Initiated by the Owatonna high school agriculture department, a three-year Federally funded program has resulted in a city-wide career education program. (MW)

The development of a career orientation program in vocational agriculture in Golden, Colorado met with problems but ultimately satisfying results. (MW)

Discusses the application of management principles by the classroom teacher. (SB)

This model was developed for a target group of grades nine through twelve in secondary schools having from 10 to 350 students to be served by vocational programs. (Editor)

The Florida Project Agriculture Applied Research Study identified two basic needs (1) to determine future manpower requirements in order to plan programs and facilities and (2) to identify basic skills required, in order to plan curricula. The performance objectives approach will be stressed in conducting instructional programs in vocational…

The article delineates an approach to teaching agriculture in the elementary grades: the extensive development of materials, lesson guides, and teaching aids which elementary teachers could use in their instructional programs, while local agriculture teachers could serve as consultants. (AJ)

Discusses steps taken by vocational agriculture teachers in revising the agriculture curriculum in Westwood High School, Mesa, Arizona. (SB)

Results of a survey of secondary students revealed that many expressed significant interest in agricultural career areas receiving little emphasis and indicated a divergent preference for type of training desired based on sex. (SB)

Summer employment and participation in professional programs offer the vocational agriculture teacher the unique opportunity to attain excellence in his program. Most administrators appreciate the teacher's efforts and the resulting well-planned and implemented programs. (MW)

The author discusses (1) his success in the development of a program of vocational agriculture with career education and (2) how the exploration of the world of work can be an exciting and profitable experience for both student and teacher. (BP)

Theme articles discuss how students learn; how Future Farmers of America (FFA) enhances the process; how FFA helps in teaching employability skills; how FFA programs are developed; how teachers can be more effective in motivating students; how FFA can be incorporated into the curriculum; the value of FFA; and the place for collegiate FFA. (JOW)

Consists of six articles on marketing agricultural education. Topics include (1) being consumer conscious, (2) cooperating with agribusiness, (3) preparing students for postsecondary education, (4) allowing concurrent enrollments, (5) saving the failing agricultural program, and (6) refocusing the curriculum toward agrimarketing. (CH)

Planning requires that decisions be made. Program evaluation provides the needed information because it is the process of gathering and analyzing those data necessary for appraising alternatives. Program evaluation is a cooperative undertaking of all those concerned with improving vocational education, and is the foundation upon which planning is…