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Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1989
Until recent years, many women worked to supplement the family income. The number of female heads of households is growing; increasingly, many women are becoming the sole source of family income. Families of married women are becoming more and more dependent on the "second" income. Women are struggling to move into the high-paying jobs…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Labor Force, Nontraditional Occupations, Sex Fairness
Peer reviewedCluck, Janice; And Others – Workplace Education, 1986
Several innovative mini-grant projects in sex fairness in Illinois are detailed. They include teaching eighth-grade students about nontraditional career roles; recruitment of female minority students to agricultural programs; and the organization, development, and presentation of a panel discussion that will inform counselors, educators, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Females, Innovation
Download full textWarren, Toni McCarty; And Others – 1988
This guide provides a basic understanding of sex equity concepts and Illinois' Building Fairness campaign. It identifies key issues and populations, raises awareness of applicable activities and resource assistance, and contributes to the knowledge base required for developing equity advocates. An introduction defines sex equity and "Building…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation
Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
A study of the implementation of the Perkins Act in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin was conducted by women's education and employment advocates. State officials, service providers, and program participants involved in the sex equity provisions were interviewed and reports were reviewed. Among the findings were the following: (1) in all three…
Descriptors: Community Education, Displaced Homemakers, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 2000
This document is intended to help practitioners plan and implement activities for observance of Career Development Month in Illinois. Part 1 examines the following topics: the definitions of career development and education-to-careers; the rationale for devoting a month to career development; a career framework; and suggested Career Development…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Career Development
Hess-Grabill, Donella; Bueno, Soyon – 2000
This guidebook is intended as a road map to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III) for career-technical education (CTE) practitioners and policymakers in Illinois. The following topics are among those covered: (1) framework for Perkins III (national educational reform, Illinois provisions for quality CTE,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Education, Career Development
