Traces 20 years of vocational education in New York State and the effect upon the state of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. (JOW)

Reports on a national survey on area vocational-technical schools, describing by state the students served, governance systems, sources of financial support, and needs and problems. (SK)

At Clover Park Vocational Technical Institute in Tacoma, Washington, the overriding goal is preparing students for the job market. The school has an overall placement rate of 92 percent of its graduates. (SK)

Describes the features and programs of area vocational-technical schools, one of the principal systems for delivering vocational and technical education in the United States. (SK)

Snyder, Union, and Northumberland (SUN) counties Area Vocational Technical School receives students from five rural school districts for its twelfth-year program, a six-hour per day vocational program for high school seniors. SUN is also involved in adult job training and a consortium of institutions to coordinate computer-assisted design and…

Focusing on successful vocational programs for Blacks, this article describes two differently structured secondary-level schools located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: (1) Murrell Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical School and (2) A. Philip Randolph Skills Center. (LRA)

Focusing on area vocational-technical schools, this article describes several successful vocational programs across the U.S. and explains their role in community improvement, economic development, adult education, and community activities. (LRA)

Part of the desegration plan for the Detroit Public Schools included the construction under federal court order of five area vocational schools, the first to open in January 1980. Describes steps in program planning, initial lack of public support for vocational education, and growing community support for the concept. (MF)