This second part of a final report delineating policy issues and analytical problems in evaluating vocational education, includes three extensive appendixes and a wide range of tables. The appendixes include: (1) the methodology of cost-effectiveness analysis and a critique of the methodology of major studies, with illustrations; (2) selected…

This document is designed to help state directors/coordinators become more knowledgeable about needs assessment in career education, particularly in reference to States' application for Federal assistance. The following topics are discussed in separate sections: What needs assessment is; who should be included in a needs assessment of career…

This analysis of current and available information on the evaluation of vocational education and its policy implications includes a methodological appendix showing major studies of cost-effectiveness analysis, a critique of the various techniques employed in these studies, and an extensive bibliography of relevant source materials and related…

This handbook presents major content information that can be useful in the planning of comprehensive professional development programs and individual skill building. It presents curricular modules and professional development units being developed which represent the basic tools for the contemporary practice of both career education and human…

This index, containing 450 abstracts on human services, is published quarterly to make available a broad range of documents to those responsible for the planning, management, and delivery of human services. The entries are arranged alphabetically by title and indexed by subject matter. Each entry includes the title, order number, source, price,…

Designed to aid American Indian communities in the development of Indian contract schools, this publication includes a definitive narrative describing all aspects of contract school development, lists of organizations and materials which are of use in contract school development, an extensive table of contents which directs the reader to specific…

This is a handbook to assist European adult educators in teaching in a multicultural society, presenting models of intercultural practice for organizational and staff development in youth and adult education. Section 1 explains the document's purpose and use, discusses the objectives and major activities of the Learning to Live in a Multi-Cultural…