Hawkeye Institute of Technology, Waterloo, Iowa, has developed a professional improvement program that provides instructors with sufficient time to upgrade their skills and knowledge while they continue to teach in their fields. (Author/MW)

Teachers' professional improvement programs mustbe individualized according to the teacher's self-assessment of the problem and provide for self-involvement in the improvement process. (MW)

A model shows how learning strands from the core subjects in grades K-9 can be woven into a strong career plan based on effective career guidance and counseling, enabling students to eventually establish an occupational objective and distinguish among educational alternatives leading to that objective. (AG)

A changed discipline if it rises to the challenges of the 70s, says Illinois professor. (Editor)

Stung by a critical industry report, Oklahoma vocational educators decided that a complete overhaul of their adult program was the quickest way to strengthen their total vocational program. (Editor)

U.S. Office adopts new planning system to get results and hold key administrators accountable. (Editor)

Summarizes sessions of the American Vocational Association's five regions who met for the second consecutive year during the convention and discussed issues (e.g., tap legislators, improved communication, and impact at the local level) designed to strengthen their contribution to AVA programs and principles. (SH)

Career education means guaranteeing students a wide choice of careers, educating them to make wise decisions, and leaving them absolutely free to choose. (Author)

Women have psychological barriers to success perhaps greater than the obstacles posed from outside. They should be made to see that essentially they are freer than men to choose the roles they will play at different periods of their lives. (Editor)

Overview of three speakers discussing women in vocational education and the recently issued regulations for the 1976 education amendments. Notes that implementing the amendments as well as eliminating sex stereotyping and bias calls for change and action, particularly at the local level. (Editor/SH)

Some perspectives on industrial arts' role in vocational education, general education, and the federal funding structure as presented by four speakers at the annual vocational convention. (SH)