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Federal vocational education legislation: Priorities for the future
Abstract
Very little research has been conducted in regard to development of future priorities for federal vocational education legislation. Rapidly changing demographics and the ever-increasing use of technology in the United States require a sound agenda for the formation of federal vocational legislation to prevent and alleviate further national problems. The vocational education profession as well as Congressional Representatives, school administrators, business and industry, citizens, parents, and students need to identify and address issues that pertain to federal legislative support for vocational education. The goal of this research project was to establish a list of priority issues that should be included in future federal vocational education legislation. The results of this research can assist in the development of future federal vocational education legislation to provide preventive assistance rather than curative measures in addressing problems concerning the operation of vocational education programs in this country. The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize federal legislative requirements for vocational education over the next ten years. A three-round Delphi Technique was used to generate responses and achieve consensus from selected nationally recognized experts on federal vocational education legislation. Three categories of experts were included in this study consisting of members of the United States Congress, state-level experts, and educational experts. A total of 30 experts participated in this research study. A total of 128 priority statements concerning future legislative needs for vocational education were achieved. Of the 128 priority statements participants were asked to rate, 30 achieved a notable level of consensus by receiving a rating of at least 4.0 on a five-point Likert scale. Three priority statements tied with an overall mean of 4.47. Two of the priority statements dealt with issues concerned with greater funding for vocational education with the remaining issue advocated the creation of incentives to encourage the restructuring of public secondary education by putting future workplace expectations among the top priorities for public education.
Subject Area
Vocational education|Public administration|School administration
Recommended Citation
Mahler, Marty Charles, "Federal vocational education legislation: Priorities for the future" (1992). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9314417.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9314417