This study examines the problems of entrepreneurship education at Vocational High School based on the perspective of teachers and school management characteristics related to the implementation of the curriculum in 2013 and trials of character-based education model. The research and development survey was conducted on a Vocational High Schools in…

A study investigated the competencies required to use the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and the perceived need for its use for curriculum and instructional improvement in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) system. A representative sample (N=249) of VTAE instructors and staff was selected for the survey…

The possibility of using the vocational/technical instructors of the California Community Colleges as a fire-prevention-education resource was explored. A questionnaire was sent to 99 California community colleges, of which 71 replied. The questionnaire addressed the following questions: (1) Is the topic of equipment or machine-caused fires…

This study investigated the feasibility of developing five vocational education curricula for severely handicapped (i.e., trainable mentally retarded) young people, aged 13 to 21, that would enable them to work in the employment areas of gardening, housekeeping, laundry services, food services, and minor auto maintenance. One goal of the project…

Project DRIVE (Demonstration and Research for Indian Vocational Education) tested the suitability of the Oklahoma State Department of Vocational and Technical Education Unit-Based Curriculum and instructional materials for Indian vocational education. All students in welding and auto body programs at the United Tribes Educational Technical Center…