The Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) completed 500 learning activity packages (LAPs) designed to develop 983 competencies for 69 jobs in distribution in 1974. The research was to determine: the degree to which distributive education (DE) teachers were using the IDECC LAPs, the attitudes of DE students in regard to…

Reported in part 2 of the final report issued by the Information and Research Utilization Center (IRUC) in Physical Education and Recreation for the Handicapped are results of a l972-l975 survey to identify resource programs and personnel concerned with physical education, recreation, and/or related areas for individuals with various handicapping…

The study investigated the extent to which coordinating councils for vocational education are fulfilling the requirements of the Florida State Board of Education Regulation 6A-6.67, which mandates that "a coordinating council for vocational education, adult general education, and community instructional services shall be established in each…

In order to get a better view of the demand for secondary trained numerical control personnel and upgraded adult machinists, a questionnaire was sent to machine shops throughout the State of Oklahoma. The questionnaire was designed to show the present level of employment of numerical control personnel, the anticipated use of retraining facilities,…

The current status of state testing programs is assessed drawing primarily on information provided by the Educational Testing Service publication, "State Testing Programs, 1973 Revision." Increases in state operated programs are indicated and are probably due to an increase in federal money for testing purposes. Because of possible…

One in a series of reports by technical consulting groups, the document presents data and recommendations relevant to the task of developing plans for the future of Montana post-secondary education. An introductory outline of problems attending the projection of future needs in health care education in Montana is followed by a detailed review of…

This study is a quantitative descriptive survey of the character and scope of Maine high school curricular and cocurricular theatre education. A two-part questionnaire was mailed to the principal and the teacher most directly concerned with programs in theatre of all Maine public and private high schools in the fall of 1972. Sixty-one percent of…

An attitude scale and a personal biographical background information form were sent to 474 public senior high school principals and 436 counselors in Indiana to determine: (1) their acceptance of industrial arts as a school subject, (2) their views of industrial arts in relation to other subjects, and (3) relationships between attitudes and…

To assist in the evaluation of future employment and population growth for the State of Tennessee, this two-part report presents both State-wide and regional projections. The State-wide projections are divided into population, labor force, occupational, and industrial projections. In order to show the population and manpower situations which would…

By projecting the immediate outlook in Michigan into the forthcoming decade, a picture emerges of the social and economic status of non-whites and whites in the years ahead. The methodology used to project industry-occupational group trends of non-whites in Michigan is predicated upon a mathematical model consisting of four basic steps outlined in…

A survey was conducted among senior high schools in Wisconsin which were reported to be offering courses in the conservation of natural resources. Seventy-two questionnaires were mailed to teachers identified by administrators as "conservation teachers". Questionnaires returned provided data on fifty-two teachers and 2,681 students. Data…

The results of a survey of certification requirements for teachers of children with learning disabilities is reported in two parts: (1) responses from 45 state and 9 provincial departments of public instruction in the United States and Canada and (2) responses from 26 colleges and universities. The states are listed alphabetically, and information…

Information about the dropout problem in Iowa (in 1963-64) is presented in this document. This state-wide survey sought to determine the number of dropouts and their reasons for leaving school, to explore dropout rehabilitation possibilities, and to develop methods for early identification of potential dropouts. Data are reported in a number of…

The results of a survey conducted during the 1968-1969 school year by the State of Idaho Department of Education are reported. Twenty six thousand and forty three children with special handicaps were identified according to type of problem. Each counties' numerical delineation of children with learning problems, speech difficulties, hearing…

The process of assessing learner needs in Kentucky developed within a planned framework of tasks to be accomplished sequentially in a time frame directed toward an ultimate goal of comprehensive planning. One hundred specific needs categorized under 10 priority general needs of the state's learners were identified through a survey resulting in the…