Vocational business education is alive and doing well. A perusal of the literature for more than a quarter of a century indicates the recurrence and persistence of some problems in programs, methods, standards, and administration and leadership. (Editor/JS)

Raises concern that agribusiness programs may be initiated at the expense of production agriculture and student needs. (SB)

Suggestions for getting teachers truly involved in inservice training programs. (LS)

A generalized model for successful coordination of grants and funded projects. (Editor)

Successful supervised farming programs result from careful and prudent planning; however, encouraging students to adequately plan such programs is a difficult task for most teachers. (DM)

Cites five strategic management factors accounting for the achievements in serving adult and community needs at three community colleges: presidential and board support; the organizational status given to community service programs; performance of change agent roles; diversity of needs assessment and community involvement methods; and favorable…

Identifies, using the Monitor Model, the problem of teaching English as a second language (TESL) as managerial and presumes that it does not indicate a lack in the underpinnings of the TESL fields. Proposes that the solution is to integrate TESL programs with larger resettlement programs. (Author/MK)

Alumni administration in a one-person shop demands careful planning, written goals, and organizing time to meet specific deadlines. Established goals also provide a basis for evaluating programs. Annual events are seen as time savers. (MLW)

Describes the methodology and findings of a survey of 180 two-year colleges to determine the current practices and services of two-year college counseling programs. Presents findings based on 116 responses in terms of staff characteristics, administrative issues, and focus of the counseling services. (AYC)

Four practical, easy-to-use management tools are presented which address data management needs and aid in managing things and people in a competency-based vocational education program. They are the task listing, the learning package, the time card, and the student performance agreement. (LRA)

Reports on an investigation of the National Drama Centers (CDN) in the provinces of France discussing the quality of their productions and the history of their decentralization efforts. Also describes the problems involved in maintaining local theaters in view of their continuing dependence on Paris theatrical resources and on government…

The media specialist in a small organization should enlist the support of top management, describe the program fully, obtain detailed cost estimates, promote use of media, and realistically start small. (CMV)