vocational curriculum

Vocational Curriculum (VC)I. Introduction

Vocational Curriculum (VC)I. Introduction

• A. Responsibility

• B. A “Useful” Education

Vocational Curriculum (VC)II. History

Vocational Curriculum (VC)II. History

• A. Cottage Industry - Making goods in the home

• B. Apprenticeship• 1. Guild system - Middle Ages• 2. Ben Franklin - apprenticeship academy

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Vocational CurriculumII. History

Vocational CurriculumII. History

• C.. Industrial Revolution

• (apprenticeship to factory/assembly demo)

• D. Smith-Hughes Act - 1917

• E. 1930’s to WWII• 1. GI Bill

• F. Today


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Vocational CurriculumV. Curriculum DesignVocational CurriculumV. Curriculum Design

• A. Similarities to other Curricula• 1. Subject Centered Curriculum -

• 2. Elective Curriculum -

Vocational Curriculum (VC)V. Curriculum Design


• B. Factory Model • Put in students---Process students---Get a finished product

• C. Current Applications• 1. Practical Arts -

• 2. Vocational Education -



• 3. Community college -

• 4. University -

• 5. On-the-job training-



• D. Instructional Methods• 1. Demonstration and Practice

• 2. “Mastery Learning”

• 3. Special Equipment, labs, group work



• E. Teachers• 1. Work Experience and State Certification -

• 2. Employed in their vocation -

• 3. Minimal Teacher Experience -

Vocational Curriculum (VC)VI. Curriculum Development Vocational Curriculum (VC)

VI. Curriculum Development

• A. World of work emphasized

• B. Five connections between Vocational Curriculum and workplace

• 1.Teachers in workplace

• 2. Advisory committees

• 3. Survey

• 4. Placement Process

• 5. Corporate Training

Vocational CurriculumVII. Curriculum Evaluation

Vocational CurriculumVII. Curriculum Evaluation

• A. Employment

• B. Enrollment

• C. (Subject Mastery)

Vocational CurriculumVIII. Appraisal


• A. Difficulties/Weaknesses• 1. Ideology of Capitalism

• a. Materialism

• b. Reductionism

• c. Mechanistic Humans

• d. Exploitation ( Marx)



• 2. Utilitarian Ethics• a. Does pleasure motivate ?

• b. Does pleasure equal goodness ?

• c. It thrill seeking a worthy end ?



Vocational Curriculum VIII. Appraisal


• 3. Curriculum Design• a. Education vs. Training

• b. Technological lag

• c. Efficiency vs. Understanding





• B. Strengths• 1. Capitalism

• 2. Utilitarianism• a. Working towards everyone’s best interest• b. Has stood the test of time

• 3. Vocational curriculum• a. Provides skilled labor force in America• b. Agriculture---industry---technology


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• A. Continues in existence

• B. Evolvement of VC

• C. Questions

Vocational Curriculum IX. Conclusion