New Meanings for Vocational Education.

Wilms, Wellford W.

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ERIC Number: EJ214738

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1979

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New Meanings for Vocational Education.

Wilms, Wellford W.

UCLA Educator, v21 n1 p5-11 Fall 1979

Traces the development of vocational education programs through the manual training movement of the 1880s, the creation of the Commission on National Aid to Vocational Education in 1914, and the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. Discusses five key values intrinsic to the vocational education movement and why current programs have not met their promise. (DR)

Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Philosophy, Foundations of Education, History, Job Training, Social Values, Vocational Education, Work Experience Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Smith Hughes Act

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