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Baldus, Lorayne – 1995
A staff development program on gender equity was conducted for personnel in Wisconsin's technical colleges using the train-the-trainer method. The training took two approaches: a class for college personnel and career challenge training for project directors of single parent and displaced homemaker grants. The inservice class resulted in increased…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Affirmative Action, Displaced Homemakers, Equal Education
Cunanan, Esmeralda S.; Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn – Office of Special Populations Brief, 1995
The Perkins Act of 1990 and the School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) of 1994 both contain explicit provisions regarding career guidance and counseling provisions for special populations. The Perkins Act sets the direction for state and local agencies as they develop vocational and applied education programs to equip youth and adults with the…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance, Counseling Services
Vetter, Louise; Drier, Harry, Ed. – 1993
This guidebook outlines specific methods of measuring the effects of staff efforts to reduce sex equity bias and stereotyping in vocational education programs as stipulated by the 1990 Perkins Act. Following an introduction, chapter 2 covers the requirements of the 1990 Perkins Act regarding sex equity programs and vocational education programs…
Descriptors: Displaced Homemakers, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Evaluation Criteria
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1994
During the 1993-94 program year, more than 1.2 million Californians were enrolled in vocational education (VE) at a secondary high school, adult education program, or regional occupational center. An additional 1.2 million Californians were enrolled in community college VE programs. VE services were provided to significant numbers of students with…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1994
During the 1993-94 program year, 75% of Arkansas' grade 7 through 12 students were enrolled in at least one vocational education (VE) course. Of those students, 52,847 were either academically disadvantaged, disabled, or limited English speaking. In addition, 15,940 and 8,008 students were enrolled in VE programs at Arkansas postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education)
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1994
During fiscal year 1994, 106,054 individuals were enrolled in secondary-level vocational education (VE) courses and 78,699 individuals were enrolled in postsecondary-level VE courses in Mississippi. Eight performance standards and core measures were developed and used to evaluate all VE programs in Mississippi. The percentages of the various types…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Vocational Education Services. – 1994
During fiscal year 1994, enrollment in secondary-level vocational education (VE) in Alabama totaled 202,402. Secondary school districts provided VE to 17,037 adult students, and postsecondary institutions provided regular occupational/technical training to 80,764 adults and training for business/industry to 19,723 adults. Secondary and/or…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
South Dakota State Dept. of Education and Cultural Affairs, Pierre. Office of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. – 1994
During fiscal year 1994, South Dakota's vocational-technical education delivery system served 30,498 secondary students, 3,809 postsecondary students, and 8,358 adults. Of South Dakota's 178 school districts, 132 had to organize into some type of consortium arrangement to qualify for Perkins Act funds. The Perkins funds were used to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Adult Vocational Education, Annual Reports
Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education, Madison. Wisconsin Technical Coll. System. – 1994
During the 1993-94 program year, the 16 local Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) postsecondary districts delivered a total of 98,191 services to 36,071 clients through grant activities funded by the Carl D. Perkins Act. The WTCs board developed a format and process for reporting performance measures. All 16 WTCS districts exceeded the 35%…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Annual Reports
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Research. – 1994
A 3-year national assessment of vocational education (VE) examined various issues related to improvement of VE programs, their academic and employment outcomes, participation of special population students in VE, and Perkins funding and administration. The assessment established that most secondary VE is still very traditional and that Perkins…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accountability, Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques