This second progress and information report of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) is designed to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the processes and procedures used to develop catalogs of performance objectives and the nature of the cooperative efforts of the members in promoting performance-based…

In the period of accountability, tight fiscal planning and the move toward humanizing the educational process in schools, counselors can no longer afford to be considered as merely offering ancillary and supportive services. They must be considered an integral part of the educational team and must look to themselves for leadership. (Author)

The project director reports on the AACJC/AVA national joint study of articulation practices at twenty-two sites randomly selected from a list of 140 recommended locations. Visitation teams conducted interviews to document the extent of articulation among institutions offering vocational and technical education at the secondary and postsecondary…

The National Center for Education Statistics has commissioned a new educational taxonomy, which will include a speech communication category. The omnibus project, guidelines and constraints affecting the classification process, and the activities and decisions that relate particularly to speech communication are discussed. (JMF)

The author discusses a broad planning process to make State and local vocational education and manpower training plans more responsive to needs. In the system discussed he emphasizes the need for coordinated planning among all the government, business, and private organizations and persons involved. (MF)

Describes the activities, goals, and benefits of the Regional Program for Nursing Research Development, a regional approach to stimulating clinical nursing research, conducted under the auspices of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (Division of Nursing). (TA)

Describes a collaborative Purdue University and Twin Lakes School Corporation (Indiana) project to specify and demonstrate research-based instructional models facilitating the development of students' higher thinking skills. The project has developed a special site where student teachers can observe and practice teaching these skills. Includes 10…

Recalls events of the Twelfth Annual Conference of the Reading Association of Ireland. Sees a sense of connection between Irish educational policymakers, teachers, students, and the literary community that should be fostered in Canada. Reaffirms the two-way relationship between teaching and the community. (SD)

Describes the environmental setting and educational programming of a British urban studies centre, reviewing previous accomplishments with various audiences. Also identifies future involvements in long-term programs in secondary schools, in community energy conservation projects, and in development of a new certificate for pre-vocational…

Details the formation of the Eastern Washington University Department of Education Research and Editorial Group, the procedures it employs, and the rationale for its application to research, writing, editing, and publication tasks. (FL)

A consultation-collaboration intervention model in which a school psychologist and a regular classroom teacher worked jointly to establish a remedial reading program resulted in marked increases in reading skills and levels of independent reading for five primary school students with reading problems. (Author/CB)

Contains seven articles that focus on educational partnerships throughout the United States. Articles describe partnerships between American corporate enterprise and secondary schools; among school, business, and city officials; among secondary school and college teachers; a one-to-one partnership; and several school-college partnerships. (NRB)

Discusses American influences on Korean education, considering the influence of American Protestant missionaries (1886-1945), relationship between American military government and Korean education, and educational cooperation between Korea and America since 1948. (JN)

Discusses the necessity of a home-school partnership in improving schools. Sets forth obligations of both schools and parents in such a partnership. (FL)

Concern over communication between schools and colleges spurred three organizations to sponsor a national conference to examine school/college relationships. (MD)