This report provides a description of the status of vocational agricultural education in Michigan in preparation for statewide planning to meet the educational needs of the state's agricultural sector. The report includes three major sections. The first section summarizes each of the four reports that were completed by the project staff at…

The importance of conducting vocational follow-up studies increases as interest in employment-related education and training programs spreads. Expanding student enrollment and increased Federal and state support have prompted educators to develop models that determine the effectiveness of training programs. This monograph briefly introduces and…

A project was conducted in Illinois to determine what basic skills were needed in vocational education and how they should be taught. A multiple methods approach incorporating interviews, observations, surveys, and document analysis was employed to obtain data from the literature, and from practitioners, administrators, and experts in the fields…

Hawaii's Interscholastic Athletics program involves 38 high schools in a voluntary program designed to develop athletically talented students and to foster student and community identity with the schools. Although the ten-year old program offering sixteen team and individual sports has been successful, several issues remain unresolved in the areas…

Guidelines are provided for developing, preparing, and improving state plans for vocational education. Three audiences are identified for the manual's use: vocational educators at the state and local level, and non-vocational educators (reviewers, evaluators, etc. of state plans). Chapter 1 describes the context for the development of the state…

This report describes the development and effectiveness of a manual created for use in developing state plans for vocational education. The task of developing the manual involved six kinds of activities, including the selection and use of an advisory committee, utilization of a technical review panel, and assessment of the manual. Topics covered…

A study conducted in Illinois to review the state of the art of articulation had the following objectives in five component areas: (1) to review, describe, critique, and evaluate several variables associated with the practical knowledge/current practices relating to articulation efforts in Illinois and in other states; (2) to determine how…

The importance of having a national policy for vocational education (called for by the National Advisory Council for Vocational Education) is the focus of this speech. After citing and discussing some baseline facts about vocational education's budget and enrollment figures, the author provides several reasons for having a national policy: (1) The…

A framework is presented for district long-range instructional planning which takes into account the financial uncertainty caused by the funding cuts of California's Proposition 13--the Jarvis-Gann initiative of 1978. (SJL)

Describes technology integration in Trinity High School (Louisville, Kentucky) that combines access, availability, and training for both students and teachers. Discusses strategic planning for the integration of technology into the curriculum and includes specific examples of classroom activities. (Author/LRW)

Presents comprehensive life-planning counseling model for assisting Black adolescents in setting career, educational, and marriage and family goals. Included are discussions of the background of the model; classroom-guidance, counseling, consultation, and coordination modules of the model; and evaluation of the model's effectiveness. (NB)

Recommends five steps for high school students to follow in planning a career in journalism. (RB)

A retired principal advises readers to plan for their retirement from the principalship as much as they planned to enter it. (Author/MLF)

Describes the tenets of proper preparation for collective bargaining with teachers and emphasizes the principal's role in the procedure. (Author/IRT)

Findings of a literature review concerning gifted girls' difficulties with the development of career aspirations are summarized in the first half of this article originally published in 1979. Presented next is a model for programs to expand the career interests of gifted students, particularly girls. A 1988 update is appended. (VW)