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Peer reviewedSarkees-Wircenski, Michelle D.; Wircenski, Jerry L. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
Discusses how Perkins Act mandates for accountability in vocational education necessitate modification of performance standards and measures for special populations. (SK)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Evaluation Criteria, Performance Factors
Hoachlander, E. Gareth – Vocational Education Journal, 1991
Provides guidelines on how state and local administrators can develop an accountability system to meet Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act requirements. Indicates that performance measures and standards should (1) be clearly defined; (2) be manageable; (3) include accurate and timely data; and (4) provide information…
Descriptors: Accountability, Credibility, Evaluation Methods, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedLeconte, Pamela J.; Boyer-Stephens, Arden – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
Significant changes in special needs provision in the Perkins Act have differing interpretations. At the heart of service delivery are two mandated assurances: vocational assessment and supplemental services. (SK)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation, Equal Education, High Risk Students
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This document presents the Guam Adult Education Quality Performance Indicators to enable Guam Community College to promote program improvements in the adult education programs it offers to Guam's educationally disadvantaged adult learners. Definitions are provided of these terms: quality performance indicator, performance measure, and performance…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Hoachlander, Gary; And Others – Vocational Education Journal, 1995
Hoachlander look at Perkins accountability requirements and suggests that they can lead to improved programs if they are used correctly. Rader and Quick discuss how to use spreadsheets to keep on top of student portfolios and program data. (JOW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Benchmarking, Data Collection, Program Implementation
Vocational Education Journal, 1994
Includes "A National Report Card for Vo-Tech. Excerpts from NAVE--the Federal Government's National Assessment of Vocational Education"; "The Path to a New Perkins Act" (Plawin); and "Good Intentions Gone Bad? NAVE Didn't Mean for Skill Training to Be Removed from High Schools. Doing So Would Be a Terrible Mistake"…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accountability, Federal Legislation, Job Skills
App, Anne H. – 1991
This publication summarizes presentations and discussions from a conference that addressed specific issues in the National Assessment of Vocational Education and in the 1990 Perkins Act that mandated the assessment. Introductory materials include a summary of consensus issues from the conference (David Boesel), welcoming remarks (Bruno Manno), and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Accountability, Correctional Education
Peer reviewedAnderson-Yates, Marcia; And Others – Journal of Studies in Technical Careers, 1991
Includes "A New Vocational Education Act" (Anderson-Yates, Washburn); "Program Evaluation and Improvement under Perkins 1990" (Stadt); "The U.S. Department of Education's Perspective of Postsecondary Technical Training Needs" (Brand); and "The Tech Prep/Associate Degree Program" (Parnell). (JOW)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Federal Legislation, Futures (of Society), Postsecondary Education
Hargroder, Margaret – 1992
The Louisiana Program Plan for the Administration of Vocational Education calls for assessing the state's progress in meeting the sex equity purposes of the Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act and evaluating the effectiveness of programs and activities supported by the need for sex equity. Criteria for selecting sex equity…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Georgia State Council on Vocational Education, Atlanta. – 1994
The Perkins Act mandated the Georgia Council on Vocational Education (GCOVE) as an independent agency strictly responsible for assessment, evaluation, and advisement in the area of vocational and technical education. Planning was always an integral part of the way GCOVE did business. In 1992, agencies larger than GCOVE and with whom GCOVE worked…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning, Educational Strategies
