ERIC Number: ED369883
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: 169
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Federal Performance Report for Vocational and Applied Technology Education. Fiscal Year 1992-93.
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Applied Tech. and Adult Education.
During 1992-93, 170,146 secondary and 140,681 postsecondary students were enrolled in secondary-level vocational training (VT) programs throughout Florida. A total of 12,545 single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women received VT-related services. Nontraditional vocational training programs served 2,995 females and 476 males. VT programs also served 961 youthful offenders, 629 adult female offenders, and 4,198 male offenders. Special VT programs, services, and activities were provided to 34,047 secondary and 25,856 postsecondary disabled students, 20,336 secondary and 28,880 postsecondary limited English proficient students, and 119,005 secondary and 213,376 postsecondary disadvantaged students. State leadership and professional development activities were provided to vocational educators. Ten urban community-based organizations in 6 counties provided VT services to economically and educationally disadvantaged youth, consumer and homemaking education programs served 84,779 students, and 17 consortia consisting of 17 community colleges and 35 participating school districts implemented tech prep programs. A coherent sequence of courses was developed that integrated applied academics into vocational education, and career guidance and counseling services were provided to 44,597 secondary and 57,431 postsecondary students. (Eleven tables are included. Appended are enrollment tables, descriptions of 16 exemplary vocational education programs, and information about allocation of funds to vocational student organizations and supplementary state grants.) (MN)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Community Organizations, Consumer Education, Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Objectives, Enrollment, Financial Support, Home Economics, One Parent Family, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Prisoners, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Secondary Education, Sex Fairness, State Federal Aid, Student Organizations, Tables (Data), Technology Education, Unwed Mothers, Vocational Education
Florida Department of Education, Division of Applied Technology and Adult Education, Bureau of Planning, Development, and Information Systems, Florida Education Center, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 (order no. AD 428 BK 93).
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Applied Tech. and Adult Education.
Identifiers - Location: Florida
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