| 10. | Barriers are inevitable when implementing any educational innovation. For each of the barriers listed below, indicate the level of impact it has on your consortiums Tech Prep initiative. (Circle the one best response on each line.) |
| Barrier | Level of Impact | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Very Minor | Minor | Moderate | Major | Very Major | |
| 1. Negative attitude toward vocational education (n=337) | 2.1 | 5.3 | 20.8 | 40.1 | 26.1 | 5.6 |
| 2. Lack of staff, time, and money dedicated to Tech Prep (n=336) | 1.2 | 5.4 | 16.4 | 36.3 | 28.6 | 12.2 |
| 3. Failure of educators to see the need to change (n=337) | 1.5 | 8.0 | 20.2 | 39.8 | 24.0 | 6.5 |
| 4. Turf battles between secondary and postsecondary educators (n=336) | 9.5 | 19.0 | 25.3 | 28.0 | 13.1 | 5.1 |
| 5. Looking at Tech Prep as vocational education by another name (n=334) | 4.2 | 8.7 | 18.9 | 36.8 | 24.3 | 7.2 |
| 6. Lack of general awareness about Tech Prep (n=338) | 1.5 | 6.5 | 22.8 | 39.6 | 24.0 | 5.6 |
| 7. Belief that Tech Prep is an educational "fad" that will go away (n=338) | 1.8 | 8.0 | 22.5 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 9.8 |
| 8. Failure of two-year postsecondary schools to accommodate Tech Prep students (n=337) | 22.6 | 28.5 | 26.1 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| 9. Failure of four-year colleges and universities to award credit for applied academic or other Tech Prep courses (n=333) | 8.1 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 18.0 | 28.8 | 22.8 |
| 10. Difficulty in dealing with educational bureaucracies (n=337) | 1.2 | 10.1 | 23.7 | 30.6 | 22.6 | 11.9 |
| 11. Tight budgets at the state level (n=337) | 1.5 | 5.9 | 25.2 | 24.3 | 28.5 | 14.5 |
| 12. Lack of support from business and industry (n=337) | 12.2 | 31.2 | 27.3 | 21.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 |
| 13. Resistance from academic educators to make changes for Tech Prep (n=338) | 1.2 | 7.7 | 17.5 | 41.7 | 26.0 | 5.9 |
| 14. Lack of support from labor organizations (n=312) | 35.3 | 22.1 | 21.5 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 4.2 |
| 15. Lack of availability of integrated academic and vocational curriculum materials (n=337) | 13.6 | 29.1 | 27.3 | 22.8 | 5.3 | 1.8 |
| 16. Conflict with other educational reform movements (n=336) | 15.8 | 25.9 | 22.6 | 19.9 | 10.1 | 5.7 |
| 17. Resistance from secondary school administrators (n=337) | 10.4 | 21.4 | 32.0 | 27.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 |
| 18. Difficulty reaching consensus among curriculum planners on reform strategies (n=336) | 8.6 | 23.8 | 34.5 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 |
| 19. Lack of funds for curriculum reform (n=337) | 2.7 | 11.0 | 23.1 | 28.8 | 23.1 | 11.3 |
| 20. Failure to employ local Tech Prep coordinator full time (n=333) | 37.2 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 10.8 |
| 21. Lack of experts to provide in-service about Tech Prep (n=336) | 25.0 | 26.8 | 25.0 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 22. Resistance from vocational educators to make changes for Tech Prep (n=337) | 13.4 | 30.0 | 27.3 | 21.1 | 7.1 | 1.2 |
| 23. Resistance from postsecondary school administrators (n=337) | 18.4 | 29.4 | 27.6 | 16.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| 24. Resistance from secondary schools to introduce Tech Prep into the curriculum (n=336) | 9.5 | 18.2 | 33.9 | 26.5 | 10.7 | 1.2 |
| 25. Lack of clear federal policy for Tech Prep (n=336) | 9.2 | 18.5 | 25.9 | 21.4 | 16.7 | 8.3 |
| 26. Difficulty in developing formal articulation agreements between secondary and postsecondary schools (n=339) | 23.0 | 26.0 | 22.1 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| 27. Lack of collaboration between vocational and academic educators (n=339) | 2.9 | 14.7 | 27.1 | 34.8 | 16.5 | 3.8 |
| 28. Lack of knowledge and skills among education personnel in how to implement educational change (n=338) | 2.7 | 10.9 | 23.4 | 38.2 | 17.5 | 7.4 |
| 29. Little time designated for joint planning by academic and vocational or secondary and postsecondary faculty (n=337) | 0.6 | 4.7 | 11.9 | 27.0 | 37.7 | 18.1 |
| 30. Resistance from postsecondary schools to introduce Tech Prep into the curriculum (n=335) | 9.0 | 18.8 | 27.8 | 23.3 | 15.5 | 5.7 |
| 31. Lack of credibility of vocational educators involved with Tech Prep (n=337) | 11.3 | 33.8 | 29.1 | 18.1 | 5.9 | 1.8 |
| 32. Lack of clear state policy for Tech Prep (n=336) | 15.2 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 11.6 |
