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Download full textSouthwide Research Coordinating Council for Occupational Education, Frankfort, KY. – 1975
The casebook attempts to demonstrate the value of research and development for vocational education by examining selected projects conducted in the southern States that comprise the Southwide Research Coordinating Council. Resumes of the 26 projects carried out by the research coordinating units of 14 States are presented: Alabama, Arkansas,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Federal Aid, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Goldhammer, Keith; And Others – 1969
State Research Coordinating Units (RCU) for vocational education are evaluated in this study. Three separate questionnaires were used for RCU directors, State directors of vocational education, and a sample of local and university personnel involved in vocational education. Questionnaire respondents totaled 306, divided in five categories, with…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Federal Programs, Models, Program Evaluation
ROBERTSON, ALAN G.; AND OTHERS – 1967
ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT ARE REPORTED FOR THE FUNDING PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1967. THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIT WAS TO CONDUCT, PROMOTE, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH ON AN INTRA- AND INTER-STATE BASIS. IT CONDUCTED TWO IN-HOUSE PROJECTS--ONE TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF…
Descriptors: Conferences, Consultants, Educational Research, Program Descriptions
Bureau of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1971
During fiscal year 1970, the states received $1.1 million for research under Section 131(b) of Part C of the Vocational Education Amendment. This amount was sufficient for states to keep their Research Coordinating Units (RCU's) functioning, but provided very little for new research. The main activities of the RCU's were to disseminate results of…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Educational Development, Educational Research, Program Evaluation
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1969
The Iowa Research Coordinating Unit is located in the State Department of Public Instruction and is responsible through the Director, Vocational Education Branch, to the Associate Superintendent, Vocational Education Branch. The unit initiates activity to stimulate, encourage, and coordinate statewide research on employment opportunities, human…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Research, Information Dissemination
PDF pending restorationMcCaslin, N. L.; And Others – 1976
The overall objective of the project described in this report was to assess the impact of research, exemplary projects, and associated technical services, sponsored by Kentucky's Research Development Unit (RDU), on Kentucky vocational education during the 1970 through 1975 period. Six major sections are included. The introduction presents an…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Program Administration, Program Effectiveness
Taylor, Celianna I.; Magisos, Joel H. – 1971
The State Research Coordination Units (RCU's) are in an optimum position to provide linkage between the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) and its users as part of a comprehensive vocational-technical education information dissemination system. Realizing this, the Center for Vocational and Technical Education developed this guide with…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Educational Resources, Information Dissemination
Arnold, Walter M. – 1969
The Pennsylvania Vocational Education Study was planned primarily as a pragmatic overview and analysis of vocational, technical, and continuing education for the years 1964-1968, with a goal of determining its achievements, deficiencies, and direction in the light of priority needs. Recommendations and conclusions were derived from data relating…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economic Progress, Educational Administration, Employment Patterns
McCage, Ronald D., Ed. – 1974
The proceedings of the conference on outstanding research and curriculum activities conducted by the various State research coordinating units opens with William W. Stevenson's brief examination of alternative research efforts. The remainder of the first half of the document consists of abstracts of the 15 presentations at the conference sessions…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Career Education, Conference Reports, Coordination
