Articulation is possible but the vocational objective of the student must be paramount, the means of achieving articulation secondary. (Editor)

How vocational educators in one state contrived to win recognition for occupational programs in the master plan for higher education. (Editor)

Cites the necessity of involving students in their own career decisions and shows how to accomplish articulation based on this philosophy. (SB)

Twenty-three participants attended a conference with a major objective of providing insight into techniques of forecasting, new kinds of data being generated by the Department of Labor and others, and the difficulties and possible resolution of problems in utilizing data in the vocational education planning process. Major presentations were: (1)…

This publication discusses four models for technical preparation (tech prep): program organization; student progress; tech prep data collection and evaluation model; and school/community. The program organization model is divided into four sections. Section I, the business industry, and labor section, shows the flow from craft committee and…

Tech prep was created to serve high school students in the two middle quartiles who neither prepare for further study nor gain adequate technical workplace skills by blending liberal and practical arts into a 2+2 secondary-postsecondary articulated curriculum leading to an associate degree. Tech prep is a cornerstone of the Carl D. Perkins…