The History and Growth of Vocational Education in America

by Gordon, Howard R. D.

• ISBN13: 9780205275120
• ISBN10: 0205275125
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

Today's vocational education professionals need to keep current in the materials they use to help tomorrow's workers. However, the history of vocational education has remained blurred in thousands of pages of reports, magazine articles, and other organized literature. But now Howard Gordon has achieved a milestone by writing a comprehensive and insightful book chronicling the history of vocational education. including its growth and transformation in American society. Howard Gordon, historian of the American Vocational Education Research Association, presents a unique book that has long been missing in the field of vocational education. This book details the history and growth of vocational education in the United States, from its roots in European educational theory to its refinement by Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois to its mounting importance for technological workforce preparation in the twenty-first century. The author presents in-depth study of the legislation and theory that shaped vocational education in the United States. Also included are the contributions of women and African-Americans. Historians, teachers, vocational education professionals, and others interested in the topic.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi	(2)
Preface	xiii	(2)
Acknowledgments	xv
PART I	1	(33)
1 Early Beginnings of Vocational Education in America	1	(17)
European Influence on Vocational Education	2	(2)
Apprenticeship in America	4	(5)
Industrial Revolution	9	(1)
The Manual Training Movement	10	(3)
Phases of Technology Development	13	(2)
Summary	15	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	15	(1)
References	16	(2)
2 Leaders Influencing Vocational Curriculum Development	18	(16)
Historical Role of Booker T. Washington	18	(2)
Views of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois	20	(3)
Views of David Snedden, Charles Prosser, and John Dewey	23	(5)
A Redefinition of Manual Training	28	(1)
Differences in Educational Philosophies: John Dewey and Charles Prosser	29	(2)
Summary	31	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	32	(1)
References	32	(2)
PART II	34	(54)
3 Impact of Land-Grant Institutions on the Professional Growth of Vocational Education	34	(14)
First Morrill Act (Adopted July 2, 1862)	36	(2)
Second Morrill Act (Adopted August 30, 1890)	38	(4)
The Smith-Lever Agricultural Extension Act	42	(3)
Summary	45	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	46	(1)
References	47	(1)
4 Selected Factors That Influenced Vocational Education Development	48	(16)
Impact of War Activities	48	(4)
Study Panels	52	(6)
American Vocational Association (AVA)	58	(3)
Summary	61	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	62	(1)
References	62	(2)
5 Legislative History and the Changing Workforce	64	(24)
Pre-1917 Laws and Bills	64	(2)
Authors of Federal Legislation for Vocational Education	66	(1)
Major Vocational Legislation 1917-1984	67	(10)
Reform and Vocational Education	77	(1)
Vocational Education in the 1990s	78	(5)
Implications for Today's Global Workforce	83	(1)
Summary	84	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	85	(1)
References	86	(2)
PART III	88	(32)
6 Participation of Women in Vocational Education	88	(15)
Historical Work Roles of Women in Vocational Education	89	(2)
Legislative Breakthroughs Affecting Women	91	(4)
Selected Problems Associated with Sex Equity	95	(4)
Summary	99	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	100	(1)
References	100	(3)
7 Participation of Special Needs Populations in Vocational Education	103	(17)
Historical Relationship Between Ethnic Groups and Vocational Education	104	(8)
Participation of Special Education Students in Vocational Education	112	(2)
Challenges for Vocational Educators	114	(2)
Summary	116	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	117	(1)
References	117	(3)
PART IV	120	(47)
8 Vocational Instructional Programs and Teacher Preparation	120	(27)
Areas of Study	120	(13)
Vocational Enrollments by Program Area	133	(3)
Teachers in Vocational Education	136	(5)
Selected Entities Influencing Growth in Vocational Education Programs	141	(2)
Summary	143	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	144	(1)
References	145	(2)
9 Development of Vocational Student Organizations	147	(20)
Public Law 81-740	148	(1)
Organizational Structure and Role of the VSOs	148	(2)
Federally Recognized VSOs	150	(11)
Vocational Student Organizations and the School-To-Work Opportunities Act of 1994	161	(3)
Summary	164	(1)
Discussion Questions and Activities	165	(1)
References	166	(1)
Appendices	167	(23)
A Ordering Information for Vocational Education Videos	167	(1)
B European-American Evolution of Vocational Education	168	(2)
C Quotations of Booker T. Washington	170	(2)
D Prosser's Sixteen Theorems	172	(2)
E Growth of Vocational Education Preparation and Retraining	174	(7)
F Fastest Growing jobs for the Twenty-First Century	181	(1)
G Appropriations for Vocational Education for Fiscal Years 1952 to 1966	182	(1)
H School-To-Work Opportunities and the Fair Labor Standards Act	183	(5)
I Excerpt from the Atlanta Exposition Address	188	(2)
Glossary	190	(8)
Index	198