H.R. 366, the Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act, strengthens and improves the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act by enhancing local accountability, introducing model sequences of courses that incorporate both secondary and postsecondary elements in a non-duplicative progression of courses, and merging the…

Offered as an aid for developing sequential occupational education programs, the publication presents a concept in career education planning beginning with kindergarten and continuing through adult years. Career education goals are defined, and steps in planning sequential programs are outlined as follows: (1) organization of the occupational…

There is a considerable unmet need for the coordination of supportive services for vocational education students. Program effectiveness can be enhanced by means of interagency coordination. In order to unite the Federal, State, and local services resulting from Federal vocational legislation, local coordinators, administrators, and other leaders…

The purpose of this project was to develop an articulation model which can be adopted by any school system in Illinois. The objectives were to field test and evaluate the Project MAVE (Model for Articulated Vocational Education) Articulation Model(s) in various educational settings and to refine the model(s). There were seven implementation…

Project MAVE (Model for Articulated Vocational Education) was initiated to provide curriculum and program sequencing and continuity to students progressing from elementary to secondary to community college levels. Information gathered from surveys, interviews, site visitations, conferences, and literature review led to the conclusion that…