Revamping Vocational Education.

Autor/in	Barto, Susan
Institution	National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA.
Titel	Revamping Vocational Education.
Quelle	In: Updating School Board Policies, 22 (1991) 4, S.1-3 (5 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Board of Education Policy; Board of Education Role; Educational Finance; Educational History; Educational Improvement; Educational Legislation; Educational Policy; Enrollment; Federal Aid; Federal Legislation; Government Role; Government School Relationship; Integrated Curriculum; Postsecondary Education; Program Improvement; Public Policy; School District Autonomy; State School District Relationship; Student Participation; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Einschulung; Bundesrecht; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Öffentliche Ordnung; School district; School districts; Autonomy; School autonomy; Schulautonomie; Staatliches Schulamt; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	Historically, vocational education has been targeted at those destined for nonprofessional work, and vocational teachers, administrators, and students have become isolated from the mainstream of secondary education. Research has found broader student participation in vocational education than anticipated, the numbers peaked in 1984 and now are suffering widespread decline. A new emphasis on vocational education over the "basic skills only" approach can better serve the majority of students who will work for smaller firms that cannot afford job training. A basic tenet of the new Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act is integration of academic and vocational education to reform the entire curriculum. The new law also directs federal resources to the poorest districts that need the most improvement. Perhaps the most significant change is that much of the initiative for setting goals to improve local programs should come from the local level. Recommendations for local school boards are to expand the name to vocational-technical education, expand program content, offer high quality programs to all students, form partnerships with business, and integrate female students. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC