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Download full textAdams, Kay Angona – 1977
A statewide pilot study of career education needs was conducted by surveying 667 Florida educators who have been actively involved in career education. The 354 respondents rated the actual attainment and the desired priority of the students needs, the need for improving the program needs, and other information both general and specific to career…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Eigeman, Elaine G.; Brooks, JoAnn – 1978
The overall goal of the Vocational Education Information Services project was to support vocational education in Indiana by facilitating more efficient use of information and by developing more effective products for wide dissemination. First, a needs assessment was conducted to determine specific user populations and user needs for information…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Networks, Information Services
Hull, William L. – 1987
A comprehensive model for planning and evaluating secondary vocational education programs in Georgia was developed to assist the state's vocational supervisors and directors in planning and improving vocational programs so as to make them more effective in enhancing students' basic and employability skills. The model is based on the following…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Models, Needs Assessment
Romney, Valerie A. – 1993
In 1991, a national community education (CE) needs assessment was conducted. The national survey instrument was analyzed and revised for state-level use. A total of 381 CE educators throughout Florida were each randomly assigned to receive open- or closed-ended revised versions of the national survey. A total of 214 educators (56.2% of those…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Change Strategies, Community Education
Scott, Paul; And Others – 1979
A project to propose a system for managing curriculum improvement at the state level (1) identified the basic functions necessary for a statewide curriculum management effort, (2) explained the supporting activities required to initiate and maintain its operation, and (3) developed a model system for curriculum management. The five functions…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Doty, Charles R.; And Others – 1986
These three papers were delivered as part of a conference panel that was intended to alert advisory councils to the precarious situation of vocational education in the United States today. The first paper, "Crisis Issues in Vocational Education and Training" by Charles R. Doty, makes a case for establishing a program to finance full-time…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Credits, Educational Needs
Halasz-Salster, Ida; And Others – 1979
A statewide study was conducted to assess the extent of services offered by Education Information Centers (EICs) in Ohio. The following four objectives guided the project activities: (1) to catalog, describe and analyze current statewide resources and services for providing educational information, guidance, counseling and referral services to all…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Services, Federal Legislation, Guidance Centers
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1985
A study examined Florida's certification process for postsecondary vocational education teachers. After reviewing previous research on the certification of vocational educators in Florida, the commission solicited data analyzing the differences in teaching ability between certified and noncertified vocational teachers and the content validity,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Needs, Evaluation Criteria, Master Teachers
Stone, Sheila D. – 1982
A Delphi study was conducted among personnel of the Oklahoma Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) to determine their priorities for long-term research in vocational education. Staff in Supportive Services were grouped together, while staff in the Occupational Division, Area Schools Division, Training for Industry Programs Section, and Productivity…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Research, Futures (of Society), Long Range Planning
Halasz-Salster, Ida; And Others – 1979
A statewide study was conducted to assess the extent of services offered by Education Information Centers (EICs) in Ohio. The following four objectives guided the project activities: (1) to catalog, describe and analyze current statewide resources and services for providing educational information, guidance, counseling and referral services to all…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Services, Federal Legislation, Guidance Centers
Hawaii State Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations, Honolulu. Tourism Training Council. – 1993
This document consists of four consecutive annual reports of the Hawaii State Tourism Training Council (TTC) to the Governor of Hawaii. The 1990 report examines a study done in 1989 to assess career advancement opportunities for native Hawaiians in the hotel industry. The study, which was based on a literature review and two rounds of key…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, High Schools, Hospitality Occupations
Ferris State Coll., Big Rapids, MI. Center for Occupational Education. – 1986
This guide is intended to serve as a tool for use in examining Michigan's existing job placement program. The job placement status study and planning process outlined in the handbook and the related materials presented have been coordinated with other assessment and planning instruments currently in use by vocational educators in Michigan. The…
Descriptors: Coordination, Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Criteria
Cape May County Vocational Schools, NJ. – 1986
The New Jersey Vocational Education Basic Skills Commission was formed to examine issues related to preparing students to pass the state's High School Proficiency Test (HSPT), which must be passed by both academic and vocational students before they can graduate from high school. The commission decided that vocational teachers should have no…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Credits, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Michigan Governor's Office, Lansing. – 1988
Although Michigan has one of the best trained work forces in the nation, the skill gap between what the marketplace needs and what its workers can offer is continuing to widen. Michigan must develop an adult training and education system that is customer driven and customer sensitive, emphasizes shared responsibility of stakeholders, empowers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Langton, Anthony J.; And Others – 1991
These planning guides are intended to help vocational rehabilitation programs and agencies identify important issues during preliminary discussions concerning possible use of assistive technology and technology-related services. They are designed to evaluate the effectiveness of current technology-related services, to implement or expand assistive…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Delivery Systems, Disabilities
