In recent years the perceived value and interest in participating in study abroad programs among college students has been increasing. Faculty who endeavor to develop study abroad programs face many challenges, particularly at smaller universities where resources may be very limited. This article offers recommendations to help faculty of regional…

Because of a lack of acceptance of area vocational schools in the State, the California legislature passed broader legislation providing for regional occupational centers and regional occupational programs, with the responsibility for planning, operating, and financing the programs delegated to the county school superintendents in conjunction with…

A project was conducted to study impacts of vocational education research and development with special emphasis on the job placement and followup program in Indiana. The specific objectives were (1) to investigate the impact of R & D projects in vocational education and the conceptual and methodological problems in impact studies, and (2) to…

To ascertain how to serve the vocational, technical and adult education needs of the citizens of a 4-county district in Wisconsin, a study was conducted with interagency involvement utilizing previously existing data and data collected during the course of the investigation. Inputs considered in arriving at findings, conclusions, and…

The research reported was a part of the Central Kentucky Vocational Education Evaluation Project (VEEP), a locally directed, State-assisted evaluation effort with personnel from eighteen school systems and the regional vocational education staff. The purposes were to identify successful approaches for operating student committees and to determine…

The purposes of this yearbook were to present a critical analysis of the past and present, and to provide a projection into the future of business education. This yearbook includes contributions by 31 business educators and provides a chapter on the projections for the future for each of these areas: (1) Secondary School Vocational Education for…

The document is an attempt to provide a comprehensive approach to the determination and development of purposeful educational plans in occupationally related areas for special needs children. The synthesis of information compiled from this plan was intended to provide school systems with an accurate account of the requirements of Chapter 766 of…

A study was conducted reviewing the current status of cooperation between area schools and secondary schools in providing vocational-technical education and developing proposals which may generate additional cooperation in vocational-technical education. Four sources provided basic information for this study: (1) data from the Iowa Department of…

This guide is aimed at persons concerned about quality postsecondary distributive education programs, specifically in Kansas. It provides guidelines for program organization and administration in community colleges and area vocational-technical schools. Section I presents general introductory information about postsecondary distributive education,…

This brief evaluation of area vocational schools and programs and their impact on students and communities of Appalachia notes: (1) 20 to 30 percent of Appalachian high school students are being reached by current programs, (2) Enrollment in individual programs has increased from 50 to several hundred percent, (3) The dropout rate for most schools…

Designed to assist postsecondary area vocational-technical schools in developing internship programs, this manual provides basic explanations and steps to help understand the objectives of the Athens Tech internship program and how these objectives are met. An introduction contains a definition; purpose; explanation of benefits to student, school,…

This operation manual sets forth the guidelines, standards, policies, and procedures necessary for planning, organizing, and administering Cooperative Education Programs in Agriculture to serve individuals entering farm related occupations. Its content was developed in a 2-week seminar conducted by the University of Arizona in the summer of 1968,…

In an effort to improve vocational-technical education in Montana, the 1967 legislative assembly requested a private survey to examine public education in the state and make recommendations. Some major conclusions were: (1) Junior and community colleges had little impact on vocational-technical education, (2) The state staff organization was not…

This report presents the results of a developmental project which was conducted during 1966 and 1967 to plan and implement a program of student personnel services in Georgia's 25 post-secondary vocational-technical schools. In this report, student personnel services were defined as those services which aid the student to: (1) perceive…

A study of the regional vocational agriculture centers in Connecticut was conducted to determine the following: (1) the need for vocational agriculture (vo-ag) in the state; (2) criteria to be used as guidelines in the future development of vocational agriculture programs; and (3) alternatives for the further development of vocational agriculture…