This guide provides vocational education administrators with resource information and explanations of various requirements of the Federal Civil Rights legislation as it relates to vocational education. It is intended to clarify the relationship of the Standards to the vocational education civil rights compliance program in New York. (The Standards…

The jurisdictional responsibility for administration and enforcement of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (ADEA), was transferred to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from the Department of Labor (DOL) in July, 1979. The EEOC reorganized its operating and case-handling procedures, resulting in the…

Examination of literature related to attitude theory, attitude development and change, attitudes and school achievement, and attitudes and their relationship to behavior reveals the following: (1) attitudes are learned predispositions to respond toward attitude objects; (2) because they are learned, attitudes are subject to change; and (3) even…

Testimonies are presented from U.S. Senate hearings on the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program (Pell grant program) for the 1982-1983 academic year. The proposed schedule is tied to an expected appropriation of $2.187 billion for Pell grants for fiscal year 1982. The administration's alternative involving no statutory changes would require…

Focusing on examples of progress and requirements for the future, the briefing paper summarizes Title I Migrant Education Program efforts to identify and meet specific needs of migrant children. Since its inception in FY 1967, the Title I program has expanded to encompass 49 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D. C., growing from a $10 million…

Although cooperation between high school vocational education for the handicapped and state vocational rehabilitation programs had been common during the 1950s and 1960s, increased emphasis on special education, third-party funding falling under disrepute, and "similar benefits" provisions of vocational rehabilitation legislation has made…

These proceedings of a dissemination conference on occupational research in Texas contain the texts of five reports and the abstracts of twelve research projects dealing with various aspects of vocational education. In the keynote address, on free enterprise and vocational education, the role of vocational education in preserving free enterprise…

Materials are presented to assist Illinois educational administrators in providing the necessary programs and services to allow for the attainment of vocational skills by the handicapped, limited English proficiency, and disadvantaged populations. The first section briefly describes such relevant legislation as Title II of the Education Amendments…

The notion of intervention strategies is introduced in this paper to explain why and when certain change efforts are successful. It is argued that the choice of control points and the selection of control linkages are determined by characteristics of the task in the implementing agency. Many implementation failures can be attributed to the…

This publication on laws and regulations is the first in the Self-Help series of five booklets designed for Alaska administrators and teachers to improve vocational services provided to handicapped pupils. It begins with a checklist of implications for administrators and teachers. Major laws and regulations which influence vocational education for…

The laws, regulations, and rulings that are common to all cooperative education programs and that frequently present problems to coordinators, faculty, administrators, and employers are briefly explained. The objective is to provide coordinators of cooperative programs in education, business, industry, and government with a discussion of the…

Federal programs authorizing educational and occupational information services are listed in this guide designed to assist relevant state agencies and others in securing federal funds for information activities. For each program, a description, address, and legislative reference are presented. Programs of the Department of Health, Education, and…

Home study as an effective method of adult education is discussed. Results of several major university research studies are cited and examples of the use of home study by labor unions, professional and trade groups, the federal government, and the armed services are presented. Support for the method by legislative and regulatory bodies (such as…

Resistance to the development of a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) educational funding formula, as part of a larger BIA reorganization program, comes from many sources: BIA offices at all levels, contract schools and Indian tribes themselves. BIA agencies might support a reasonable funding formula but wouldn't contradict their Area Office on the…

Presented in this document are results of a study conducted to determine the needs and problems of minority women with regard to vocational education. Information provided includes: (1) a description of the study's objectives, methodologies, and development; (2) an overview of minority women and employment; (3) highlights of Federal legislation…