A variety of special needs programs were funded by the Michigan Department of Education in 1972. Data collection instruments were developed to evaluate these programs and data were gathered. This initial effort was important in the movement toward implementation of a more sophisticated evaluation design. Specifically, the paper discussed the final…

The purpose of this project was to identify the competencies necessary for vocational education teachers who serve Ohio's special needs students. This final report identifies the project objectives, describes the strategies implemented, and presents the results of the project. The major goals of the project were: (1) to involve three…

The purpose of the Benjamin Franklin Urban League Street Academy Program is to help students stay in school, help dropouts to return to school, or help students enter the job market. The program was evaluated in three categories: East Side Cluster Service, summer enrichment, and educational programs. The major evaluation objectives were to…

This report evaluates nine projects geared toward economically disadvantaged youth with low employment potential, who are having or are likely to have difficulties with school work. The programs are: the Neighborhood Youth Corps, designed to provide paid work experience for young men and women, ages 16 to 21; the Rotary Sponsor Project, which…

The eight essays in this document concern occupational education in the 2-year college. The first two essays present an overview of the community college and its role in providing post-secondary occupational education for contemporary American society. Three essays concern the curriculum for occupational education, emphasizing the needs of urban…

Concerned with the teaching of vocational agriculture and other vocational education in the rural south, this paper is directed toward an examination of occupational education programs as they relate to population served and to local labor markets. Findings of 2 studies of occupational training opportunities for rural youth in North Carolina are…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the financial investment of public schools in vocational training and the post-school economic status of educable mentally retarded in four communities. Answers were sought to questions centering around: (1) school costs for vocational preparation, (2) the earning power of the…

This handbook is intended for public school educators who are attempting to identify students with special educational needs, diagnose specific causes, and plan programs to meet these unique needs. To help in the evaluation of disadvantaged and handicapped students, the document presents a descriptive list of conditions and characteristics of…

Suggestions for conducting an institutional self-evaluation of programs and services offered to the disadvantaged and the handicapped at the community college level are provided in this supplement to a handbook on this topic. Specifically focusing on programs and services funded under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, this guide…

A total of 10 teacher-coordinators and 10 persons representing business and industrial firms participated in a project designed to provide inservice vocational personnel development and to serve persons in cooperative vocational education including those persons with special needs. The project designs called for: (1) 90 hours of instruction by…

Developed to encourage and support curriculum development and instructional activities in vocational education for handicapped and special students through identification of resources and materials, this bibliography lists over 300 citations. Citations are grouped under different code numbers which provide information about the document content.…

This catalog provides information on the 159 vocational/career education programs which have been funded by the 1968 Vocational Amendments and Wisconsin's 16 vocational technical and adult education districts to provide services to special needs students. The preface indicates that many innovative methods and techniques for training special needs…

In Arkansas the five-percent allocation is known as VESA-CETA: Vocational Education Set-Aside Funds under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. The article describes various state-administered projects for dropouts, potential dropouts, and adults who are unemployed or underemployed. (MF)

Tackles the "floundering period" between high school graduation and noncollege-bound students' first career-entry job. Blames age, an unfavorable labor market, and disjunctions between the labor market and the school system. Describes West Germany's system of apprenticeship and part-time schooling and advocates exploiting experiential…

Describes the results of two experimental home economics courses for potential dropouts in inner city schools, the courses having been developed and tested in a cooperative research project. (JM)