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Title Access and equity in vocational education	Date [1988]	Abstract This Trends and Issues Alert contains resources about access and equity in vocational education. Included are both print res...
Title Apprenticeship and the future of the work force	Date 1992	Abstract The Digest describes apprenticeship as a means of preparing skilled workers in the United States. References are included.
Title Career certificates: high quality and cutting edge?	Date 2000	Abstract This alert examines issues related to post-baccalaureate or postmaster's certificate programs, for example those in health ca...
Title Career pathways - approaches for the delivery of education, training, employment and human services: summary of responses to a request for information	Date February 2015	Abstract This report summarizes respondent-identified facilitators and barriers to career pathways development and implementation as w...
Title Cooperative education: characteristics and effectiveness	Date 1989	Abstract Cooperative education can enhance classroom instruction by providing practical work experience that is relevant to students' ...
Title Cooperative learning in vocational education	Date 1992	Abstract This alert summarizes the cooperative learning model as implemented in vocational education and lists print resources and abs...
Title Dacum connection	Date 1993	Abstract The article summarizes the DACUM, or developing a curriculum, process, which has been used for twenty years for analyzing on-...
Title Employers' expectations of vocational education	Date 1989	Abstract The digest, an update of ERIC Digest No. 34, examines changing employer expectations for vocational education. Included are ...
Title Engaging employers to support adult career pathways programs	Date 2013	Abstract This brief offers practical strategies on engaging employers and building business-education partnerships to support career a...
Title Entrepreneurship education	Date 1989	Abstract This Trends and Issues Alert contains information about the role of vocational education in entrepreneurship development. Du...
Title Evaluation strategies for vocational program redesign	Date 1989	Abstract The digest examines the role of evaluation in vocational education program redesign. Following an assessment of previous eva...
Title Guide to adult education for work: transforming adult education to build a skilled workforce	Date 2009	Abstract This guide outlines steps that policymakers, program administrators, and providers can take to transform their current adult ...
Title Higher order thinking skills in vocational education	Date 1992	Abstract The Digest defines higher order thinking skills in vocational education and describes strategies and applications in vocation...
Title Improving basic skills of vocational education students	Date 1988	Abstract The digest examines the philosophy underlying the joint efforts approach to incorporating basic skills instruction into the v...
Title Integrating academic and vocational education; strategies for implementation	Date 1992	Abstract This ERIC Digest reviews recent literature on the integration of academic and vocational education, highlighting the rational...
Title Integrating curriculum: lessons for adult education from career and technical education	Date September 2010	Abstract This paper addresses the "integrated curriculum" strategy being used in K-12 education to see if adult career and technical e...
Title Integrating science and math in vocational education	Date 1993	Abstract This ERIC Digest addresses National Education Goal #, which states that students will demonstrate competence in challenging s...
Title Interactive videodisc in vocational education	Date 1990	Abstract This digest looks at practical applications of interactive videodisc (IVD) in vocational education. IVD offers a combination...
Title Investing in America's future: a blueprint for transforming career and technical education	Date April 2012	Abstract This document sets forth the the elements of a transformed United States Career Technical Education program through re-author...
Title Is it working? Self help guide for evaluating vocational and adult education programs	Date 1995	Abstract This manual was prepared to give project directors and evaluators of vocational and adult education programs suggestions and ...
Title Is vocational education making a difference for high-risk populations?	Date 1998	Abstract This publication examines vocational education's role in the success of high-risk populations. References are included.
Title Job training versus career development	Date 1996	Abstract This digest explores the questions about the focus of vocational education on either preparing students for specific jobs or ...
Title Jobs in the future	Date 1990	Abstract The digest provides information about jobs in the future including projections of future labor market needs, the educational ...
Title Learning styles and vocational education practice	Date 1998	Abstract This brief examines the definitions, categories, and characteristics of various learning styles, describes the instruments us...
Title Locating vocational education curriculum and instructional materials	Date 1996	Abstract This digest provides a variety of sources for curricula, lesson plans, and other instructional materials. Included are World...
Title Organized labor education and training programs	Date [1985]	Abstract Labor education and labor studies programs are designed to help union officers and members perform their union-related functi...
Title Retaining at-risk students in career and vocational education	Date 1989	Abstract The digest lists the factors that place students at risk of dropping out, examines the characteristics of successful programs...
Title Strengthening transitions by encouraging career pathways: a look at state policies and practices	Date February 2006	Abstract This brief summarizes the report of the same title (OTAN ID# 5877), "which was prepared to assist the U.S. Department of Educ...
Title Tech prep	Date 1991	Abstract Tech prep, an articulation partnership between secondary vocational-technical schools and postsecondary institutions, is a mo...
Title The 1990 Perkins: raising the academic and occupational achievement of women and girls	Date 1992	Abstract This is the first of a two-part series on gender equity first published in the TASSP Brief of the National Center for Researc...
Title To reach the first rung and higher: building healthcare career ladder opportunities for low-skilled, disadvantaged adults	Date June 6, 2005	Abstract This interim analysis is based on CAAL's research to date and includes an in-depth review of six career ladder programs offer...
Title Total quality management: application in vocational education	Date 1992	Abstract The Digest focuses on methods of implementing the Total Quality Management (TQM) concept and their applicability to vocationa...
Title Using problem-solving approaches in vocational education	Date 1998	Abstract This brief focuses on practice applications of problem solving in vocational education and their relationship to contextual l...
Title Using the internet in vocational education	Date 1995	Abstract This digest offers suggestions for using the Internet in vocational classroom. It lists newsgroups, World wide Web (WWW) sit...
Title Vocational education involvement with business/industry/labor	Date 1991	Abstract This Trends and Issues Alert contains resources that vocational educators can use in developing partnerships with business/in...
Title Vocational education/entrepreneurship match	Date 1991	Abstract This ERIC Digest looks at some reasons why instruction in small business development is particularly appropriate to vocationa...
Title What we must do to get students ready	Date 1992	Abstract The brochure outlines U.S. Department of Education policy on school to work transition. Included are statistical information ...
Title Work-based learning	Date 1997	Abstract This digest reviews types of work-based learning and identifies their common and unique elements. Recommendations for structu...
Title Working together for sex equity: nontraditional programs that make a difference	Date 1993	Abstract This is the second of a two-part series on gender equity first published in the TASSP Brief of the National Center for Resear...