Career & Technical Education

Rockman et al has a strong reputation for providing evaluation services in formal and informal educational settings, including programs focusing on career and technical education and workforce development needs of students and their communities. We customize each evaluation for each client, and we are knowledgable about requirements and strategies for federal grant-funded initiatives.

In addition to conducting research and evaluations, we facilitate partnerships between business and industry, education, government, and the community. We also provide technical assistance to support self-evaluation and internal research.

Please browse selected examples of our career and technical education projects below.

Selected Projects Include

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    Bay Area Video Coalition Bridges to STEM Careers

    REA conducted a formative and summative evaluation of Bay Area Video Coalition’s Bridges to STEM Careers, a three-year Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program Improvement Project designed to enhance the relevance of technician education in Computer Science and Multimedia. The project targeted two-year college students, their families and their college and workplace mentors. The ultimate goal of the Bridges project was to keep traditionally underrepresented and low-income students in the STEM pipeline by demystifying the process of preparing for a STEM career through internships and informational videos from past internship participants.

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    Systems Approach to Green Energy (SAGE) Program

    With a grant award from the NSF IGERT program, the University of California, Berkeley’s (UCB) Systems Approach to Green Energy (SAGE) program aims to provide interdisciplinary education and training for UCB graduate students, in order to develop a workforce capable of achieving greener energy technologies. As the external evaluator of the program, Rockman et al is conducting a five-year, mixed-methods study to track progress towards and attainment of SAGE program goals. The study involves multiple questionnaires and focus groups with students and faculty, and focuses on three areas: (1) program infrastructure, (2) faculty collaboration and productivity, and (3) student expectations and experiences.

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    New Visions Hunter College: Urban Teacher Residency Program

    A 10-year partnership between New Visions for Public Schools, Hunter College, and the New York City Department of Education, the Urban Teacher residency (UTR) program was funded through multiple U.S. Department of Education grants, along with the Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Residency (MASTER), funded by the National Science Foundation. The programs focused on the placement of new secondary teachers in high-needs classrooms in New York City where resident teachers were trained alongside a mentor teacher during a year-long residency. Rockman et al, served as the external evaluator to assess the impact and implementation of training on student performance, teacher practice and school culture.
    Report: 2018 Summative Report for New Visions for Public Schools – Hunter College Urban Teacher Residency Project

  • SJSU Circle of Learning Program

    REA will conduct an evaluation of students participating in San Jose State University’s Circle of Learning program. Circle of Learning provides funding for Native American students to enroll in SJSU’s online bachelor’s program for Library and Information Sciences.