The Federal Board for Vocational Education: Its Composition, Controversies, and Contributions.

Hillison, John; Moore, Gary

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Federal Board for Vocational Education: Its Composition, Controversies, and Contributions.

Hillison, John; Moore, Gary

Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, v10 n1 p21-29 Fall 1993

This history of the Federal Board for Vocational Education, established in 1917, reviews controversies over its constitutionality and control of education; criticism of its director, Charles Prosser; its contributions to vocational education; and reasons it was abolished in 1946. (SK)

Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational History, Federal Programs, Politics of Education, Public Agencies, Vocational Education

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Language: English

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