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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1981
This document is a transcript of hearings on the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The specific focus of the hearings was vocational guidance and counseling, as specified in H.R. 4974, the Vocational Guidance Act of 1981. Testimony was given by Jeffrey Drake, coordinator of career development in Flint, Michigan; Norman C.…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Effectiveness, Disadvantaged
YUNKER, JOHN A. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF SMALL GROUP GUIDANCE SESSIONS AND INDUSTRIAL TOURS ON AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF MALE, EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS DEEMED LACKING IN ACADEMIC INTEREST AND/OR ABILITY WHO WERE CLASSIFIED AS POTENTIAL DROPOUTS AND NON-COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS. IT WAS HOPED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WOULD MAKE THEM MORE…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Guidance, Citizenship, Dropout Prevention
Stump, Robert W. – 1981
Vocational guidance and counseling is supported by the United States government through a variety of laws. The Vocational Education Act (VEA) and other federal legislation consistently provide funds for services to assist in the transition from education/training to work, from unemployment to employment, or from one career to another. Most…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Cooperative Programs
Vetter, Louise; Ransom, Robert M. – 1977
Fifty states and Washington, D.C., were invited to submit documents for an analysis relating to comprehensive career guidance programs (CCGP). These documents were prepared by state departments of education and directors of FY 1974 and 1975 projects funded through the Vocational Education Research Program under Section 131 of Part C of the…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Comprehensive Guidance, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1968
Under the provisions of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the Advisory Council on Vocational Education was directed to review the administration and status of vocational education programs. Highlights, recommendations, issues, and problems of vocational education within the national context of changing social, educational, and economic…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Guidance, Curriculum, Educational Administration
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1968
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WAS DIRECTED TO REVIEW THE ADMINISTRATION AND STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVING SUCH PROGRAMS. HIGHLIGHTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, ISSUES, AND PROBLEMS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WITHIN THE NATIONAL…
Descriptors: Administration, Ancillary Services, Career Guidance, Curriculum Development
