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CTE Policy Past, Present, and Future: Driving Forces behind the Evolution of Federal Priorities
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Imperatore, Catherine; Hyslop, Alisha – Peabody Journal of Education, 2017
Federal legislation has driven and been receptive to the vision of a rigorous, relevant career and technical education (CTE) system integrated with academics and aligned across middle school, secondary school, and postsecondary education. This article uses a social policy analysis approach to trace the history of federal CTE policy throughout the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Vocational Programs in the Federal Bureau of Prisons: Examining the Potential of Agricultural Education Programs for Prisoners
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Coppedge, Ricky H.; Strong, Robert – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2013
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a long-standing desire to be the pinnacle in corrections and correctional education. In 1891 Congress passed the Three Prisons Act, which established the federal prison system, prior to this Act federal inmates were housed in state, city, and county jails (Keve, 1991). The Act not only established the first three…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Agricultural Education
Changing Priorities of Federal Job Policy.
Nightingale, Demetra Smith – Youth Policy, 1986
Examines the shift from the Manpower Development and Training Act to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and the difference between these programs and the Job Training Partnership Act. Also discusses the training of welfare recipients and setting priorities for the future of such programs. (CT)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Job Training