02839oam 2200505Ia 450 991069582800332120070614093000.0(CKB)5470000002373513(OCoLC)79449299(EXLCZ)99547000000237351320050304d2004 ua 0enguran|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEfforts to improve the quality of vocational education in secondary schools[electronic resource] impact of federal and state policies /Cathleen Stasz, Susan Bodilly, with the assistance of Sarah Remes ... [and others][Santa Monica, CA] :RAND,[2004]xxvi, 195 pages digital, PDF fileTitle from title screen (viewed on Mar. 4, 2005)."June 2004."Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195).How have the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Amendments of 1998 (Perkins III) affected the state of U.S. secondary education? Congress mandated a National Assessment of Vocational Education to determine just that. This report is part of that assessment. Using a case study sample from seven states and a national teacher survey, the authors analyzed the results to determine the impact of Perkins III in fulfilling the overall goal of improving vocational education. Given the time constraint (four years is not enough time for full implementation) and selected sample of states in the study, the authors conclude that Perkins III is having some positive affect but only within the framework of the greater influence of the individual states' general-education policies.Efforts to improve the quality of vocational education in secondary schools Vocational educationUnited StatesEvaluationCase studiesEducation, SecondaryUnited StatesEvaluationVocational educationLaw and legislationUnited StatesEvaluationTechnical educationLaw and legislationUnited StatesVocational educationEvaluationEducation, SecondaryEvaluation.Vocational educationLaw and legislationEvaluation.Technical educationLaw and legislationStasz Cathleen1947-1047593Bodilly Susan J879920Remes Sarah C1402533Rand Education (Institute)Rand Corporation.National Assessment of Vocational Education (U.S.)RSMNJRGPOBOOK9910695828003321Efforts to improve the quality of vocational education in secondary schools3473287UNINA