Income Communities
……………………………………………………………………………..20II. Integrating Green Technology Through Career-Technical Education andCareer Academies………………………………………………………………………………………..27
Graduation Rates and the Response of Career Academies……………………………
…
28Career Technical Education in
California
: California Partnership Academies
………….
32The Movement for Green Technology in the CPA
’
 s
…………………………………….
34School Profiles
…………………………………………………………………………...
36 
CPA’s…………………………………………………………………………….37Non-CPA’s……………………………………………………………………….56III. Research Findings: Comparisons, Themes, and Recommendations…………………….......63Geographic Orientation…………………………………………………………………..64
Comparative Analysis
……………………………………………………………………66Curriculum Development………………………………………………………………...72
Connecting Students to Internships, Post-Graduation Opportunities, and Community Partners
…………………………………………………………………………………..76
Challenges
………………………………………………………………………………..79
Conclusions
………………………………………………………………………………81Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………………85Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………………...88
 Executive Summary
 
 
3
of 00

Leave a Comment

You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...
You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...