This description of New Jersey's public vocational education program emphasizes its nondiscriminatory and innovative features. (SJL)

Vocational educators can take the initiative in improving opportunities for women in the world of work and in education by developing and implementing affirmative action programs and encouraging consciousness-raising activities. (Author/MW)

This paper, which initially appeared in the journal Womanpower, uses the Cinderella fairy tale as a parallel to the present situation of women in their preparation for and participation in the labor market. The federally supported vocational education programs are preparing female enrollees for staying in the home, as illustrated by the fact that…

Reviews the women's rights movement and discusses the evolution of society's attitudes toward women. Discusses the goals and methods of Okaloosa-Walton Junior College Sex Equity Plan, a vocational education program for achieving sex equity. Highlights five major components: education, student recruitment, self-paced, self-directed instruction, job…

Educational factors which must change if jobs opportunities for women are to equal those for men are the traditional exclusion of girls from a wider scope of vocational courses, cultural pressures and assumptions, and counseling and administrative policies and circumstances. (JH)

In a project to review and analyze successful strategies to eliminate sex bias in vocational education, five basic approaches were derived from an analysis of the goals and objectives of relevant projects: (1) Increasing career awareness, (2) recruitment to non-traditional training, (3) conferences to increase commitment, concern, and activities,…

This book contrasts British programs for vocationally and academically minded students and looks at differences and similarities in practice in General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) and Advanced level (A level) courses. "Contrasts in Learning?" (Tony Edwards) provides background. "Educating Leaders and Training…

In a society that needs the talents of all its members, the educator must make a commitment to provide for the personal growth of each student. To obtain and maintain optimal social, emotional, and physical well-being, students should realize their full potential rather than adjust to existing restrictive sex roles. (CJ)

Reviews the history of student selection in vocational education programs and briefly describes the new Office of Civil Rights Guidelines which specifically address the student identification and selection aspects of the vocational counselor's duties. (LRA)

The Teacher Education Departmental sessions of the AVA's convention heard suggestions for program continuation, possibly by forming a division. Discussing women in our society, one speaker cites statistics revealing discrimination, another suggests 11 steps to modify women's disadvantage. An inservice program for vocational administrators and the…

A statewide census of all Colorado's handicapped citizens led to a research project which was designed to assess the vocational education and service needs of Colorado's handicapped youth and develop guidelines to modify and improve the existing secondary vocational programs to meet these needs. After collecting the data (primarily by survey), a…

This project is a detailed history of two pieces of legislation that sought to eliminate sex discrimination in vocational education: the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976 and the Carl D. Perkins Act of 1984. The report explains why they happened and the results as seen by those most involved. It looks at the key individuals and groups that…

In developing modules for training vocational educators in nondiscriminatory practices, the authors of this paper saw a need for a new approach to competency identification--one that would enable teachers to use skills generalizable across many areas. A detailed review of the literature, from which twenty major project studies in competency…

After a brief overview of vocational education, vocational guidance, and career education the authors examine the state department of education framework as a unit for coordinating career education and sex equity efforts in vocational education and counseling. Connecticut's strategy is described as an example. (MF)

This monograph includes the following papers: "Vocational Sex Equity in Virginia: Ten Years of Progress" (Hawa); "Reducing the Cost of Sexual Harassment in American Organizations" (Tate); "The Role of a Career Resource Center in Extending Vocational Sex Equity into the Classroom" (McCune); "Non-traditional Exploratory Programs for Women: An…