THIS CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 102 PERSONS REPRESENTING LOCAL DISTRICTS, UNIVERSITIES, AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, WAS TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF--(1) WHAT THE VARIOUS LAWS MEAN, (2) HOW TO PREPARE SPECIFIC PROPOSALS, (3) HOW TO INITIATE ACTIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, AND (4) WHEN AND WHERE PROPOSALS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED. MAJOR…

Summarized are the findings of a nationwide survey conducted in 1975 to determine the status of industrial arts in States' plans during the first year of industrial arts programs' eligibility for inclusion in vocational education funding. Thirty-eight States included industrial arts in their vocational education plan. (AJ)