Degree apprenticeships provide an exciting development in vocational higher education and a new opportunity for universities. Universities UK (UUK) commissioned CFE Research to identify lessons and key challenges from universities involved to date and make recommendations to help ensure the future successful development of degree apprenticeships.…

This study marks the completion of basic research and analysis for a proposed regional college of veterinary medicine to serve the New England states and New Jersey. Following introductory material, procedures for collection and analysis of data are discussed. Chapters cover programs for fulfilling regional needs, size and organization of the…

The central conclusion of the study is that, in developing a competency-based graduate level program for preparing vocational education curriculists, priority should be given specifically to those roles, responsibilities, and competencies identified as most important by the groups surveyed. (Author/BP)

Describes reasons for doing a needs assessment, proper procedure for completing a needs assessment, and what should be done after a needs assessment is completed. (RK)

This selective bibliography is part of a series of documents published in the Czech, English, and Russian languages which deal with topics pertaining to teacher education. It presents selective information on literary production in the field of lifelong education of teachers and other educational personnel in various European countries.(LH)

This study utilized the Delphi Technique to collect and synthesize the perceptions and experiential insight of persons involved in the early career education effort. Its specific objectives were to identify possible future efforts in career education and assign priorities to them according to their significance and to identify the level of…

Model constructs of the relationship of program needs to educational objective setting in medical continuing education program development were outlined. Utilizing an inductive method of discovering theory as the major research method, five procedural models were derived. Data were collected from twenty respondents from ten university medical…

The chairman of the National Commission on Allied Health Education, an independent body, discusses a study to be made by the Commission of the growth in the allied health field and changes in allied health education that will be necessary in the next decade. He notes the issues to be addressed, task forces to work on the problems, and the…

Reports findings and recommendations from the Tadlock Report, a study designed to gather and analyze information on career education programs and activities supported since 1970 by the Illinois Division of Vocational and Technical Education. Also discusses activities of the Illinois Career Education Steering Committee and the development of a…

This paper presents a model by which research data may be used to develop inservice programs in reading, based on teachers' needs and receptivity. An instrument was produced in which skills thought to be essential to reading instruction were described by 34 competencies. Teachers were asked to rate themselves in the teaching of reading according…

This 43-item selected bibliography organized under the headings of The Need for Programs, Descriptions of Programs, The Development and Operations of Programs, Reports of Evaluations of Programs, and Information Sources, was developed to assist school districts in planning and implementing exemplary programs of intensive training in job-interest…

This paper attempts to re-examine the role of the agricultural educator and the agricultural researcher during the decade of the 1970's. Based on the national goals, the magnitude of the problems of providing adequate programs, and the findings of research, the authors contend that agricultural education should assume the responsibility for…

The Windham School District sought to determine the extent of career education within the adult corrections field and the adequacy of the program and designed a pilot model of a career education delivery system in a correctional setting. (The Windham School District provides a school program to serve the educational needs of persons incarcerated…

Intended for state legislators seeking recommendations for improving arts education in Minnesota elementary and secondary schools, this executive summary presents (1) an historical perspective of comprehensive arts planning grants authorized by Minnesota statutes between 1973 and 1984; (2) needs assessment results, including findings of the…

A 40-item selective bibliography organized under the headings of The Need for Programs, Descriptions of Programs, The Development and Operation of Programs, Reports of Evaluations of Programs, and Information Sources was developed to assist school districts in planning and implementing exemplary programs of work experience for broadening and…