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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1993
This book contains the text of the following 11 vocational education, job training, and related federal laws as amended through December 31, 1992: (1) Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (including part E of title III, Tech-Prep Education Act; part G of title III, Community Education Employment Center Act; and part H of title III, Tribally…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Disadvantaged, Displaced Homemakers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document contains the complete text of federal laws related to vocational education, job training, rehabilitation, and related areas as amended through December 31, 1991. Statutes included are the: (1) Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (Titles I-V); (2) Job Training Partnership Act (Titles I-VI); (3) Displaced Homemakers…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Apprenticeships, Children
National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education. – 1988
This report examines how the sex equity provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act have been implemented in 16 states. It focuses on the implementation of the key provisions in the law that affect women and girls: the single parent and homemaker program (8.5 percent set-aside), and the sex equity program (3.5 percent set-aside).…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Displaced Homemakers, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Vetter, Louise; Richey, Marsha L. – 1985
This reference guide for sex equity coordinators identifies the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 for sex equity. An introduction discusses the purpose of the Perkins Act and personnel requirements regarding the elimination of sex discrimination and sex stereotyping. The next section identifies the requirements…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Vocational Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. – 1988
This performance report summarizes the services and activities provided for youth and adults in secondary and postsecondary vocational education in North Carolina from July 1987-June 1988, as mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. Data are provided to reflect services to special populations, trends, growth in enrollment,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Purdy, Robin; And Others – 1989
Provisions related to achieving sex equity in vocational education appear throughout the Carl D. Perkins Act. The most innovative are the Title IIA set-asides for single parents and homemakers and sex equity program. The California State Plan for Vocational Education assigns the responsibilities of the Sex Equity Coordinator to the Sex Equity…
Descriptors: Budgets, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Legislation, Educational Research
Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1988
A study of the implementation of the Perkins Act in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin was conducted by women's education and employment advocates. State officials, service providers, and program participants involved in the sex equity provisions were interviewed and reports were reviewed. Among the findings were the following: (1) in all three…
Descriptors: Community Education, Displaced Homemakers, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Whorl, Kevin; And Others – 1991
This report provides a comprehensive summary of vocational equity activities and impact for 1990-91. It includes data from 1980-90 as a means of charting trends and progress in nontraditional enrollment. Section I is a summary of statistical data and information on the status of female and male participation in Arizona's vocational education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Annual Reports, Displaced Homemakers
Denny, James; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted in Illinois to determine how effectively the vocational education system was meeting its responsibilities to train, retrain, and upgrade employed and unemployed workers in new skills for which there is a demand in the state, under the terms of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. Responses were received from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Compliance (Legal), Dislocated Workers
North Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh. – 1986
This performance report presents the services and activities provided to youth and adults in secondary and postsecondary vocational education in North Carolina from July 1, 1985, to June 30, 1986. Data are provided to reflect services to special populations, trends, growth in enrollment, student and employer assessment of the value of vocational…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Consumer Education, Correctional Education, Criminals
Displaced Homemakers Network, Washington, DC. – 1985
This guide is intended to familiarize displaced homemakers with the provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. The first part of the guide details the act's funding for the following areas: sex equity coordinator, single parents and homemakers, sex bias and stereotyping, adult training and retraining, employment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advocacy, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Colorado State Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1991
This annual performance report describes accomplishments achieved in Colorado through funding from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Four sections focus on four categories of initiatives. Section I addresses enhancement of services to students through the basic state grant under Title II, Part A. Vocational education opportunities are…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling, Community Organizations, Curriculum Development
Worthington, Robert M. – 1985
The emphasis on achieving sex equity, begun under the Education Amendments of 1976, continues and expands with the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. As in the 1976 amendments, the states are required to assign one person full-time responsibility for fulfilling mandated functions relative to sex equity. However, the new Act provides the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1991
During Fiscal Year 1991, Florida's Division of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education (DVACE) provided programs, services, and activities funded under Titles II-A, II-B, IIIA, and IIIB of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. DVACE expended funds for development of vocational education opportunities to meet needs of special…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Guidance, Community Education, Community Organizations
