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05.26.2010
Teaching to Expand Opportunities for Nontraditional Students
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act (Perkins IV) of 2006 is the most recent iteration; it was passed into law by the 109th Congress and signed by the President on August 12, 2006. According to the U.S. Department of Education,
The new Act will provide an increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, strengthen the connections between secondary and postsecondary education, and improve state and local accountability.
This Act, like Perkins III, requires all recipients of Perkins funds to measure and report on enrollment in, and completion of, programs leading to nontraditional training and employment. Students in districts receiving Perkins funds should receive information and training that will help them to choose a career path which reflects their talents and interests rather than gender role stereotypes and expectations.
Selected states’ data (National Women’s Law Center, 2005) as well as VERTEC’s analyses of enrollment patterns suggest that gendered patterns persist in CTE. This publication is designed to offer faculty, staff and administrators with guidance about the general practices which are associated with increasing gender nontraditional students in CTE areas and with specific examples of classes and programs which may be used as resources to improve both the numbers of gender nontraditional students and their experiences.
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