In order to assess the felt needs and interests of the local population and business community relative to education and training, a survey was designed and implemented in the four-county area surrounding Waco, Texas. This volume, part one of a three part series documents the work done in developing and conducting the community needs assessment…

This third in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to develop secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers' skills in analyzing, reporting, and disseminating community survey data. Introductory sections relate the competencies dealt with here to others in the program and list both the…

The staff development program was prepared to provide inservice education to grades K-12 school staff members in making more effective use of community resources in career education. The program was designed to help coordinators plan and conduct inservice sessions for teachers and other instructional staff responsible for using such resources. The…