This open access book provides related theories, methods, strategies, and practical cases for implementing education reform through blended learning in curriculum, program, and institutions in the digital age. It sums up the research and practice achievements of blended learning from different research teams, involving more than 20 experts from…

This article seeks to provide a school perspective on the nature and quality of the partnerships which schools form with businesses in order to deliver work placements and workplace learning in Australia. It found that the ability of schools to engage with external partners depended on the ability of school leaders to define and communicate the…

The records of the first manual-training high school in the world are still buried in the archives of Washington University, and yet this institution was of incalculable significance for the extension and influence of manual training. The scope of this bulletin from the beginning to the end consists of an extended historical comment on the…

The objectives of the conference, determined by a Conference Steering Committee together with staff of the U.S. Office of Education, were: (1) to identify and promote effective methods and techniques for moving career education from a project status into an ongoing educational program status; (2) to determine and discuss major issues in the…

A project was conducted to adapt competency-based model graduate programs for preparing occupational educational administrators to local conditions and participant needs at Northern Illinois University. (The program was originally developed by Southern Illinois University [SIU]/Carbondale and Illinois State University [ISU].) The programs have…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO STUDY STATE-LEVEL AGENCIES AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO, AND TO UTILIZE THE FINDINGS IN DEVELOPING A FORMAT AND CRITERIA WHICH THE AGENCIES COULD USE FOR SELF-ANALYSIS. SUBUNITS OF THE PROJECT ARE--(1) CURRENT STATUS SURVEY, (2) POLICY…

AN 8-WEEK INSTITUTE WAS HELD TO PREPARE SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO INITIATE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT INCLUDED FOLLOWUP ACTIVITY FOR 1 YEAR TO IDENTIFY THE APPLICATION OF LEARNINGS ACQUIRED IN THE SUMMER INSTITUTE. THE INSTITUTE PROGRAM WAS WELL RECEIVED, AND ITS GENERAL EVALUATION WAS HIGHLY FAVORABLE. IT WAS RECOMMENDED,…

The manual is designed to help administrators plan for the full spectrum of appropriate services needed in vocational education programs for handicapped students in secondary schools. Section I focuses on the functions of the program for the student with a list of components and recommended practices relating to assessment for direct service…

This paper presents a synthesis of the development of educational management practices, with the aim of improving communications among the various institutions providing vocational programs at the local level and the agencies providing programs support at local, state, and national levels. The planning and management cycle consists of: (1) policy…

This document contains the Convention on Technical Education adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). English, French, and Russian versions are provided. Article 1 defines technical and vocational education, specifies its applicability, and states how it shall be applied.…

This three-year state plan for vocational education in North Carolina for fiscal years 1986, 1987, and 1988 begins with the certifications of the plan. The next section deals with such concerns as compliance, fund distribution, provisions, program evaluation, funding of programs, needs assessment, expenditures, and programs to serve the…

Three, 3-day seminar workshops were held at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, to provide 91 vocational research and administration personnel with current information regarding the management of programs by objectives, systems analysis procedures, and long-range planning techniques. Presessions were conducted in conjunction with the meetings of…

Governors of 30 states having significant Indian populations were invited to this conference to create better intergovernmental relations in Indian affairs. State involvement was stressed in formulating Federal policy and services, as was allowing the Indians to participate in planning programs affecting them. At the conference, officials from the…