Papers Presented at the Design Conference for the National Assessment ofVocational Education. Held in Washington, DC. on March 13-15, 1991

摘要

Contents: Federal Legislation as Rorschach Test: Methodological Issues inAssessing the Effects of the 1990 Perkins Act on States and Localities; Effects of the 1990 Perkins Act on State Administration and Policy; A New Vision for Vocational Education: Assessing Implementation of the 1990 Perkins Act; The Effects of Federal Requirements Regarding Articulation Between Secondary and Postsecondary Vocational Education Programs; Views on Assessment of the 1990 Perkins Act; Analyzing Federal Expenditures for Vocational Education Program Improvement; Return of the Debate: Can Federal Policy Improve Vocational Education for Special Populations; Design for the Congressionally Mandated Study of the Formula for Distributing Federal Vocational Education Funds to the States; 1990 Perkins Act Funding Issues at the Postsecondary Level; Assessing Academic Outcomes in Vocational Education; The Success of School-To-Work Transition; The Relevance of Vocational Education for Subsequent Employment; Occupations and Earnings of Former Vocational Education Students: Research Design Issues; Vocational Education and the American Job Market: An Employer's Perspective; Individuals With Special Needs in Vocational Education: Considerations for the National Assessment; Recommended Directions: (1) The Effects of Flexibility on Delivery of Services to Special Populations and (2) Participatory Planning; Principal Issues Regarding Native Americans to be Addressed by the National Assessment of Vocational Education; Special Considerations in Assessing Vocational Education in Corrections; Teacher Preparation, Qualifications, and Demand; Performance Standards, Accountability, and the Quality of Vocational Education; Integrating Academic and Vocational Education: Guidelines for Assessing a Fuzzy Reform; Impact of Education Reform on Vocational Education.