Three Northeast Texas community colleges put aside service delivery areas and matters of "turf" to create Centers of Excellence that provided training throughout a nine county area. This consortium; along with 14 manufacturers, seven economic development corporations, and the regional workforce board, led the change in training a highly…

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…

Describes a movement that has been in the works for over a decade in West Virginia. (Editor)

This appendix to "Research and Development in Vocational and Technical Education for Non-Metropolitan Areas" (VT 007 214) develops a rationale for area development programs under a concept of total education for action, and shows the 16 merged educational areas developed in Iowa over the period 1966-68. To enhance understanding of the…

Vermilion Regional College in Alberta has polished its educational offerings to afford a wide variety of post secondary programs, adult day and evening classes as well as high school academics. (Author)

This study was concerned with the collection and analysis of empirical data regarding the public and private costs and some utility aspects of vocational-technical education at two educational centers. Activities included establishing: (1) occupational objectives of programs offered, (2) the degree of attainment of occupational objectives by…

This document contains more than 30 specific recommendations made by two American specialists regarding the efforts of the Socialist Republic of Burma as it seeks to establish approximately 20 production-oriented Regional Colleges throughout the 14 States and Divisions of Burma. The proposed colleges, patterned after the American community…

This study examined the status of about 500 students with learning disabilities (LD) in 17 state-operated regional vocational-technical schools. Primary concerns were patterns of assessment, career choice, school marks, and attendance. Results indicated that many LD children perform well in competitive vocational education programs designed to…

The vocational follow-up system described in this publication was developed as an outgrowth of Project MINI-SCORE and is designed to gather information useful in decision-making concerning the improvement of the post-high school full-time day programs offered in the Area Vocational-Technical Institutes of Minnesota. The data-gathering instruments,…

This report represents an effort by the Council to review the data and give recommendations for vocational education programs in Florida. Detailed are the findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the 1972 year. Objectives by which programs were evaluated included: (1) the State's goals and priorities as set forth in the State Plan, (2) the…

Describes a study which sought information on job reinforcers and job satisfaction, focusing on faculty members of the Area Vocational Technical Institutes (AVTIs) in Minnesota. Findings suggest more emphasis be placed on environmental conditions which promote the idea that teachers are important people and do have a position of status in the…