Occupation and Career Education Legislation.

Overview & Synopsis

Suitable for self-study or classroom instruction, this small volume treats the study of occupational legislation as both a cognitive and affective process; and it provides readers with the skills necessary to interpret cultural and social events in a context which allows predictions about future legislative enactments and their outcomes. Chapters contain a self-study model; factors affecting legislation; early legislation; the foundations of occupational education (from the Morrill Act of 1862 to the Fishery Amendment, George-Borden Act of 1956); descriptions and analyses of later educational acts (including the National Defense Education Acts, 1958 and 1961; the Higher Education Facilities Act, 1963; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 1965; the Higher Education Act, 1965; and the Education Professions Development Act, 1967); The Vocational Education Act, 1963 and its 1968 Amendments; the Area Redevelopment Act, 1961, the Economic Opportunity Act, 1964, and the Employment and Manpower Act; and the Education Amendments of 1972, concerning community colleges and vocational education. The concluding chapter describes "how to make that educated guess" about the future trends of legislation. (NH)