Graduate Research Papers

Availability

Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Abstract

In 1971, the U.S. Commissioner of Education, Sidney P. Marland, announced that a new program sponsored by his department would combine college preparatory, vocational, and general education into one area called career education (Smith, 1975). This announcement marked a new federal push for career development in the nation's public schools. In 1978, Congress assumed an even greater role by passing the Career Education Incentive Act. This act provided matching federal funds to states for systems to teach young people what they need to know to enter careers (Stone, 1978). By 1981, career education had become part of classroom activities in 9,000 of the nation's 16,000 public school districts (Kaercher, 1981). The movement into career education coincided with a movement that questioned educational programs, the accountability movement.

Year of Submission

1983

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of School Administration and Personnel Services

First Advisor

Audrey L. Smith

Comments

If you are the rightful copyright holder of this graduate research paper and wish to have it removed from the Open Access Collection, please submit an email request to scholarworks@uni.edu. Include your name and clearly identify the thesis by full title and author as shown on the work.

Date Original

1983

Object Description

1 PDF file (84 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Included in

Education Commons

Share

COinS