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Download full textBice, Garry R. – 1974
The doctoral program in vocational-technical education at the University of Tennessee began in 1971. Among the 22 students were 18 recipients of Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) fellowships. The goal of the program is to prepare a cadre of educational leaders and administrators who can effectively contribute to improving the quality of…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Federal Aid
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1970
Forty-two individuals, comprising teams of three people from 14 states, attended a conference planned to: (1) assist vocational leaders in developing the intent, nature, and possible structure(s) of vocational curriculums at different levels, (2) cause participants to understand implications and provisions current legislation has for professional…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Institutes (Training Programs), Leadership Training, Meetings
Parks, Darrell L.; Hull, William L. – American Vocational Journal, 1976
A model for statewide planning of professional development covers everything from determining needs to managing the system. (Editor/HD)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Educational Development, Educational Legislation, Models
EPD Consortium D, Richardson, TX. – 1974
Twenty-nine speeches presented at a five-state (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico) conference are contained in this report. A wide range of vocational education topics are covered including working with the disadvantaged, development and improvement of vocational-technical programs, personnel and staff development, and the role of…
Descriptors: Career Development, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development, Federal Programs
Schindler, Paul T. – 1978
The field of education has recognized that intensive clinical experience constitutes an ideal learning model. Fellowships in education were accompanied by large amounts of money in demonstration projects. Two costly national programs designed to move highly qualified persons into top administrative positions fell short of their goal.…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Experiential Learning, Fellowships, Field Experience Programs
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Coll. of Education. – 1973
The project report describes the doctoral program for leadership development in vocational education at the Ohio State University. Funded by the Education Professions Development Act, the program provided training in administration, supervision, teacher education, curriculum design and development, vocational counseling, and research to 21…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Programs, Fellowships, Graduate Study
Phipps, Lloyd J.; Wetzel, Norman R. – 1973
The report describes the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) graduate program in leadership development for vocational educators at the University of Illinois for the period of June, 1970 to May, 1973. The basic core course requirements are described and a sample doctoral program is outlined. A table presents a list of courses…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Fellowships, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Karwowski, Ken – American Vocational Journal, 1977
A Wisconsin welding instructor tells how he learned about the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) graduate fellowships in leadership training being offered to vocational personnel, the selection process, and the program of work combined with classes that he experienced in his EPDA year at Colorado State University. (MF)
Descriptors: Faculty Fellowships, Fellowships, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Sugarman, Michael N.; And Others – 1973
The book consists of two equal parts. Part I is twelve selected papers on teaching in technical education prepared for Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) Project 72042. Among topics covered are disadvantaged college students, adult learning, behavioral objectives, individualized instruction, curriculum development, brainstorming,…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Institutes (Training Programs), Models, Professional Continuing Education
Courtney, E. Wayne; Miller, Melvin D. – 1973
As a participant in a national program established under the Education Professions Development Act, Oregon State University established a program to prepare selected doctoral candidates with broad professional knowledge and specific competencies as vocational education leaders. An advisory committee was established and a system model for…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Doctoral Programs, Fellowships, Higher Education
Curtin, Elizabeth M.; Morine, John P. – 1970
The purposes of this institute were to (1) provide the information needed to offer vocational courses for the non-college bound handicapped and disadvantaged, (2) point out the need for remedial and psychological services, (3) increase participants' understanding of the role of the counselor in our rapidly changing society, (4) increase emphasis…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Guidance Personnel
Abel, Frederick P. – 1975
On-site evaluation visitations were made to seven institutions participating in fiscal year 1974 Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) 553 and 554 cooperative arrangement programs under the auspices of the Illinois Division of Vocational and Technical Education. A three-part evaluation instrument was designed and administered to project…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Evaluation Criteria, Postsecondary Education, Professional Continuing Education
