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The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) reauthorizes and updates the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV). Perkins V includes several provisions designed to ensure that career and technical education (CTE) programs meet the demands of the twenty-first-century economy.…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education
Peer reviewedKochhar, Carol A. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1995
Looks at the major issues for the 1995 reauthorization of vocational education legislation as they relate to special populations. Includes discussion and recommendations for each issue. (JOW)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Special Needs Students, Vocational Education
Peer reviewedLombard, Richard C.; And Others – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1993
A Wisconsin study analyzed the extent to which assessments are used to accommodate key assurances prescribed by the Perkins Act. A multistep tech prep assessment model was developed to promote access for special populations by incorporating formal and curriculum-based vocational assessment procedures. (JOW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Models, Secondary Education, Special Needs Students
Peer reviewedKochhar, Carol A. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1993
Many vocational educators, special populations advocates, and legal experts are convinced that, without some very specific changes, the Perkins Act vocational education regulations threaten to destroy the promise of the act for special population students. Practitioners should monitor the situation to ensure services for this population.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCassity, Clide D.; Cassity, Sandra K. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
A new provision of the Perkins Act is targeted funds for special populations at a limited number of sites with greatest need for improvement and highest concentrations of special needs. These assurances encourage state and local agencies to provide special programing. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation, Eligibility, Special Needs Students
Peer reviewedBuzzell, Charles H. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1993
The classroom of the future and the future work force will be composed of more and more nontraditional students and employees including those with special needs. The nation's ability to succeed in a globally competitive economy depends upon how well all populations are educated and trained for the world of work--to his or her own abilities. (JOW)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Job Training, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education
Download full textBrown, James M. – TASPP Bulletin, 1991
Strategies for integrating academic and vocational skill have been the focus of increasing attention in recent years. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 mandates that state and local education agencies integrate these programs so students achieve both academic and vocational competencies. Implementation of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Integrated Curriculum, Models, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedSarkees-Wircenski, Michelle D.; Wircenski, Jerry L. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
Discusses how Perkins Act mandates for accountability in vocational education necessitate modification of performance standards and measures for special populations. (SK)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Evaluation Criteria, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedLeconte, Pamela J.; Boyer-Stephens, Arden – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
Significant changes in special needs provision in the Perkins Act have differing interpretations. At the heart of service delivery are two mandated assurances: vocational assessment and supplemental services. (SK)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation, Equal Education, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedBrown, James M.; And Others – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
Tech prep can help special populations at risk of dropping out to be fully enfranchised in the work force. Its impact will depend on educators' willingness and ability to accommodate unique students. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, High Risk Students, Postsecondary Education, Role of Education
Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn; And Others – 1994
This document is designed to help local and state educators improve their vocational education accountability systems, as mandated by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. The handbook is organized in three parts. Part I focuses on measuring the success of programs serving students who are members of special…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Models
Peer reviewedWest, Lynda L.; Meers, Gary D. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
Explains Section 118 of the Perkins Vocational Education Act and its implications for special populations programing: provision of information, student assurances, and participatory planning. Presents strategies for local and state educational agencies. (SK)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Special Needs Students
Peer reviewedKochhar, Carol A.; Deschamps, Ann Barnes – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
Details relationships among the Perkins Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Presents issues for vocational education, transitional services, and access. Outlines a bill of rights for youth with special needs. (SK)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disabilities, Equal Education, Public Policy
Peer reviewedRepetto, Jeanne B.; Neubert, Debra A. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1992
Perkins Act provisions for professional development include (1) the basic state grant formula; (2) national research and demonstration centers; (3) training and study grants; (4) leadership development awards; (5) training fellowships; and (6) internships for gifted and talented students. (SK)
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Federal Aid, Grants, Professional Development
Vocational Education Journal, 1994
Includes "A National Report Card for Vo-Tech. Excerpts from NAVE--the Federal Government's National Assessment of Vocational Education"; "The Path to a New Perkins Act" (Plawin); and "Good Intentions Gone Bad? NAVE Didn't Mean for Skill Training to Be Removed from High Schools. Doing So Would Be a Terrible Mistake"…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accountability, Federal Legislation, Job Skills
