This report reviews the proposal by the Rancho Santiago Community College District to convert its facility in Orange to a state-approved educational center. Educational centers are a cost-effective means for meeting increased student demand and of serving a region's educational needs because they often involve collaboration and shared facility use…

Discusses newly established German regional institutions of higher education and conditions necessary for their growth and expansion. (KC)

AS PART OF A 3-YEAR STUDY OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN, 10 PROBLEMS WERE ARRANGED IN RANK ORDER OF IMPORTANCE BY AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ONE PROBLEM WAS "TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR AND FEASIBILITY OF AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN." THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A REVIEW OF LITERATURE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. INCLUDED ARE A DEFINITION…

THE CONSENSUS OF OUR NATION'S LEADERS AFFIRMS THAT THE COUNTRY'S GREATEST TECHNICAL EDUCATION VOID IS IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE 12TH GRADE AND THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE. THE IMPACT OF ACCELERATED PROGRESS IN TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS MAKES TECHNICAL EDUCATION MANDATORY IF THE MANPOWER SHORTAGE IS NOT TO BECOME A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. BECAUSE NEARLY 80…

Iowa radio-television servicing firms were studied to determine the need for educational programs to train or upgrade service technicians. The first questionnaire was used to gather data on present and proposed employment from 355 firms (an 84.19 percent return), while the second questionnaire collected information on required knowledges and…

Citing reports from the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education and the Michigan Senate Education Sub-Committee, the author makes a strong case for taking action now in occupational education. (Editor)

Describes a solution to the problem of providing comprehensive vocational programs in small secondary rural schools. (Editor)

This study was undertaken to show why area vocational education programs should be developed at both secondary and postsecondary levels and to develop a model for organizational and curricular patterns for vocational education at the local level. Empirical data were analyzed to show the need for vocational education in Michigan, and a…

Discusses the educational needs, problems and trends that are unique to those areas defined as rural. Attempts to solve rural problems with community education, regionalization, and revitalizing small schools. (Author/RK)

Job vacancies were reported to aid Iowa area vocational schools in developing curriculums and training program by determining: (1) occupations to be considered for training purposes in area vocational schools, (2) demand for workers in occupations under consideration by area schools, (3) oversupply in certain skills, and (4) an on-going procedure…

A project determined the educational and training needs of vocational teachers who teach handicapped children in area vocational schools. In addition, a series of inservice sessions predicated on the needs assessment results was provided. Finally, through pretesting and posttesting, the project measured attitudes of these teachers toward the…

THE STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES NEEDED AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES WERE BEING PERFORMED IN GEORGIA'S AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS WERE DETERMINED. DATA WERE GATHERED BY THE USE OF (1) CRITERION CHECKSHEETS CONTAINING 167 ITEMS ON WHICH ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL INDICATED THE EXTENT TO WHICH A SERVICE WAS NEEDED AND WAS…

This study was undertaken (1) to determine the number and kinds of skilled, semi-skilled, and technician employees in a multi-county region in Nebraska, (2) to provide a basis for planning vocational curriculum at Iowa Western Community College, and (3) to aid in statewide planning in area vocational schools and community colleges. A mail survey…