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Johnson, Ernest M. – Amer Vocat J, 1970
Much has been said about educating the whole child, not enough about educating the whole adult. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comprehensive Programs, Dropout Programs, Educational Objectives
Howard, Harmon K. – Amer Vocat J, 1970
There should be a multiplicity of programs so that all community college students, regardless of background, can find programs that are right for them. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comprehensive Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Peer reviewedBenson, Charles S.; Lareau, Annette P. – Education and Urban Society, 1982
Analyzes data on racial and sex differences in vocational education enrollments and wage and employment opportunities for vocational education graduates. Examines variations in vocational education program quality in urban districts and suggests that programs in centralized facilities are of higher quality than those in the comprehensive high…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Download full textMillard, Richard M. – 1972
This speech emphasizes the thesis that the major function of education should be to prepare students for a vocation. Some implications for community colleges are: (1) the need for comprehensiveness, including communication and cooperation with high schools and 4-year colleges; (2) the need for statewide planning, clear identification of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, College Role, Comprehensive Programs
Holsinger, Donald B. – 2000
This book, written from the policymaker's perspective, examines key issues facing education ministries trying to find the optimal size of and curricular emphasis for their secondary-education systems. It sets out the principle choices to be made and the dilemmas encountered regarding the scale and thrust of the sector. The work first looks at key…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comprehensive Programs, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, Madison.
This is a description of Wisconsin's vocational, technical, and adult education (VTAE) system designed to provide delivery of occupational education through comprehensive districts. It is intended for use by legislators, vocational educators, and policy makers. The system plan, divided into five sections, provides in the first section the basis…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Needs
Hood, Theresa W.; Thompson, Christopher W. – 1976
An operational blueprint for health career education and training was designed to provide the District of Columbia public schools with a documented strategy for implementing a comprehensive, multifocal health careers program. The blueprint will establish a mechanism for interagency communication and cooperation at all levels, involving all aspects…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Choice
State Univ. of New York, Utica. – 1979
The sixteen chapters in this publication represent summaries and combinations of weekly reports done by students in the graduate course, Curriculum Development in Vocational Education. These reports on selected topics pertaining to curriculum development in vocational education are presented in the following format: discussion of the topic with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Vocational Education, Advisory Committees, Career Education
