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Martínez Morales, Ignacio; Bernad i Garcia, Joan Carles; Molpeceres Pastor, Mariángeles; López, Míriam Abiétar; Navas Saurin, Almudena; Marhuenda Fluixá, Fernando; Giménez Urraco, Elena – European Educational Research Journal, 2015
Throughout the history of education different conceptions have been developed about the role and the function that education has in society as a whole. Such conceptions have been constructed around different discourses that show underlying social conflicts. The different educational practices acquire their legitimacy through such discourses, which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Policy, Comprehensive Programs
Hyslop-Margison, Emery J. – 1999
Early in the 20th century, vocational education was a concern of educators in the United States as schools struggled to meet labor force needs during the shift from an agrarian to an industrial economic base. A 1914 Congress-authorized commission studied whether federal aid to vocational education was warranted. Charles Prosser, a student of…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History
MacArthur, Charles A., Ed.; Allen, Carter, Ed. – 1981
This collection contains descriptions of 10 projects to prepare personnel to provide vocational education to special needs students. Included in each project report are an overview of project goals and activities, strategies found to be effective, problems encountered during the project, major resources required to operate the program, and the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Comprehensive Programs