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  2. Smith–Hughes Act - Wikipedia

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    The SmithHughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 was an act of the United States Congress that promoted vocational education in "agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking," [1] and provided federal funds for this purpose. As such, it is the basis both for the promotion of vocational education, and for its isolation from the ...

  3. U.S. Federal Board for Vocational Education - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Federal Board for Vocational Education, often referred to as the Federal Board of Vocational Education, was created in 1917 and lasted until 1946. It was created by the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 to promote nationwide vocational education for students interested in agriculture, industry, and home-economics.

  4. The Secret History of Home Economics - Wikipedia

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    The SmithHughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 provided federal funding for vocational education, including home economics. In 1923, the Bureau of Home Economics was created under the Department of Agriculture to research "the scientific basis for the mechanics of living."

  5. List of United States education acts - Wikipedia

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    Smith–Lever Act of 1914: Created a cooperative extension service through land-grant universities. Pub. L. 63–95: 1917 SmithHughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917: Amended the Smith–Lever Act to fund vocational education. Repealed in 1997. Pub. L. 64–347: 1928 Reed–Jenkins Act

  6. Vocational education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The National Defense Education Act, signed in 1958, focused on improving education in science, mathematics, foreign languages, and other critical areas, especially in national defense. In 1963, the Vocational Education Act added support for vocational education schools for work-study programs and research.

  7. Apprenticeship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The FTI is working towards national accreditation so that it may offer associate and bachelor's degrees that integrate academics with a more traditional apprentice programs. The IUPAT has joined forces with the Professional Decorative Painters Association (PDPA) to build educational standards using a model of apprenticeship created by the PDPA.

  8. Charles A. Prosser - Wikipedia

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    On February 23, 1917, President Wilson signed the Smith-Hughes Act into law, and federal funding for vocational education was established. Prosser finally moved to Minneapolis , where from 1915 to 1945 he headed the pioneering Dunwoody Industrial Institute (now Dunwoody College of Technology ), where many of today's vocational training concepts ...

  9. Home economics - Wikipedia

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    A Home Economics instructor giving a demonstration, Seattle, 1953 A training class 1985 at Wittgenstein Reifenstein schools. Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences (often shortened to FCS or FACS), [1] is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and food preparation, as ...