Then and Now.

Blassingame, Kelley M.

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ERIC Number: EJ594538

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Then and Now.

Blassingame, Kelley M.

Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers, v74 n8 p26-29 Nov-Dec 1999

When the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act became law in 1917, home economics, agriculture, and trade and industrial education were the first three disciplines to be earmarked for federal funding. Over the century, these fields have evolved to reflect changing realities in jobs and lifestyles. (JOW)

Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational History, Federal Aid, Home Economics Education, Secondary Education, Trade and Industrial Education, Vocational Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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

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