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Malinski, Joseph F. – Amer Vocat J, 1969
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Needs, Program Budgeting
Download full textBell, T. H. – 1976
This report focuses on two programs launched by the U. S. Office of Education (USOE) for personnel development in vocational education. The two programs (section 552, Leadership Development Awards and section 553, State Systems for Personnel Development), created under part F of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA), are examined in 11…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Individual Development, Personnel Needs, Policy
Moss, Jerome, Jr.; Nelson, Howard F. – 1968
This document summarizes the first 3 years (June 1965-September 1968) of the Minnesota Research Coordination Unit's operation. Described are: (1) the factors which influenced the evolution of Unit objectives, (2) the organizational structure, personnel and facilities, (3) the Unit activities which were related to its objectives, (4) a subjective…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Copa, George H.; Scholl, Steve – 1983
A project focused on further verification and development of a set of previously recommended vocational education indicators. These indicators were employer's satisfaction with the quality of the graduate's work, number of graduates employed in occupations related to program, labor market demand, number of graduates employed, training-related…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Labor Needs
Wielinski, Donna L.; And Others – 1981
Research was initiated to investigate the concept of "network" as it related to the development of an occupational information system in Minnesota. Forty-eight users and producers of occupational information located in a number of Minnesota agencies were interviewed, with primary atention given to those agencies represented on the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Employment Opportunities, Information Networks, Information Systems
Pointer, Rich – Vocational Education Journal, 1989
The author describes how Minnesota's 30 vocational institutes have changed their programs to meet the needs of nontraditional students. These changes have made use of expert systems software. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Uses in Education, Expert Systems, Nontraditional Students
McPhearson, Jesse L., Jr.; Bear, W. Forrest – Agricultural Education, 1976
A study to determine the initial, fixed, and operational cost of equipment used in agricultural mechanics programs. (HD)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Cost Effectiveness
Agricultural Education, 1976
Describes a study designed to determine the rate of job-leaving among vocational agriculture teachers in Minnesota, the kinds of positions they took, and the sources of teacher supply, in an effort to aid educational planners and teacher educators in meeting demands for agricultural education services. (HD)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Research, Employment Patterns, Occupational Mobility
Peer reviewedLewis, Theodore; Konare, Amadou – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1993
Minnesota and Wisconsin technical college personnel (25 presidents, 63 counselors, 23 placement officers, and 34 alternates) considered training-related labor market information most important in program maintenance decisions; advisory committee input for program modification decisions; employer input for adding programs; and cost for dropping…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Job Placement, Labor Market, Occupational Information
Mercer, John W.; Dillon, Brenda M. – 1997
This handbook and leadership guide for members of technical program advisory committees is a product of the Effective Advisory Committees Project conducted by the Minnesota State Board of Technical Colleges and the State Board of Education. The purpose of the project is to increase the effectiveness of the vocational advisory committees in…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Colleges, Group Dynamics, Guidelines
Brown, James M.; Kayser, Terrence F. – 1982
A developing concern in Minnesota for the fact that a greater percentage of special needs students than non-special needs students tends to drop out of postsecondary vocational education prompted a project to promote articulation--transition--for these students into postsecondary education. A statewide survey was conducted to determine current…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Disabilities, Dropout Prevention, Educational Planning
McLean, Gary N. – 1973
Since limited research has been reported on the use of organizations to supplement cooperative office education, it was the purpose of this study to determine the characteristics of vocational student organizations and advisors and to determine the attitudes of advisors to office and distributive education vocational student organizations in…
Descriptors: Coordination, Distributive Education, Educational Cooperation, Extracurricular Activities
Hanson, Jean Thompson – 1980
The 61 cooperative vocational centers in Minnesota are joint efforts of 2 or more neighboring school districts to provide secondary vocational education and to strengthen, extend and expand existing vocational programs. Begun as pilot projects in 1968, the centers focus on introducing students to a variety of occupations, providing career…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Exploration, Centralization, Cooperative Programs
Copa, George H.; Irvin, Donald E., Jr. – 1974
In the first half of this report a format or framework is outlined for displaying occupational supply and demand information for use in planning education for work programs. In the second half, the use of the procedure is demonstrated by filling in the format with Minnesota supply and demand information (1970-71) and drawing from it illustrative…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demography, Economic Research
NELSON, CLIFFORD LEON – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO EXAMINE THE ECONOMIC COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOLS PRIOR TO THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963 AND THE EFFECTS OF THIS COMMITMENT IN TERMS OF PROGRAM OFFERINGS AND STUDENTS SERVED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM 444 OF THE 453 MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION, SENIORS ENROLLED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Agricultural Education, Assessed Valuation
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