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Download full textBURGENER, V.E. – 1967
AN OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN A STATEWIDE PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL RESEARCH TO DEVELOP RESEARCH PERSONNEL, TO EVALUATE EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES, TO DEVELOP AN OVERVIEW OF SURVEY PROCEDURES RELATED TO OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING NEEDS, TO REFINE THE OPERATING…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Program Development
McCage, Ronald D. – 1980
Described in this paper is one state's approach to the development and operation of a Research Coordinating Unit (RCU), which is designed to orchestrate research and development activities in vocational education within a state. This approach, based on Illinois's model, depicts program improvement as a continuous process involving such activities…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Development, Educational Legislation, Educational Research
McCage, Ronald D. – 1980
This executive summary highlights key elements of a paper produced by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for persons interested in maximizing benefits from research and development in vocational education. This summary describes the legislative background, conceptual model, essential framework, and operational guidelines for…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Legislation, Educational Research, Governance
BAIRD, PHILIP G.; CAMPBELL, ROBERT A. – 1966
CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES FROM BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, ORGANIZED LABOR, HIGHER EDUCATION, SECONDARY EDUCATION, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TOTALED 160. THEIR OBJECTIVES WERE--(1) TO IDENTIFY NEEDED AREAS OF ATTENTION AND CRITICAL ISSUES FACING VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS, (2) TO SUGGEST…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agency Cooperation, Conference Reports, Coordination
McCage, Ronald D. – 1972
Along with 23 other units in various states, the Illinois Research Coordinating Unit (IRCU) has, since its inception, been committed to bringing about innovations in education. This document presents a summarization of the activities and progress of the unit during the 1972 fiscal year as well as the planned research endeavors for 1973. The unit…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
East Central Network for Curriculum Coordination. Springfield, IL. – 1984
This publication contains the testimony of a hearing held to learn about the regional curriculum needs and priorities of individuals and groups from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The East Central Curriculum Coordination Center is described as the largest of the six curriculum…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attitudes, Coordination, Curriculum Development
