Course Description
Covers content related to the past, present, and future of the Career and Technical Education field. There is an emphasis on historical and philosophical foundations of career and technical education programs.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will submit a scholarly research paper on the
history of career and technical education topic or the
globalization of career and technical education. The graduate
student will also submit a form of media (power point, pictures,
video) accompanying the research paper.
Athena Title
Work and Family Life Education
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in WFED 4010E or WFED 6010E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: 1. Develop specialized terminology used in career and technical education (workforce education). 2. Identify and defend the major career and technical education program areas at the middle, high, and post secondary levels. 3. Describe Georgia's delivery system for technology/career education at the secondary level and technical/adult education at the post secondary level. 4. Identify the major events in the development of career and technical education in colonial America. 5. Analyze the history of vocational/practical arts education up to 1917 in order to understand present-day programs. 6. Identify the major events in the development of career and technical education for non-white populations. 7. Examine the impact of federal and state legislation on career and technical education. 8. Identify and describe the principles and assumptions related to career and technical education. 9. Analyze the philosophic, social, psychological, and economic foundations of career and technical education. 10. Demonstrate an understanding of the major concepts, resources, systems, and impacts of technology on society today. 11. Analyze and discuss the rules and regulations of current federal and state legislation and initiatives affecting career and technical education today. 12. Recognize the benefits and advantages that are provided by active student organizations in career and technical education for students, teachers, schools, and communities. 13. Discuss issues, trends, and forecasts for the future of career and technical education.
Topical Outline
I. Introduction to Career and Technical Education - Definition - Program settings - Secondary programs - Post secondary programs - Trends, issues, and new directions (Chapters 1 and 9) - Assumptions of CTE - Reforms 80's and 90's II. Philosophy of Career and Technical Education - Defined - Major philosophies - Educational philosophies - Philosophical controversy (Dewey, Prosser) - Principles (traditional) of career and technical III.Career and Technical Education Programs - Overview and framework - Agricultural - Business - Family and Consumer Sciences - Health occupations - Marketing - Technical education - Technology education - Trade and industrial education - Career and technical special needs programs - Career and technical teacher education - Factors and forces in CTE - Career and technical education teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators - ACTE - National Center for Research in Vocational Education IV. Career and Technical Education in America - History (movements, technical schools) - CTE Programs prior to 1917 - Commissions and societies - Dewey and Prosser on CTE programs V. Career and Technical Education for Non-white Americans - Segregated schools (ethnic groups) - CTE for African-Americans - Two philosophers - African-American normal schools, colleges, and universities - Hampton - Tuskegee - Land-grant VI. Legislation and Career and Technical Education - Acts and amendments - Legislative updates VII.Student Organizations in Career and Technical Education - Development of student organizations - Legislation and student organizations - Purposes of student organizations - Relationship to programs - General characteristics - Benefits, advantages, barriers - Special populations - Ten nationally recognized CTE student organizations