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Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1994
In Nevada, equity projects funded through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act and administered by the Nevada Department of Education provide program improvement, occupational preparation, training, resources, and activities designed to address the needs of all students. Although the emphasis has been on females, in particular…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Employed Women, Enrollment, Nontraditional Occupations
Lewis, Morgan V. – 1992
Activities to develop proposed performance standards and measures for programs receiving funds authorized by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act are described in this report. Two sections of the act are considered: Section 221 authorizes programs for single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Daily Living Skills, Displaced Homemakers
Burbridge, Lynn C. – 1992
A literature review was conducted to determine the impact of secondary vocational education on females. Literature on the following topics was reviewed: women in the labor market (wages and occupations, the role of women's wages in family income, and the future labor market); the vocational education system (issues and problems in vocational…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Legislation