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Dean, Julia Catherine; Adade-Yeboah, Vandyck; Paolucci, Caitlin; Rowe, Dawn A. – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2020
Career and Technical Education (CTE) has predominantly existed parallel to academic education. Recently however, CTE and academic instruction have begun to intersect and merge. This confluence can be very beneficial for students with disabilities. Careful planning for both academic and CTE instruction is critical. It allows for students with…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Students with Disabilities, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Legislation
Stammen, Ronald M. – 1991
In North Dakota, a statewide assessment was made of compliance with Public Law 101-392 (the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act) through questionnaires completed by 171 secondary school administrators (representing 77 percent of the 211 secondary schools in North Dakota), in 1991. The assessment showed that secondary…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Competency Based Education, Compliance (Legal), Curriculum
Hudson, Lisa; Hurst, David – 1999
High schools have traditionally focused on preparing students for entry-level jobs or for postsecondary education. Recently, federal legislation (e.g., 1990 and 1998 Perkins Acts) has encouraged a more integrated approach for all students, one that maintains college entry as a viable option while also providing a stronger foundation in work skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Preparation, Course Selection (Students)
Ogawa, Russell – 1994
Hawaii's system of vocational education (VE) for criminal offenders in its correctional system was reviewed. This report updates a prior study done in 1989 on vocational education in corrections and thus contains comparative information and recommendations based on the latest research findings. Fourteen specialists and administrators involved in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Curriculum, Educational Change
Lewis, Morgan V.; And Others – 1991
To fulfill an eligibility requirement of the Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, an assessment was conducted of the public vocational-technical programs offered in Iowa. Existing data and reports were reviewed, state staff were interviewed, and site visits to community colleges, area educational agencies, and high schools…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Competence, Coordination
Gamoran, Adam, Ed. – 1998
This document contains five papers. "Vocational Teacher Education in U.S. Colleges and Universities and Its Responsiveness to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990" (Richard L. Lynch) documents the trend toward decreasing enrollments in teacher training programs in virtually all vocational fields.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis