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Direct linkMcCrae, April M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Gender inequality is a persistent issue in secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs in the United States. According to section 113(b)(2)(A)(III)(vi) of the Carl D. Perkins act, schools receiving federal funds in support of career and technical education are required to report "student participation in, and…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Program Improvement, Educational Improvement, Equal Education
Brustein, Michael – Vocational Education Journal, 1987
The author provides a legal analysis of the statutory requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act that govern the use of funds for "vocational education program improvement, innovation, and expansion." He discusses the legislative history of using these funds for ongoing program maintenance. (CH)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Program Improvement, Vocational Education
Ballard, J. Barry; Burdette, Clarence E. – Vocational Education Journal, 1987
Presents two viewpoints on the question of using funding from the Vocational Education Act to maintain ongoing vocational programs. Ballard argues that programs have improved qualitatively because of additional program improvement monies, whereas Burdette argues that the ban on using funds for maintenance treats some states unfairly. (CH)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Program Development, Program Improvement, Vocational Education
Mercer, John W.; Latta, E. Michael – Vocational Education Journal, 1987
The Perkins Act greatly expands the tasks of state councils on vocational education. Their duties encompass three policy objectives: achieving public involvement in vocational education, providing independent assessment of vocational programs, and improving vocational education policies and the policymaking process. (SK)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement
Niebla, J. Fernando – Vocational Education Journal, 1987
The Perkins Act charges the National Council on Vocational Education with advising the president, Congress, and the secretary of education on the implementation of the Perkins and the Job Training Partnership Acts, strategies for business cooperation with vocational education, effective ways of providing labor market information, special needs…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Policy Formation, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement
Morton, Michael R.; Cross, Richard E. – VocEd, 1985
The authors suggest that it will take a new dimension of teamwork under the Perkins Act to meet the challenges of the coming decade. Vocational education can be improved, they say, by close collaboration among the new state councils on vocational education, the state boards, the newly required technical committee, and a host of other groups. (CT)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Federal Legislation, Futures (of Society), Laws
Download full textGainer, William J. – 1989
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act seeks to: (1) provide vocational education to underserved groups; and (2) encourage program improvement and modernization. Although the General Accounting Office (GAO) believes that Perkins Act funds are being used appropriately for the most part, a number of potential problems were identified regarding…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
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
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1992
In 1991-92, a study was conducted to refine and implement a system for evaluating the California Community Colleges' vocational education special projects funded under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. The study focused on the 110 projects funded in 1988-89 and 1989-90, assessing their achievement of federal and state goals.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Virginia State Council on Vocational Education, Richmond. – 1989
This report presents an overview of the vocational education delivery systems assisted under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Virginia. For the Perkins Act, the report reviews the purpose, delivery system, and the implementation of vocational education (enrollments, quality of programs for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Coordination
Buzzell, Charles H. – 1989
H.R. 7, the Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1989, would reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act through fiscal year 1995. Among other improvements, H.R. 7 strengthens support for personnel development, articulation, career guidance and counseling, consumer and homemaking education, and the national data system. However,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1988
A nationwide task force was formed to assess the effectiveness of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act since its passage in 1984 and to determine how it could be improved. After examining the past and present role of the Federal Government in vocational-technical education (VTE) in the context of current and future needs for VTE, the task…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Federal Government
Hoachlander, E. Gareth – 1989
Obtaining accurate, comprehensive data for vocational education has been one of the more elusive objectives of federal policy. Given the long history of unsuccessful attempts to improve the quality and scope of data on vocational education, it is important to understand the lessons of the past before embarking on a new data collection effort…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation, Policy Formation
Drier, Harry N.; Gysbers, Norman – 1988
Guidance has been and continues to be a major economic and social program that assists individuals of all ages and circumstances in dealing effectively with their lifelong development, including occupational choice and job adjustment. Comprehensive programs of guidance and counseling serve as the link between providing occupational training and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Comprehensive Guidance, Counseling Objectives
Maine State Council on Vocational Education, Hallowell. – 1989
This document reports results of a survey of vocational schools and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) agencies in Maine conducted by a mailed questionnaire and site visits. Sixty-eight percent of the vocational schools and 65 percent of the JTPA agencies returned the surveys. The report presents an overview of vocational education and JTPA…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation, Job Training, Outcomes of Education
