Proposes changes in the Federal Vocational Education Act when it is renewed in fall 1981. Reviews the law's current deficiencies in administration, matching and reporting requirements, and coordination with other federal programs. Develops a model for distributing federal vocational funds and suggests new federal vocational objectives, policies,…

This is a report of hearings on November 12 and 13, 1981, before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, to extend the authorization of appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The focus is consumer and homemaking education programs…

Assesses the impact of the State sex equity coordinator, a position created under Title II of the Vocational Education Act Amendments of 1976. Argues that two features of the position--the specificity of its required functions and assured funding--increase the coordinator's effectiveness. (KH)

This monograph discusses the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (VEA) and the factors that led to its passage. An introduction provides an overview of the changes brought about by supply and demand, which led to passage of the VEA. The impact of the Smith Hughes Act, effects of World War II, and the issue of unemployment in the 1950s are considered.…

Evaluation, as currently practiced in vocational education, may not contribute to program improvement; in fact, it may be counterproductive. Rather than asking how evaluations can be improved, it might be better to ask if a relationship does, in fact, exist between evaluation and program improvement and, if such a relationship exists, what new…

Studies mandated to the National Institute of Education (NIE) by the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976 can provide an on-going assessment of vocational education's success in meeting changing needs of the states and nation. They can provide new concepts to help meet vocational education's goals in eight ways. These are (1) clarifying who has…

Legal provisions for sex equity are found in Title II of the Education Amendments of 1976 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Although occupational opportunities for women expanded beyond the traditionally sex-segregated occupations during the World War II era, in the seventies legislators decided to require further changes. State…

In accordance with provisions of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976, a study was conducted to analyze and make recommendations for improving the fiscal, equity, incentive, and sanction provisions of the federal vocational education legal framework and the applicable civil rights laws that interact with vocational education. Two…

Intended to assist local administrators in achieving sex fairness in vocational education programs, this guide provides an overview of legislation and issues and offers some suggestions for evaluation and action. Unit 1 gives a description of the legislation addressing vocational education and the problem of sex stereotyping. Unit 2 deals with…

Coordination between Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and vocational education systems can achieve stronger job training and employment opportunities for CETA clients. Through coordination, CETA and vocational education agencies can eliminate duplication of effort in training and other service activities, can augment each other's…

The approximately 700 resumes contained in this report cover research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) from July 1, 1979, to June 30, 1980 (fiscal year 1980). The projects are funded under Sections 131, 132, and…

Administrators at local, state, and national levels must be strongly committed to equal opportunity in vocational education. State administrators must fulfill mandates of Title II of the Education Amendments of 1976, including identifying major thrusts and challenges issued by Congress, identifying responsibilities of a state board/agency for…

This report was developed as a result of a study that was conducted to identify and describe evaluation programs in vocational technical education at the national level, within the state of Wisconsin, and within selected local school districts in Wisconsin. The first of five chapters reviews the procedures used to synthesize evaluation programs.…

In order to determine how vocational education programs should be evaluated, it is first necessary to define vocational education, to describe how vocational education programs are now being evaluated, to find out how other federal education programs are evaluated, and to suggest what criteria might reasonably be set out in future federal…

The Vocational Education Amendments of 1976 mandate that sex bias and sex stereotyping be eliminated from all vocational education programs. In business and office occupations programs, the problems have been centered around increasing the number of male students in the program, encouraging women to move into management positions and other upper…