To prepare school administrators to exert more effective leadership in conceptualizing, analyzing, organizing, and administering public school vocational and technical programs, simulated materials were developed in the form of three "in-baskets" which consecutively communicate an awareness of the need of a more comprehensive program, provide…

The Vocational Education Resource System (VERS) helps career/vocational educators, counselors, and administrators improve and expand programs for special populations. It offers technical assistance in program administration, instructional strategies, finances, accountability, and grant writing. VERS maintains a regional database of educators,…

A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, DESIGNED TO RETRAIN TEACHERS, DEVELOP ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE CURRICULUM MATERIALS, AND STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE PROGRAMS IN THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES, INCLUDED TRAINING, SERVICE, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. THIRTY TEACHERS SELECTED FROM 75 APPLICANTS ATTENDED A SUMMER…

Presented are materials for evaluating vocational-occupational-technical higher education programs for handicapped students who are mainstreamed alongside non-handicapped students. Included are sample materials designed to implement the theory and principles discussed in a previous work on evaluating occupational programs for the handicapped. The…

Covering the time period of January 1974 to June 1975, the report describes the activities of an ongoing project to provide verbal problem sets for occupational math courses offered in Oregon community colleges and secondary schools. The problems were selected to provide the math skills necessary for job entry and performance in several…

Competency-based vocational education is defined and broken down into ten basic components (e.g., developing occupational inventories, needed materials, and lesson plans; analyzing occupational survey data and existing materials; updating the task analysis; and revising). Pointers for checking the system and moving it to higher levels of…

A project was conducted to develop and field test self-instructional materials which would provide a mechanism for positive change in attitudes and procedures for educators and administrators toward integrating handicapped students into regular vocational education programs. Specific objectives of the project were as follows: (1) research and…

The design and development of a needs assessment procedure to assist local vocational education administrators in planning a mainstreaming approach for handicapped students in vocational education was the purpose of this study. The methodology involved a review of the literature on the general mainstreaming topic, program planning, needs…

The Instructional Systems Development approach for vocational education programs provides a methodology for gathering and analyzing job information, developing instructional materials, and conducting instruction and evaluation. This approach is based upon evidence that each job task can be identified and analyzed and that appropriate objectives…

This report describes the development and effectiveness of a manual created for use in developing state plans for vocational education. The task of developing the manual involved six kinds of activities, including the selection and use of an advisory committee, utilization of a technical review panel, and assessment of the manual. Topics covered…

Oregon created a model for measuring secondary vocational education effectiveness and developed and field tested instruments to carry out the design. The five key features of this model were student and societal needs, program components, program outcomes (occupational, educational, ancillary, and societal), multiple perspectives for judging…

A project was conducted to create modules designed to assist students in their career planning and decision making by providing an overview of the potential rewards and typical problems of small business ownership and of the personal qualities needed for success. Thirty-five businesses were selected to form the basis for developing the…

INMATES WERE EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS IN A PROJECT FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND PLACEMENT. OF THE 46 WHO COMPLETED TRAINING IN MAY, 35 WERE PAROLED AND EMPLOYED, AND 11 WERE AWAITING PAROLE CONFIRMATIONS. A SECOND GROUP WERE ENROLLED. TO OVERCOME SOME STUDENT WEAKNESSES, A REMEDIAL NIGHT SCHOOL CLASS WAS INITIATED. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE ELIMINATED BY…

As phase 1 of a Florida system for evaluation of secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs, a set of materials was developed to assist local education agencies (LEAs) in planning for and conducting locally directed evaluations. Objectives were to develop guidelines and procedures, instrumentation, strategies, materials, and…

This report presents the scope of work for the first year of a study to identify and facilitate economic literacy skill instruction of vocational education students. The six chapters cover the six major objectives. Chapter 1 reviews the project's products and related activities. The processes used to formulate an operational definition for…