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| Carr, Audrey | 1 |
| Dunham, Daniel B. | 1 |
| Ellis, Jewell Deene | 1 |
| Hurt, Mary Lee, Comp. | 1 |
| King, Bertha G., Comp. | 1 |
| McCage, Ronald D. | 1 |
| Ransom, Robert M. | 1 |
| Vetter, Louise | 1 |
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| Vocational Education Act 1963 | 9 |
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Carr, Audrey; Ellis, Jewell Deene – VocEd, 1981
Justifies continued categorical funding for home economics and consumer education by noting the improvement in programs and the number of persons served. (JOW)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Educational Development, Federal Legislation, Home Economics
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This report documents a hearing to extend authorization of appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The discussion focuses on research and program improvement in vocational education funded by vocational education appropriations as authorized in the Vocational Education Act. Testimony includes prepared statements, letters, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Legislation, Educational Research, Federal Aid
Hurt, Mary Lee, Comp.; King, Bertha G., Comp. – 1973
This report describes selected examples of the developments of vocational home economics education in the areas of consumer and homemaking education, occupational home economics, home economics teacher education, and curriculum development. Prompted by the passage of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, and later amendments, the home economics…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Developmental Programs, Family Life Education, Home Economics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1981
This document is a transcript of hearings on the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The specific focus of the hearings was vocational guidance and counseling, as specified in H.R. 4974, the Vocational Guidance Act of 1981. Testimony was given by Jeffrey Drake, coordinator of career development in Flint, Michigan; Norman C.…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Effectiveness, Disadvantaged
McCage, Ronald D. – 1978
In examining how one state (Illinois) approaches the development of a comprehensive state capacity for program improvement in vocational education, it is helpful to review federal legislative action. Research and development (R & D) did not become an official legislative element of vocational education until the 1963 Vocational Education Act…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Vetter, Louise; Ransom, Robert M. – 1977
Fifty states and Washington, D.C., were invited to submit documents for an analysis relating to comprehensive career guidance programs (CCGP). These documents were prepared by state departments of education and directors of FY 1974 and 1975 projects funded through the Vocational Education Research Program under Section 131 of Part C of the…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Comprehensive Guidance, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1968
Under the provisions of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the Advisory Council on Vocational Education was directed to review the administration and status of vocational education programs. Highlights, recommendations, issues, and problems of vocational education within the national context of changing social, educational, and economic…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Guidance, Curriculum, Educational Administration
Dunham, Daniel B. – 1980
Within the context of the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended, the predominant issues for vocational education in the eighties will be refined into policies. Central issues related to reauthorization and to the larger picture of the future of vocational education can be generally grouped into four broad categories:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Committee on Administration of Training Programs, Washington, DC. – 1968
This report to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is based on the research findings of a private research contractor, Greenleigh Associates (See VT 005 948 and VT 005 949), site visits, and interviews with persons connected with about 30 federally supported job training programs. The 30 programs are of two types:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships
