Download or read book An Analysis of Enrollment Trends in Technology Education Courses at Lakes Community High School written by Brian J. Cardarella and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enrollment in Technology Education courses at Lakes Community High School has been on the decline. The purpose of this study was to begin to investigate the possible reason or reasons for the deterioration of student enrollment within Technology Education courses at Lakes Community High School. This study, specifically, will define how administrators and guidance counselors perceive the Technology Education program. The population of this study included all of those who had input into the design of students' schedules as well as those involved in structuring the school day at Lakes Community High School. Interviews were given to the aforementioned subjects. Each interview was converted into written transcripts. Next, the researcher analyzed each interview and coded them to identify key words or phrases. This process of coding uncovered salient themes that emerged. The results of the study indicated that the two largest barriers to a higher enrollment in technology education courses at Lakes Community High School are the graduation requirements are limiting the students' ability to take technology education courses, and students are not taking technology education courses because they were taking higher level "college preparatory" courses.