Learning stations common to many programs are shared in this vocational school that serves 12 suburbs of Boston. (MLF)

A vocational school built on a rural site at the edge of Cape Cod serves four towns. (Author/MLF)

This paper reports on the outcomes of a pilot project to support secondary teachers of science in rural and regional Tasmania. The pilot project involved eight regional schools and was based on the provision of a kit of materials and an associated learning program that used brine shrimp or "sea-monkeys" to test for water quality. The…

TENNESSEE DESEGREGATION BEGAN SOON AFTER THE SUPREME COURT SCHOOL SEGREGATION DECISION IN 1954. THERE WERE SOME INSTANCES OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE WHICH ATTRACTED NATIONAL ATTENTION, BUT THE COURT-ORDERED DESEGREGATION ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE IN EACH INSTANCE, DESPITE SCATTERED DISORDERS. DESEGREGATION EXPERIENCE IN TENNESSEE HAS BEEN UNEVEN BECAUSE OF…

The objectives of this study were: (1) to develop a linear programing model for statewide planning of area vocational-technical training centers, (2) to determine the district boundaries for future centers, (3) to establish boundaries for existing area vocational-technical training centers, (4) to make such a center available to every student and…

Address delivered by Governor Ogilvie at the dedication of the Rockford Illinois Area Vocational Center. (JS)

This article describes a means of providing more effective and appropriate vocational training for business students. (Editor)

From its inception, Penn State has played a role in Pennsylvania's economy. As a land-grant university, it has functioned as a change agent, transferring research and knowledge to increase farm yields, encouraging business and "the mechanic arts," and transmitting technology to the general population. While the university still does…

Offers an analysis of developments in teacher education in West Germany, Sweden, and Denmark, including regionalism, centralization, integration, and the independent college system. (Author/PG)

Created in 1969 as a 3-college system coordinated by the Regional College section of the Ministry of Education, the current 6 institutions represent Norway's attempt to extend equal opportunity and employment-oriented education to rural and remote areas. (Editor)

This 3,000-student school covers 11 acres of land on its rural site and is one of the largest vocational schools in the nation. (Author)

Discusses the context of a regional education service agency and presents a brief summary of the more visible of the needs of local clients from the perspective of the practitioner in the regional agency. (VT)

Lists a broad variety of accredited schools according to geographic area. (RK)

An energy conservation program at a Massachusetts vocational technical high school uses a school-based time switch to program part of the heating system. In addition, some phases of the program provided practical experience for students. (MLF)