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Three members of the National Commission on Secondary Vocational Education, which produced the report "The Unfinished Agenda," give their opinions on the progress and prospects of vocational education reform: "Improvemen...
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In an effort to improve the ability of vocational education to reinforce academic skills, we must not take the heart out of vocational programs by removing work-related components. The agenda for educational reform must ...
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The author discusses the procedural plan for the National Assessment of Vocational Education. The plan has five study areas: (1) Perkins Act implementation, (2) access of special populations, (3) secondary vocational edu...
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The author argues that vocational education has a legitimate place in the secondary and postsecondary curriculum. He cites productivity, service to all students' ability levels, and service to students' long-term needs a...
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Reflects on recent efforts to reform secondary education by emphasizing academic courses and considers the benefits of vocational education and importance of a balanced curriculum. (SK)...
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The author suggests that the primary purpose of vocational education is to promote human development by exposing the learner to intrinsically meaningful activities. The criterion for evaluating vocational education from ...
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Presents two perspectives on the nature of vocational education: (1) that benefits are "extrinsic," that is, rewards are deferred until after graduation; and (2) that benefits are "intrinsic," that is, vocational educati...
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Statistically, postsecondary education is swinging from academics to vocationalism, partly because schools are ignoring their educative function to concentrate on credentialling youth for adult careers. Also, the custodi...