This handbook, developed by educators in Kansas working in career education programs is a guide for local school districts in integrating career education into the existing curriculum. The 20-element Kansas model is based upon four components of self, work, leisure, and resources. The objectives of awareness, orientation, exploration, selective…

This study identified skills that should be taught in the agricultural mechanics area of production vocational agriculture courses in Texas high schools. The data were obtained from questionnaires given to 50 young farmers who had been recognized by the State Association of Young Farmers of Texas for outstanding farming programs during one of the…

This report encourages the citizens of each State to seek the improvement of their education, and assists them in locating and utilizing effective and appropriate means for achieving a high level of educational quality. Six topics focus on State leadership in planning educational improvements: (1) forces and factors that affect planning, (2) State…

This paper presents a decision model based on microeconomic theory. The model utilizes a stepwise polynomial regression to derive a cost function and then constructs an average cost curve to identify an optimal school district size. An application of the model to the State of Oregon illustrates how economies of scale information for a State system…

This document is the third part of a 3-part report on the development of a generic State Educational Agency Data Analysis Plan (SDAP). It consists of a compendium of data available by program within the studied State education agencies. The compendium provides a direct comparison of the information elements that are available by program in the two…

California State Board of Education policies authorizing implementation of early childhood legislation for K-3 programs are given. Legislative authority is quoted for each of the policies, which cover: (1) development of the early childhood education master plan--district level planning, individual school level planning, optional waiver of…

The strategies and problems involved in designing the North Carolina Assessment Program are described. After being given the mission statement and continuing objectives of the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI), the basic decisionmaking needs of State-level educational planners were identified by the NCDPI/Research…

In spite of societal and economic changes, our schools still operate as they always have. Career education models will become a major tool in resolving educational problems and needs, and in reordering priorities for North Dakota. Educational and socioeconomic statistics confirm the current inadequacy of vocational preparation by our public…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress was used as the primary model in a multistate workshop on the assessment of educational programs. One day each was devoted to the development of objectives, exercise development, sampling, administration and scoring, data analysis, and reporting and dissemination. This document concerns itself…

The way in which colleges and universities in Illinois are affiliated with one another is examined. The report assesses current affiliations as well as recommendations for some changes. Data were gathered via oral testimony and questionnaires mailed to the chairmen of all public governing and coordinating boards, system executive officers,…

A joint project between Indiana and Purdue Universities was conducted to develop a model to evaluate vocational teacher education programs. The model was to be functional on a statewide basis and generalizable to all vocational teacher education programs in Indiana. The project staff developed a conceptual basis for the model and cooperated…

The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Faculty and Staff Utilization subsystem, a component of the ICCB management information system, was designed to produce meaningful and useful information reports for the analysis of faculty and staff, as a resource, in Illinois community colleges. Accommodating the complex nature of staffing at the 49…

A common concern of state-level and postsecondary institutional decisionmaking is the limitations of the state planning and budgeting process as it relates to educational change and accountability: increased regulations, the cost of obtaining information, the difficulty of assessing outcomes, the inability to discourage nonproductive programs, and…

Describes North Carolina's state-supported programs linking community colleges to industrial training needs. Reviews cooperative skills training centers, state priority programs, new and expanding industry training, and state legislative support. Reviews strategies that have been successful nationally. (DMM)

Examines the new high school course requirements for admittance to baccalaureate and community college transfer programs established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Reviews trends in admissions requirements nationwide. (DMM)