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The Smith–Hughes 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 ...
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.
The Smith–Hughes 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."
The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 modified the Act and created the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education. The Vocational Education Act was renamed the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act in 1984. Amendments in 1990 created the Tech-Prep Program, designed to coordinate educational activities into a ...
Smith–Lever Act of 1914: Created a cooperative extension service through land-grant universities. Pub. L. 63–95: 1917 Smith–Hughes 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 Repealed in 1997.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
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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 ...