Over half of the report on career education programs in Rhode Island consists of detailed reports of specific projects which provide the following information: sponsoring agency, program title, program director, project dates, grade level, number of population to be served, description of the population to be served, amount of Federal funds, and…

The 1975 annual report of the Oregon Vocational Education Program presents a narrative description and statistical information on the vocational education operations and achievements of the State in relation to the objectives contained in the State Plan. The report focuses on the following areas of activities: (1) regular programs in the areas of…

The Division of Vocational Technical Education of Maryland is answering the job challenges of tomorrow with vocational-technical programs for the students of today. The current status of vocational education in Maryland is discussed in terms of educational need, program development, and an explanation of the allocation of Federal funds. Supporting…

A comparative evaluation methodology for vocational-technical education programs offered at public community colleges in Texas is described in this study. Evaluation concepts, design and methodology for comparative evaluation, trial of the comparative rating scale model, and feedback loop with recommendations for revision are presented. The…

The evaluation identifies the 19 vocational education planning districts reviewed by Ohio's Program Review for Improvement, Development and Expansion (PRIDE) during 1973-74. Components of the review program included: (1) administrative review by the local superintendent, (2) process variable review with a lay advisory committee, (3) product review…

Current developments in consumer and homemaking education, vocational home economics, and teacher education have been selected from those presented at the 1969-70 workshops on vocational home economics education sponsored by the Division of Vocational and Technical Education and from home economics personnel in various states. Consumer and…

In its sixth annual evaluation report for fiscal year 1975, Hawaii's Advisory Council on Vocational Education concentrated on the subject of statewide planning for vocational education and focused particularly on four goals of the State Master Plan: responsiveness to employment opportunities, coordination and planning, quality and cost…

In Arkansas the five-percent allocation is known as VESA-CETA: Vocational Education Set-Aside Funds under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. The article describes various state-administered projects for dropouts, potential dropouts, and adults who are unemployed or underemployed. (MF)

Survey data are analyzed regarding: (1) sub-bachelor's degree allied health personnel, (2) their education and training, (3) their employment characteristics, (4) specific conflicts in the field, and (5) recommendations for changing present educational patterns. (MW)

In 1977 more than 500 Native Americans attended Wisconsin's vocational, technical and adult schools located in the state's 16 vocational-technical districts. While many problems still lack a clear identification and many new programs are needed to meet the needs of Native Americans, a great deal of progress has been made. A group of four Indians…

Forty-three vocational education programs funded under Part B of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 served 67,310 post-secondary students in 16 area districts of Wisconsin. Adult-vocational programs showed enrollment increases; adult-agriculture program enrollments decreased. Special education programs and services were designed to aid…

The directory contains abstracts of Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) documents, a bibliography of resource materials, and a directory of selected Iowa career education offerings. Abstracts of ERIC documents are in the following areas: career education bibliographies; career education as a concept; integrating career education into…

Section 2 of the journal covers educational programs and services for the deaf and hearing impaired from preschool schools and classes through postsecondary programs to university programs training personnel in deafness, with a separate section on programs for the deaf-blind. (PHR)

This paper describes work in progress on a project designed to provide the framework of an evaluation system which states may use to comply with evaluation requirements in the Education Amendments of 1976 (Public Law 94-482). The specific objectives are to: (1) develop and field test a process model to evaluate planning and operational processes…

The sixth annual report of the Alabama Council on Vocational Education presents 21 objectives for performance analysis of the State's 1975 vocational education program. Also presented are the group's evaluation findings (examining effort, performance, adequacy, and efficiency) and a summary of findings from other Council Studies. The Council…