Work, Education, and Vocational Reform: The Ideological Origins of Vocational Education, 1890-1920.

Kantor, Harvey

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ERIC Number: EJ339627

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Work, Education, and Vocational Reform: The Ideological Origins of Vocational Education, 1890-1920.

Kantor, Harvey

American Journal of Education, v94 n4 p401-26 Aug 1986

Examines the ideological origins of vocational education and the reasons why people holding a broad spectrum of political and economic opinion found vocational education attractive. Argues that despite differing views on vocational policies, reformers were united by a desire to improve the functioning of society. (ETS)

Descriptors: Curriculum, Dropouts, Educational Change, Industrialization, Job Training, Labor Economics, Politics of Education, Unions, Vocational Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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