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Work Ethic Instruction using the World Wide Web in a Career Pathways
Program
Roger B. Hill, Ph.D.The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Mary WincapawLynn Mrotek
John Marshall High SchoolMilwaukee, Wisconsin
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Overview of the session Basis for work ethic instruction Development of the work ethic web site Collaborative work with John Marshall High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Career Pathways Program What we have learned
student perceptions teacher impressions evidence of effectiveness
Conclusions and recommendations
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Why work ethic? Implementation of technology is having a significant impact on the workplace
Greater mobility, less direct supervision, and high-discretion work environments
More important than ever to have work ethic and good work attitudes
Called for by SCANS and other studies
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Work ethic is a cultural norm that advocates being personally accountable and responsible for the work that one does and is based on a belief that work has intrinsic value
Operationally defined using factor analytical procedures and a large sample of working adults
Is related to character development and employability skills
Has distinct elements
Work ethic defined
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Key constructs
InterpersonalSkills
Initiative BeingDependable
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Goal to develop materials that could facilitate development of work ethic
Recognition of limitations Developed printed materials first
10-day unit case studies, class discussion,
learning activities Web materials to enhanceor supplement printed materials
Research to practice
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Met Lynn Mrotek at AVA Guidance Division presentation in 1994
Lynn and her colleagues developed Career Pathways program at John Marshall High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
10-day work ethic unit written and pilot tested at John Marshall High
Web site materials added to supplement written materials
Other schools also using materials
Beginnings of this project
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Comprehensive 9-12th grade career discovery curriculum
Funded project by Carl Perkins Grant supplemented by district STW funds
All students participate Project-based assessments enhanced by technology
Integrates academic and vocational skills
The Career Pathways Program
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Arts / Communication Careers Business / Management Careers Health / Human Service Careers Technology / Engineering Science Careers Assessment / employability skills / workplace ethics
9th grade: Discover career pathways
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Research one career Create a career display and brochure Begin a Career Portfolio
9th Grade Projects
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Introduction to Arts/Communication Integrated with English and Speech
Introduction to Business Management Integrated with English and Geography
Introduction to Health and Human Services Integrated with English and Biology
Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science
Integrated with English and Geometry
10th grade: Further exploration and integration with English
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Mock interview, resume, and application Job shadow Work issues research paper Work ethic unit
10th Grade Projects
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Broadcasting integrated with CNN News Office Technology integrated with Business Communications
Health Occupations integrated with Medical Terminology
Advanced Graphics Technology integrated with English
11th-12th Grades: Focus on a cluster
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Post-secondary option paper Job shadowing Passport Document Wallet Wisdom & Making it on Your Own
11th-12th Grade Projects
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Work ethic unit, web materials, and other lessons Assessments
9th grade students develop work wanted ad identifying their positive work habits
10th grade students complete research paper on work ethic history and its components
11th & 12th grade students apply work ethic and employability skills in a work-based learning experience
Career Pathways work ethic instruction
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OWEI & ESA self-scoring on-line instruments Information about printed work ethic instructional materials
Section on the history of work ethic Some references for work ethic research Links to Character Counts and Thought, Word, and Deed
On-line lessons for use with a class Address of web site:
http://www.coe.uga.edu/~rhill/workethic
Design of the work ethic web site
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Some web materials set up on local network and used with 10th grade students in 1996 and 1997
Data gathered in fall of 1998 to evaluate performance of web site
Five teachers and approximately 120 students were involved in this study
School computer lab was used for accessing the web materials
Pilot test of work ethic web materials
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Combination of approaches to reflect varied applications of materials
focus group -- teacher and 6 students survey completed by cooperative education class summary responses from three Career Pathways
Arts/Communication teachers Data analyzed for patterns and themes
Research to evaluate unit
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Six students plus teacher 2 boys; 4 girls; 10-12th grade Comments on lessons 1-6
Lesson 1 -- students understood this fine Lesson 2 -- good intro for materials to follow; careerlink
helpful and thought-provoking Lesson 3 -- pictures realistic and represented careers;
need more on how to improve interpersonal skills Lesson 4 -- need more material to help improve initiative
Focus group
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Lesson 5 -- activity worked well with partners Lesson 6 -- tips for other employability skills helpful;
students were well prepared for interview process after this lesson
Additional materials used Lesson 2 -- employment section activity Self-assessment for lessons 3-5 Work ethic definition assignment Guest speaker to discuss interviewing; students used work
ethic components in response to questions
Focus group (cont.)
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Open-ended questionnaire completed by students was it helpful what liked most what liked least was the site well organized amount of material on the web site appropriate
Usable questionnaires from 18 students Data reduction, interpretation, and pattern analysis
Cooperative education class survey
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76% rated unit helpful and 24% rated not helpful Parts of web materials liked the best
using the timeline and historical information lesson on initiative (short and to the point) learning about the culture in the workplace
Parts of web materials liked the least the history section was too long problems using the World Wide Web
Survey results
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Suggestions for improvement on organization of web materials
everyone that got in rated organization favorably include more graphics and examples more emphasis on key material (colored text, etc.)
39% rated length about right, 61% rated it too long, and none rated it too short
comments indicated more time was needed to get through the materials
Survey results (cont.)
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What worked well self pacing of internet format
What did not work well problems with computer lab, computer operation, and getting
to web materials reading of history unit
Revisions and additions to materials timeline project for history section history paper integrated into English class suggestion to put materials on CD-ROM
Teacher perspective of unit
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Work with lab technician to get everyone connected to site
Have a “plan B” for students who are unable to reach site (use partners, have printed materials available, etc.)
Use projector to show the web site from one computer for all students to see
Continue teacher in-service activities using the work ethic web site and materials
Future plans
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Include the affective area in instruction Keep teaching work ethic regardless of method used
World Wide Web CD-ROM printed materials & handouts
When specifically addressing work ethic, focus on interpersonal skills, initiative, and being dependable
Conclusions