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Download full textCoyle-Williams, Maureen – TASPP Brief, 1991
This brief highlights some of the most significant changes mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 and identifies concerns that may compromise success in reaching these goals. The paper first identifies the significant changes created by the legislation, such as the replacement of set-asides with…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Improvement, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
The 1990 Perkins: Raising the Academic and Occupational Achievement of Women and Girls. TASPP Brief.
Coyle-Williams, Maureen; Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn – TASPP Brief, 1992
Changes in the U.S. economy have increased the number of 25 to 54 year old women in the work force to about 74 percent. However, most of these women are segregated in low-wage jobs. Women often fall into those jobs because of sex-stereotyped vocational education enrollment and gender-related barriers in education and in their family and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Compliance (Legal), Educational Needs
Transitioning Vocational Services: An Exemplary Vocational Program Serving Youth with Special Needs.
Coyle-Williams, Maureen – TASPP Brief, 1991
Transitioning Vocational Services (TVS) meets the career exploration, training, and placement requirements of students with special needs in Illinois High School Districts 211 and 214. It serves students enrolled in special education who require assistance with the transition to postsecondary training and/or employment. TVS targets wards of the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
