Descriptor
Source
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Smith Hughes Act | 1 |
| Vocational Education Act 1963 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textHyslop-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
