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…

This study was conducted to designing a model of vocational training programs for disables. For this purpose desk review was carried out and the vocational training models/programs of Israel, U.K., Vietnam, Japan and Thailand were analyzed to form a conceptual framework of the model. Keeping in view the local conditions/requirements a model of…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how the technology beliefs of New York State Career and Technical Education Board of Cooperative Education Services administrators influenced their leadership behaviors. The participants were from a purposive selection from five suburban and rural Boards of Cooperative Education Services in…

The DELPHI Technique can provide explicit information for planning purposes as well as widescale involvement of clientele groups and educational leadership. (Author)

PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING STUDENT INTEREST IN A VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED. A PLANNING CHECK SHEET, AN ORIENTATION CHECK SHEET, A TABULATION PROCEDURE, AND A REPORT FORM ARE INCLUDED FOR USE OF SCHOOL SYSTEM PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN A VOCATIONAL SURVEY. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES A STUDENT VOCATIONAL INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, AN…

Results of a survey of secondary students revealed that many expressed significant interest in agricultural career areas receiving little emphasis and indicated a divergent preference for type of training desired based on sex. (SB)

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WERE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE OF SHARED-TIME VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN OPERATION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND TO DEVELOP SOME ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING SUCH PROGRAMS. A QUESTIONNAIRE TO SECURE INFORMATION ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, NUMBER AND SIZE OF SCHOOLS…

The document presents suggested guidelines for planning and establishing vocational agriculture programs in South Dakota involving off-farm cooperative occupational experiences. Off-farm cooperative occupational experience programs are defined as utilizing actual on-the-job training in cooperation with an employer and supplementing the job…

Designed to provide an input to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Committee on Occupational Education, this study took on national significance and is the first comprehensive study of accreditation for occupational education. This study outlines the development, organization, and procedures of the regional specialized, and…

This article focuses on the development of traits of self-regulation within vocational education and training (VET). This perspective is in accordance with the general objective of VET within the German speaking countries and is addressed in the objective "education and training for the ability of self-directed planning, regulation and…

Designed for local school and district vocational educators, this manual contains instructions and materials necessary to plan and implement a student longitudinal followup system. Part 1 provides background information and definitions used in the system. In part 2 are described the 11 major activities that must be undertaken by local program…

A QUESTIONNAIRE, DESIGNED TO DISCOVER WAYS IN WHICH THE STATE STAFF COULD PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO LOCAL VOCATIONAL DIRECTORS AND PREPARED BY THE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT AT THE REQUEST OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO VOCATIONAL DIRECTORS IN A SUMMER WORKSHOP. CONCLUSIONS BASED ON 20…

Results from the second phase of a project to investigate strategies and outcomes associated with the assessment and evaluation of developmental/remedial/basic skills programs in New York State are presented in this report. Part I introduces the Assessment of Effectiveness of Developmental Programs in Postsecondary Education project, and the major…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM FOR THE PREPARATION OF PERSONS TO BE EMPLOYED IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. IDENTIFYING AND SELECTING PERSONS IN MICHIGAN WITH LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND A BACKGROUND IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND THEN PREPARING THEM TO FUNCTION AS ADMINISTRATORS WERE THE…

The task of matching people to jobs is made difficult by the cumulative effects of change. Flexibility of the labor force has decreased because of the lack of low skill jobs and the increased employment of women and minority groups. Oregon's research efforts, prompted by need for data by public and private sectors, was directed at ways of…