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Efforts to Improve the Quality of Vocational Educationin Secondary Schools: Impact of Federal and StatePolicies
Cathleen Stasz*Susan Bodilly*With the Assistance of Sarah Remes*Tammi Oyadomari-Chun*Daniel McCaffrey*Tessa Kaganoff*Dionne Barnes**RAND CorporationJune 2004Prepared for the National Assessment of Vocational Education,U.S. Department of EducationED-00-C0-0002
 
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Contents
Tables................................................................................................................................................ixAcronyms.......................................................................................................................................xiiPreface...........................................................................................................................................xiiiAcknowledgments.......................................................................................................................xivExecutive Summary......................................................................................................................xvStudy Questions...............................................................................................................................xivApproach and Methods..................................................................................................................xviReactions to Perkins III Specifications.........................................................................................xviiThe State Context for Efforts to Improve Vocational Education...............................................xixState and Local Efforts to Improve the Quality of Vocational Education................................xxiImpact of Tech-Prep and Related Federal Policies....................................................................xxivConclusions and Implications.....................................................................................................xxivGeneral Conclusions.....................................................................................................................xxvi1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................1The Changing Federal Role in Vocational Education....................................................................1Study Questions..................................................................................................................................7Methods................................................................................................................................................8Limitations of the Study.....................................................................................................................9Roadmap for This Report...................................................................................................................92. Study Approach and Methods.............................................................................................11Case Studies.......................................................................................................................................11Sample Selection...........................................................................................................................11Development of Quality Indicators...........................................................................................13Instruments...................................................................................................................................16Procedures.....................................................................................................................................16Case-study Data Analysis...........................................................................................................18Analysis of High-Achieving and Low-Achieving Schools.....................................................19Teacher Survey...................................................................................................................................20Sampling Frame...........................................................................................................................20Design and Development...........................................................................................................21Survey Administration................................................................................................................22Survey Data Analysis..................................................................................................................223. Reactions to Perkins III Specifications: Funding, Accountability and SpecialPopulations..............................................................................................................................25
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