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…

Abstracts of 98 documents of research, instructional, and other materials in vocational and technical education, drawn from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base, and abstracts of 112 funded projects in progress are included in this publication. Document resumes are indexed by subject, author, and institution. Projects in…