| 33. Pressure from special interest groups to modify the Tech Prep effort (n=337) | 38.0 | 29.7 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 34. Lack of support from both state secondary and postsecondary agencies (n=338) | 19.8 | 31.4 | 24.6 | 13.3 | 6.8 | 4.1 |
| 35. Turnover of state or local leaders involved in Tech Prep (n=338) | 17.8 | 23.4 | 22.2 | 18.3 | 13.0 | 5.3 |
| 36. Too much flexibility in local implementation of Tech Prep (n=338) | 31.4 | 27.5 | 20.4 | 13.9 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| 37. Funding for Tech Prep is limited to vocational education sources (n=338) | 17.2 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 16.9 | 9.8 |
| 38. Limits on using Tech Prep funds for equipment or instructional materials purchases (n=337) | 9.8 | 21.4 | 25.2 | 19.3 | 16.0 | 8.3 |
| 39. Limitations in using Tech Prep funds beyond grades 11-14 (n=336) | 24.7 | 25.3 | 17.9 | 14.6 | 10.7 | 6.8 |
| 40. Lack of evaluation mechanisms to inform implementation (n=334) | 9.0 | 19.8 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 17.4 | 3.3 |
| 41. Lack of authority of local personnel to make changes needed to implement Tech Prep (n=339) | 8.8 | 23.9 | 23.0 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 7.1 |
| 42. Lack of clear local policy for Tech Prep (n=339) | 18.0 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 11.5 | 4.7 |
| 43. Lack of active involvement from business and industry (n=339) | 17.7 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 7.4 | 3.2 |
| 44. Lack of jobs in the region for Tech Prep graduates (n=336) | 15.8 | 21.1 | 26.2 | 17.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| 45. Lack of parental support for Tech Prep (n=339) | 9.7 | 16.2 | 28.9 | 27.1 | 14.2 | 3.8 |
| 46. Large distances separating institutions in the consortium (n=339) | 22.7 | 22.7 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 12.4 | 9.1 |
| 47. Lack of student interest in Tech Prep (n=337) | 4.2 | 17.8 | 36.2 | 32.0 | 9.5 | 0.3 |
| 48. Lack of cooperation from teachers unions (n=325) | 44.6 | 15.1 | 24.6 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 49. Difficulty maintaining momentum over the long term (n=337) | 5.9 | 15.7 | 24.0 | 33.8 | 16.6 | 3.9 |
| 50. Too many schools in the consortium (n=338) | 34.0 | 28.1 | 18.3 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| 51. Inability of young people to make early career decisions (n=338) | 3.8 | 13.0 | 23.1 | 28.4 | 22.5 | 9.2 |
| 52. Lack of developed competencies for the academic areas (n=336) | 8.3 | 16.1 | 27.1 | 29.2 | 15.5 | 3.9 |
| 53. Lack of counselor interest in or involvement with Tech Prep (n=339) | 4.7 | 14.7 | 21.2 | 28.9 | 20.6 | 9.7 |
| 54. Increased paperwork to support Tech Prep (n=339) | 5.6 | 15.6 | 25.4 | 28.0 | 16.8 | 8.6 |
| 55. Pressure for quick success and student head counts (n=338) | 5.9 | 9.5 | 16.9 | 26.0 | 24.0 | 17.8 |
| 56. Conflict between Tech Prep and School-To-Work (n=335) | 24.5 | 20.6 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 12.8 | 10.4 |
| 57. Limits on using Tech Prep funds below grade 11 (n=338) | 16.9 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 12.4 |
| 58. Focus on applied academics rather than other academic and vocational integration models (n=337) | 12.8 | 24.3 | 27.9 | 22.0 | 8.3 | 4.7 |
| 59. Tight budgets at the local level (n=338) | 3.6 | 7.1 | 12.7 | 20.7 | 31.1 | 24.9 |
| 60. Too much state involvement in day-to-day operations (n=337) | 33.2 | 33.8 | 22.0 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| 61. Use of advanced placement and other articulation models that allow students to complete college early (n=336) | 30.4 | 35.4 | 18.2 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| 62. Lack of developed competencies for the vocational-technical areas (n=339) | 22.4 | 28.0 | 25.1 | 14.2 | 8.8 | 1.5 |
| 63. Lack of recent workforce experience among school personnel (n=338) | 3.3 | 8.9 | 19.8 | 26.3 | 30.2 | 11.5 |
| 64. Lack of interest and support from upper-level administration (n=339) | 12.4 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 23.6 | 12.7 | 5.0 |
| 65. Lack of cooperation from state professional organizations (n=338) | 29.5 | 28.0 | 25.0 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| 66. Lack of a clear definition of the Tech Prep student (n=338) | 15.7 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 13.3 | 8.9 |
| 67. The stigma of tracking is associated with Tech Prep (n=339) | 8.6 | 18.6 | 20.6 | 22.7 | 19.2 | 10.3 |