Building Carpentry into Nevada's Secondary Curriculum, One Nail at a Time

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dc.contributor.authorLittlewood, Carolyn W.
dc.contributor.programMA in Historic Preservationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-31T16:27:22Z
dc.date.available2016-03-31T16:27:22Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIn order to practice historic preservation, one must possess the skills and the know-how to do so. This thesis research examines the possibility of implementing the building skill of carpentry into secondary education in the public school system at a time when there is a decline in the building trade professions. The focus is on vocational education in secondary education in Nevada and the surrounding states and examines why carpentry and the skilled building trades are important. Shifts to national standard-based curriculum and how this affects vocational education is also explored. The thesis research includes a survey of educators, state-licensed building contractors, and students to gain their opinions and perceptionson six areas pertinent to the issues related to the need for the skilled building trades, specifically carpentry. The hypothesis for this research centers on three areas: 1. If carpentry were added to secondary education, would it provide a student with a life skill? 2. Would carpentry help reduce the high school drop-out rate? 3. Would carpentry contribute to the state’s work force? The findings from this research demonstrate the need and the desire for the education in the building skill of carpentry to be added to the curriculum in secondary education in Nevada’s public school system.en_US
dc.format.extent140 p.en_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M21156
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2642
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsTo view a complete copy of this thesis please contact Goucher College Special Collections & Archives at archives@goucher.edu or (410) 337-6075.
dc.subjecthistoric preservationen_US
dc.subjectcareer and technical educationen_US
dc.subjectskilled building tradesen_US
dc.subjectcommon-core standardsen_US
dc.subjectNevada's public school systemen_US
dc.subjectsecondary educationen_US
dc.subjectcarpentryen_US
dc.subject.lcshHistoric preservation -- Theses
dc.subject.lcshCarpentry -- Public schools
dc.subject.lcshBuilding trades -- Public schools
dc.subject.lcshEducation, Secondary -- Nevada
dc.titleBuilding Carpentry into Nevada's Secondary Curriculum, One Nail at a Timeen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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