This report documents a hearing to extend authorization of appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The discussion focuses on the role of vocational education in economic revitalization and reindustrialization. Testimony includes prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from four individuals representing the…

The discussion in this hearing, centering on extension of the appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963, focuses on vocational education at the local level, especially as regards to the role of area vocational schools. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from three individuals…

While preparing for reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act, the United States Department of Education is looking at the inadequacies of the present law: overemphasis on process and accountability resulting in its being administratively burdensome, inadequate provision for basic skill development, and no provision for improving and…

This first part of the congressional hearings held in Washington, D.C., in February 1981, to reauthorize the Vocational Education Act of 1963 contains 16 pieces of testimony about vocational education programs in different institutional settings. Individuals giving testimony include representatives of the following institutions: Des Moines…

This second part of the congressional hearings held in Washington, D.C., in February and March 1981, to reauthorize the Vocational Education Act of 1963 contains 17 pieces of testimony on the special needs of vocational education in rural and urban areas. Persons giving testimony included representatives of the following institutions: Houston…