This final report of the Connecticut Vocational Education Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) summarizes activities during the period December 1, 1966 to August 31, 1969. The major objectives of the RCU, specific RCU projects, studies conducted for the improvement of instructional programs in vocational education, and a list of significant findings…

This final report of the Nebraska Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education summarizes the activities covered from December 1, 1966 through August 31, 1969. Included in the report are: (1) major activities during the period, (2) problems, (3) significant findings and events, (4) dissemination activities, (5) capital equipment…

This final report of the Oklahoma Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational Education ennumerates the results of activities in (1) the coordination of research, (2) the stimulation of research in vocational-technical education, (3) the conduct of research, (4) the dissemination of research findings, and (5) the training of researchers.…

Section 131(b) of Part C of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 provides Federal funding for State-administered research and development activities in vocational education. The funds are allocated to the States on the basis of a population formula prescribed in the law. The total funding amounted to almost 18 million dollars in fiscal year…

Designed to familiarize vocational educators with the purpose and objectives of the Tennessee Research Coordinating Unit (RCU), this handbook serves as a guide in developing researchable ideas and suggests procedures in writing research proposals. The handbook should be of interest to vocational instructors, teacher coordinators, guidance…

Effective planning of vocational education programs requires information about both the educational demand of individuals and the manpower demands of business and industry. Two characteristics of the manpower demand in Minnesota which are defined and estimated in this report are occupational demand, the total number of employment positions in a…

Purpose of this article is to identify the organization, job functions and activities of a practicing department of research and evaluation in a public school system. (Author)

A study determined the extent to which the states and territories used their handicapped and disadvantaged set-aside funds under the Education Amendments of 1976 to support program improvement projects. The population of 57 research coordinating unit directors was surveyed. (Author)

As well as read about it, vocational educators may feel the impact of the National Institute of Education (NIE) research world after the mandated study described by NIE's Director Hodgkinson gets underway. But researchers can take comfort in Lawrence Braaten's review of Sections 131-136 of the new vocational act. The two men spoke to the first…

An evaluation was done of the State University of New York (SUNY) Research Foundation's controls over direct expenditures for research and sponsored activities. The Foundation is a private, non-profit educational corporation established to expand the educational mission of SUNY through fund raising, administration of gifts and grants, and…

The role of academic research workers in Britain and the relationship between them and research directors is examined with note of palliative coping mechanisms which may be adopted by workers to alleviate stress, and with recommendations for permanent fellowships, salary and status improvements, research units, academic freedom, and collective…

This report describes plans for implementing a proposed center for research on teacher education. The proposal for the Center was a collaborative effort involving the 19 campuses of the California State University System to develop a national base for research on teacher education. The first section describes briefly the efforts undertaken to…

Activities conducted during the 19-month period ending July 1, 1968 are reported. Coordinating activities involved liaison work between state agencies, and participation in a planning group concerning the 1970 census. Stimulation activities resulted in seven research proposals. Three were approved and funded, two were approved, and two were…

Guidelines and references are included for developing proposals to be submitted to the Occupational Research Coordinating Unit. Outlines and criteria for evaluation are included for (1) research type proposals, (2) training type program proposals, and (3) experimental, developmental, or pilot type program proposals. Also included are (1) a budget…