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Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Instructional Materials Center. – 1982
A project was undertaken to establish plans for a network through which postsecondary vocational home economics institutions in Texas could exchange instructional materials. After reviewing current literature on the idea of an instructional materials exchange, project staff mailed letters to the Board of Education in each of the 50 states…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Data Collection, Exchange Programs, Home Economics Education
Bell, Camille G.; Glosson, Linda R. – 1984
A project was conducted to identify the occupational curriculum elements needed by vocational home economics education teachers in Texas and to develop a plan for implementing these elements into teacher education programs in the State. To determine exactly which skills need to be taught to individuals preparing to teach vocational home economics…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Competence, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Dahlberg, Maurine – 1984
This manual is designed to assist vocational educators in meeting the needs of students preparing for careers in nontraditional occupations. Discussed first are the effects of sex bias and stereotyping on employment and earning patterns, barriers to nontraditional training, and the role of vocational education in equal access. Discussed in a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Counseling, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Techniques
Horn, Jerry G. – 1987
In 1986-87, Schools for Quality Education, an organization of some 80 small schools in Kansas, and the Center for Rural Education and Small Schools (College of Education, Kansas State University) jointly investigated the effectiveness of representative smaller schools serving rural areas in Kansas. The study, which was conducted in two phases,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes
Mertens, Donna M.; Gardner, John A. – 1981
The Younger Adult Worker (YAW) study examined the long-range impact of participation in vocational education through a national cross-sectional survey of 1,539 persons aged 20 to 24 who were in the civilian labor force. After supplementing study data with data from two other national data bases, researchers drew conclusions pertaining to the…
Descriptors: Cross Sectional Studies, Demography, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Rio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1985
A project was conducted to deliver general educational development (GED) instruction through an audio teleconferencing system to adult students in Arizona. Using a previously existing audio teleconferencing system owned by Rio Salado Community College in Phoenix, Arizona, project staff developed a series of credit and noncredit teleconferencing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Daily Living Skills
Rio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1985
A project was conducted to create a communications network for adult basic education (ABE) instructional staff and administrators throughout Arizona. Included among the major accomplishments of the project were the following: development of a statewide directory of ABE program instructors and administrators, use of the project-developed networking…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1978
This first in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to develop secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers' skills in planning and directing a community survey which will yield information needed for vocational education program planning to meet community labor requirements.…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Surveys, Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum Guides
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Maguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
Approximately 300 Australian users and non-users of the biomedical computerized data base, MEDLARS, were surveyed by mailed questionnaire in an attempt to determine the needs of present and potential users of the system and their prior experiences with computerized as well as other information services. Results of the survey reveal: (1) an…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Taylor, G. Cleve; And Others – 1980
This report details findings of a study to determine a priority listing of competencies based on the perceived needs of vocational instructors. The nine-page narrative addresses the development of the instrument which surveyed vocational teachers' perception of importance to job, level of competence, and need for inservice training regarding 107…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Competence, Distributive Education, Educational Needs
Johnson, John A. – 1981
A study examined the following four alternatives to traditional vocational-technical high schools for delivering vocational education: apprenticeship programs, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs, cooperative education, and industrial training. Two survey instruments were created specifically for the study: (1) a worker…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Competence, Cooperative Education
Philbrick, Roger B.; And Others – 1980
An Indian education needs assessment conducted in Wisconsin had two components, the first a survey of school district administrators (or their assistants) via a four-part questionnaire, and the second a survey of parents or guardians in 20 Indian communities via questionnaires orally administered by trained personnel. Out of a total of 438…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
Gonzalez, Juan C.; Phelps, L. Allen – 1981
A study examined the processes used by the Illinois Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education in evaluating vocational education programs and services aimed at limited English proficiency (LEP) students in Illinois. Data collection procedures used in the study included the following: (1) participant observation, document analysis,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Educational Assessment
Gonzalez, Juan C.; Phelps, L. Allen – 1981
A study examined the processes used by the Illinois Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education in evaluating vocational education programs and services aimed at limited English proficiency (LEP) students in Illinois. Data collection procedures used in the study included the following: (1) participant observation, document analysis,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Educational Assessment
Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY. Office of Career Education.
Project EPIC (Educational Preparation for Involvement in Careers) was designed for the needs of low income, inner city students (K-12). The curriculum was divided into three phases: awareness (focusing on a basic foundation in the areas of academics, work, self concept, decision making, and community for grades K-6); exploration (focusing on…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning
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