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FCS at the Center of CTE: A Proposition for FCS Educators and Stakeholders
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Duncan, Janine – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2018
In 2002, the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) published "New Designs for Career and Technical Education at the Secondary and Postsecondary Levels," in which Copa and Wolff (2002) proposed that the mission of Career and Technical Education (CTE) is "to serve individuals and the nation through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Family Life Education, Consumer Education, Occupational Clusters
The Walls Come Down: The Overdue Reunification of Vocational and Academic Education.
Rosenstock, Larry – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
With the new Perkins Act, the federal government has forged a powerful tool for restructuring schools. By integrating academic and vocational education, teaching all aspects of an industry, and creating links to community economic development, schools can truly become more inclusive and democratic institutions. Includes six references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Community Cooperation, Democratic Values, Economic Development
Hearing on H.R. 7, a Bill To Extend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Statement of Lauro F. Cavazos, Secretary of Education, before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education, House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Cavazos, Lauro F. – 1989
The Department of Education considers the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act reauthorization one of the critical education issues facing the 101st Congress. This area is of the highest priority because of the importance of vocational education to the rejuvenation of U.S. education; to the educational aspirations of the poor, disabled, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Economic Development, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Vocational Education Opportunities.
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Worthington, Robert M. – 1985
Vocational education is a key to the education of the future, as the schools absorb more responsibility for preparing students to enter a rapidly expanding job market. Although there are great visions for the future of vocational education, there must be concern for daily details of financial management, personnel motivation, and administrative…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Trends
Business Climate and Development Ventures in Indian Country: The Case of the Passamaquoddy Tribe in Washington County, Maine.
Sherblom, Elizabeth; Scully, Diana, Ed. – 1990
Economic self-sufficiency is the key to reviving and maintaining a strong Indian culture; therefore, the goal of the Passamaquoddy Enterprise Zone Project was to develop an understanding of the types of business that do well in the area and those that do not do well. The study used interviews with business managers as well as case studies of 12…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Business Administration
Design Papers for the National Assessment of Vocational Education. Proceedings of the National Conference on the Condition of Vocational Education (Washington, DC, September 11-12, 1986).
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Policy Studies Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
This volume contains the following 19 papers delivered at a national conference on the design of assessment of vocational education: "The National Assessment of Vocational Education: An Introduction" (Gilbert T. Sewall); "Vocational Education--Opportunity and Challenge: Perspectives on the National Assessment of Vocational…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
America's Hidden Treasure. The Urgent Need To Recognize and Promote the Nation's Vocational-Technical Education System. A Report to the American People.
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National Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1989
This document contains the National Council on Vocational Education's recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the vocational-technical educational system. They follow a list of council members, explanations of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act and the purpose of the council, a quiz on vocational-technical education for the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Competence