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O'Connor, Patrick J. – 1991
This catalogue identifies materials that are currently available to vocational teachers for integrating math, science, or language arts into the vocational curriculum. It contains over 100 citations of textbooks, videos, and computer software. The citations include a concise description of the material, the format, the supplier, and price/order…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agricultural Education, Business Education, Computer Software
NCRVE Change Agent, 1991
These four issues of volume 1 (1991) contain brief reports on published research of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE). In Issue 1 are these eight articles: "Twelve Exemplary High Schools: Preparing Vocational Students for College"; "High School Vocational Education Withering Away?"; "Separate…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accountability, Beginning Teachers, Colleges
Corson, David, Ed. – 1991
This book contains 18 articles in which contributors from England, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, Australia, and the United States explore the relationship between education and work in democracies. The articles are: "Introduction: The Meaning and Place of Work" (Corson); "Towards a Humanistic Conception of Education and Work"…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Development, Democracy, Education Work Relationship
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1997
These two documents deal with the relationship between Missouri's Show-Me Standards (the standards defining what all Missouri students should know upon graduation from high school) with the vocational competencies taught in secondary-level agricultural education courses. The first document, which is a database documenting the common ground that…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
Arnason, Guomundur Runar, Ed. – 2000
The foundations of Iceland's vocational education and training (VET) system were laid in the last quarter of the 19th century and first decades of the 20th century. Many components of Iceland's VET system are based on Danish models. Most development of VET in Iceland occurred in 1966-1990. Iceland's Act of Vocational Education was passed in 1966,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Competency Based Education
Owens, Thomas R. – 1995
School-to-work programs (STW) at 10 sites throughout Washington (Bethel, Camas, Central Valley, Columbia River, Goldendale, Grand Coulee Dam, Issaquah, Metlow Valley, Sumner, and Wenatchee) were examined through the following activities: reviewing background documents, interviewing key educators, observing academic and technical classes,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Education, Career Development, Case Studies
Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Virginia Vocational Curriculum and Resource Center. – 1996
This resource list identifies 151 instructional products and guides to help teachers plan Education for Employment programs and facilitate student learning. The resources listed are drawn from publishers and various state and professional curriculum centers. Each listing includes a brief description of the resource, publisher, item order number,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Competence
Kaufman, Phillip; Bradby, Denise; Teitelbaum, Peter – 2000
To raise vocational completers' academic achievement through school reform, the High Schools That Work (HSTW) network of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) promotes 10 key practices for raising academic achievement. The impact of these key practices was examined in a study of how 424 schools adopted them in the following six clusters:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adoption (Ideas)
New South Wales Dept. of Corrective Services, Sydney (Australia). – 1995
This document contains learning modules for adult basic education courses in Australia, along with teacher information for integrating curricula, using integrated themes, and planning curricula. The learning modules contain learning activities in the following areas: job search skills; occupational health and safety; life skills; ceramics;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Art Activities
Hartley, Nancy K., Ed.; Wentling, Tim L., Ed. – 1996
This monograph contains eight papers examining vocational teacher education theory and practice within the context of new teacher education reforms and practices. Various theoretical and practical aspects of preparing vocational teachers for tomorrow's workplace are discussed, including the following: challenges/opportunities affecting the field;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Alternative Assessment, Apprenticeships, Career Academies
Partnership for Academic and Career Education, Pendleton, SC. – 1992
These two self-assessment inventories are designed to be used for evaluation of tech prep implementation at the middle/high school and postsecondary levels. The middle/high school version is intended to be completed by the district/school, the postsecondary form by the technical college. The form provides for rating the level of implementation as…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Counseling, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Programs
App, Anne H. – 1991
This publication summarizes presentations and discussions from a conference that addressed specific issues in the National Assessment of Vocational Education and in the 1990 Perkins Act that mandated the assessment. Introductory materials include a summary of consensus issues from the conference (David Boesel), welcoming remarks (Bruno Manno), and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Accountability, Correctional Education
App, Anne H., Comp. – 1991
This collection of 22 papers is organized by the five conference topics. "Part 1: Effects of the Perkins Act on Policy and Practice" contains five papers: "Federal Legislation as Rorschach Test: Methodological Issues in Assessing the Effects of the 1990 Perkins Act on States and Localities" (Grubb); "Effects of the 1990…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Accountability, Correctional Education
Kallembach, Sheri, Comp.; And Others – 1992
This document compiles representative resources to assist state and local administrators of vocational special needs programs, special needs educators, counselors, researchers, and policymakers in implementing and complying with the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990. Entries in the publications section are…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agencies, Clearinghouses, Compliance (Legal)
NCRVE Change Agent, 1992
These three issues of volume 2 (1992) contain brief reports on published research of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. In issue 1 are these five articles: "High Schools with Character: Why Might They Be Important?"; "An Uncommon Education: Interaction and Innovation"; "Community College Contract…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accountability, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
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