How to...Strategies for Sex Equity. "The Role of the Vocational Teacher".

Overview & Synopsis

This monograph is designed to motivate and assist Kentucky vocational teachers in fulfilling their role in achieving sex fair vocational education. Section 1 describes the status of vocational education in Kentucky and the United States. These areas are covered: changing roles of men and women, composition of the labor force, undersupply of qualified workers for nontraditional occupations, enrollment figures, and summary of a sex bias analysis. The focus of section 2 is the vocational teacher's role in sex fair vocational education. Their responsibilities are discussed in terms of (1) diagnosticians who determine where the system/program/courses are now in terms of goals, identify where it/they want to be, and develop and prioritize alternative solutions and (2) strategists who develop, implement, and evaluate strategies to achieve sex fair vocational education. Section 3 presents six strategies and techniques to help teachers promote sex equity in their vocational programs and courses: Departmental Survey, Recruitment Techniques, Teaching/Learning Stretegies, Checklist for Materials Evaluation, Problem Situation Strategies, and Teacher Action Plan. Section 4 summarizes legislation concerning sex fair employment and vocational education. A list of sources for sex equity resource materials is appended. (YLB)