Expanding Nontraditional Opportunities in Vocational Education.

Overview & Synopsis

Addressing the need to expand nontraditional opportunities for students in vocational education, this document contains three separate training packages intended for use in inservice and preservice training of vocational teachers, counselors, and administrators. The focus of each package is reflected in each of the following titles: "Approaches to Expanding Nontraditional Opportunities for Vocational Education Students"; "Barriers to Expanding Nontraditional Opportunities for Vocational Education Students"; and "Legislation Addressing Equal Opportunity in Vocational Education and Employment." Emphasis is on opportunities for secondary and postsecondary students, primarily women. Each package is designed to stand alone as a training aid or to be used in a sequence. Training packages are intended to serve as an outline and/or scripts for training leaders and as texts for the program participants. Following the textual material each part contains a list of suggested questions and activities to be conducted by the trainees. Transparency masters which cover the key concepts contained in all the packages are included as an aid to the instructor. (BM)