l Educators in development, implementation, and evaluation of practical, vocational nursing curricula. l Students in understanding expectations of their competencies upon completion of the educational program. l Prospective employers in appropriate utilization of the practical/vocational nurse. l Consumers in understanding the scope of practice and level of responsibility of the practical/vocat...

This article uses individual vocational rehabilitation case data and disability insurance (DI) benefit histories from the master beneficiary record file to compare the costs and savings to the DI trust fund associated with the beneficiary rehabilitation program. Using cost-benefit procedures and varying assumptions as to the impact of vocational rehabilitation services, the savings to the trust...

With more than 200,000 veterans incarcerated, a significant need exists for the development of technologies that help veterans with felony histories return to employment. This study evaluated the effect of three methods of vocational assistance on competitive employment over a 6 mo follow-up period: (1) basic vocational services, (2) self-study using a vocational manual designed for formerly in...

How our culture thinks about particular events as linear, normal, and expected does not always fit with the experiences of every learner, particularly underserved urban adult learners. As adult educators in this context, are there ways we might improve or change our pedagogy of instruction by developing a better understanding of transitional life moments for vocational learners. What is the rol...

Vocational education is an indispensable part in China’s educational system as well as an important basis of its national economy and social development. Therefore, it is a necessary tendency to strive to develop vocational education in order to deepen China’s reform in educational system and to realize the sustainable development of its education. However, due to the conflicts between China’s ...

The emergence of vocational psychology as a field of study occurred in response to pressing social concerns early in the twentieth century: children's welfare and the resultant labor laws, the indus­ trial revolution, population shifts from rural to urban areas, large-scale immigration, and prepar­ ing youth for labor force participation. Likewise, changing economic and social conditions fueled...

Career construction theory provides a way of thinking about how individuals choose and use work. The theory presents a model for comprehending vocational behavior across the life-cycle as well as methods and materials that career counselors use to help clients make vocational choices and maintain successful and satisfying work lives. It seeks to be comprehensive in its purview by taking three p...

Federal support for vocational education, and for understanding its consequences, has a long history. As was true with previous vocational legislation, the recently amended (1998) Carl Perkins Vocational and Technology Education Act (Perkins III), directs the Secretary of Education to complete an “independent evaluation and assessment of vocational and technical education programs under this Ac...

With the changing social environment, working mothers have become role of more and women, but dual pressure professional family roles has brought them a balance dilemma. This study takes married female teachers in vocational college Harbin as respondents explores their job satisfaction, satisfaction emotional experience through empirical analysis, with view to providing useful curriculum design...

Vocational teachers’ prior occupational experiences are construed as those that will guarantee high-quality teaching in vocational education, although individuals are no longer required to have formal teaching qualifications to be employed as teachers in Sweden. This lack of strict requirements raises the issue of the preparedness of vocational teachers to teach their subject matter. Drawing on...