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Direct linkBozick, Robert; Dalton, Benjamin – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
Federal legislation has attempted to move career and technical education (CTE) from a segregated component of the high school curriculum to an integrated element that jointly improves both academic and career readiness. However, concerns remain about the ability of CTE to improve academic learning. Using a nationally representative sample of high…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Vocational Education, High Schools, Secondary School Mathematics
Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Zirkle, Chris – Career and Technical Education Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between high school curriculum tracks and student achievement outcomes through the consideration of degree attainment and occupational earnings. Data pertaining to graduates were analyzed through the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) 1997 dataset. This study investigated the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Curriculum, Track System (Education), Academic Degrees
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1990
This document reports the committee of the conference's recommendation that the U.S. House of Representatives recede from its disagreement to the U.S. Senate amendment on the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act amendments of 1990. The first section provides materials the Senate would have inserted in the amendments. The…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Legislation, Government School Relationship, Postsecondary Education
National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1992
This report presents outcomes of deliberations at the Tech Prep Leadership Summit on a "national vision" for tech prep. Following an introduction, Section 2 represents the consensus reached at the summit. Discussion of the purpose of tech prep focuses on the mission statement and goals of the Tech Prep Act. The discussion of program…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Corporate Support, Educational Change
Scott, Robert W. – Vocational Education Journal, 1991
Tech prep prepares people for technical careers by linking high school studies with community college coursework. The Pee Dee Tech Prep Program in North Carolina is a joint venture between the Richmond County Schools and Richmond Community College that connects essential skills learned in high school with occupation-specific skills taught in…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Job Skills
Nevada State Council on Occupational Education, Carson City. – 1994
The distribution of Perkins Act funds among eligible Nevada recipients was analyzed. The analysis established that passage of the Perkins Act did nothing to improve the ability of small rural districts to participate in the federal program and significantly restricted the amount of funds provided to those vocational programs that do not have high…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Financial Support, Position Papers, Resource Allocation
Ordover, Eileen – 1994
This outline sets forth assistive technology rights of students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the regulations implementing these statutes. The…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1991
This document contains the text of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, as amended. Title I, Vocational Education Assistance to the States, has two parts: Allotment and Allocation, and STate Organizational and Planning Responsibilities. Title II, Basic State Grants for Vocational Education, contains three parts:…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Indian Relationship
Peer reviewedLombard, Richard C.; And Others – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1995
This article reports on a survey of 36 state departments of education concerning state provisions to ensure recruitment, enrollment, and placement of students with disabilities in tech-prep educational programs as required by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990. Results suggest the need for vigilance to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1992
Tech prep is an educational initiative that promotes increased cooperation between local educational agencies and postsecondary institutions. Its intent is to improve the quality of instruction and employment potential of students, particularly those enrolled in general or vocational education. Tech prep's strength lies in the partnership…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Educational Mobility, Educational Planning
Lovelace, Bill E.; Teddlie, Jessie – 1993
A study examined the extent to which Texas vocational/applied technology programs and statewide and regional services and activities designed to eliminate sex bias and stereotyping are meeting students' needs. Questionnaires were sent to the directors/coordinators of 21 funded sex equity programs, administrators of career and technology education…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Education, Consortia, Counselor Attitudes
Maine State Council on Vocational Education, Hallowell. – 1993
This report presents the results of a federally mandated biennial evaluation of the effectiveness of the coordination between vocational education and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in achieving the purposes of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act and JTPA. An overview describes the Maine vocational system,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Correctional Education, Employment Programs
Brand, Betsy – 1990
In order to remain competitive, a new economic system requires employees to be better educated, be more creative, work in teams, solve problems, make decisions, and improve and upgrade skills and education. As technology advances and companies push employees to assume more responsibility, the traditional vocational system will be in the spotlight.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Creativity, Decision Making Skills, Economic Change
Boesel, David; And Others – 1994
This document, the third of five volumes that comprise the final report of the National Assessment of Vocational Education focuses on program improvement. Chapter 1 describes the education reform movement and assesses its effects on vocational education. It discusses current reforms that states are undertaking to improve preparation of students…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Development
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)
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