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MDRC, 2022
The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in career and technical education (CTE) as a way to engage students, help people build the skills necessary to succeed in a technologically advanced economy, and meet employer demand for workers. MDRC--which has a three-decade history of developing and evaluating CTE programs, including a landmark…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Middle School Students
Miller, Michael T. – 1994
Research coordinating units (RCUs) were created by Congress in 1968 through passage of the Vocational Education Act Amendments. RCUs were state-level agencies for coordinating research and development projects for occupational and vocational education. After RCUs were disbanded in 1984 under the Perkins Act, many of their former research and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Research
Camp, William G., Comp. – 1984
This document summarizes 161 research and development activities in agricultural education that were completed between July 1, 1982, and June 30, 1983. The projects, which are listed by state, represent research and development efforts undertaken at 34 institutions in 30 states and include 78 master's studies or theses, 37 doctoral dissertations,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Action Research, Agricultural Education, Classroom Research
Camp, William G., Comp. – 1985
This document summarizes 174 research and development activities in agricultural education that were completed between July 1, 1983, and June 30, 1984. The projects, which are listed by state, represent research and development efforts undertaken at 33 institutions in 30 states and include 86 master's studies or theses, 39 doctoral dissertations,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Action Research, Agricultural Education, Classroom Research
Seidman, Peter F. – 1985
A study examined vocational education research and development (R&D) during the period from 1963 to 1983. Individually funded and government-funded R&D efforts in the following 15 categories were compared: career development and guidance, special populations, students, personnel, instructional techniques, curriculum development, demography,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Development, Content Analysis, Curriculum Development
Dewsbury, Angela, Ed. – 2002
England's Learning and Skills Research Centre (LSRC) is working to build a strong body of evidence from rigorous research that is focused on critical and innovative thinking and models and solutions for the long-term development of post-16 learning. In 2002-2005, the LSRC will focus on the following activities and goals: identify key priorities;…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, College Programs