To provide a profile of the organization and evaluation concerns of the state advisory councils for vocational education, a questionnaire form was sent to the 52 state advisory councils, with 37 respondents. On the average, each group had about 20 members with two elected officers and two salaried staff members. The average amount of federal funds…

This report covers the period from the initial grant award for the establishment of a Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) by the Office of Education in June 1966 to August 31, 1969. There are four major sections. "The Problem and the Proposed Solution" deals with the historical background of the RCU and lists the objectives set forth in the proposal.…

Among the accomplishments of this Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) were the development of a practical model for determining occupational opportunities and educational programs, and the initiation of a program of selective dissemination of information to persons in 63 separate user categories. At present the RCU is cooperating with several…

This document consists of funding information, a mission statement, 30 research project descriptions, descriptions of nine service activities, and a list of addresses for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) at the University of California-Berkeley and its subcontractors at Teachers College, Columbia University; the…

There has been a decrease in research and development activities focused on agricultural education probably due to expanded research in other areas. The document consists of 20 abstracts of completed studies and a list of 27 studies that were in progress during the preparation of this report. The research abstracts, arranged alphabetically by…

This report covers the period from the approval of the Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) by the Office of Education in June 1966 to its termination on June 30, 1969. An introductory section treats the historical background and the establishment and development of the RCU. Other sections deal with: (1) activities and accomplishments in the areas of…

This publication includes two reports of the Wisconsin Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education (RCU) for the respective periods January 1966-September 1968 and October 1968-August 1969. The general objectives of the RCU were stimulation, coordination, and dissemination of research. Some major activities were related to stimulating…

This report summarizes research activities of the State Research Coordinating Units conducted under Section 131(b) of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 during the second half of fiscal year 1971 and includes a final analysis of the entire fiscal year. The purpose of the report is to facilitate exchange of information and reduce…

Relationships of job satisfaction and job productivity to work values of beginning workers who graduated from public vocational education programs were investigated. Workers with intrinsic work value orientation seem to be more satisfied with their job and are more productive than are those with extrinsic work value orientation. (Author)

Presents a report on the process and procedures of determining generic occupational skills and clusters of occupations for optimal occupational training needs. Data collected from workers and their supervisors representing 37 different occupations. Respondents indicated whether specific skills were prerequisite for a job and whether those skills…

This article summarizes the results of a study to determine employers' hiring preferences for vocationally trained individuals, and illustrates the use of these data to more accurately estimate job openings. (Author)

THE FINAL REPORT OF THE FIRST FUNDING PERIOD, JULY 1, 1965 TO FEBRUARY 28, 1967, IS PRESENTED. THE PURPOSES OF THE UNIT WERE (1) WORK WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RESEARCH DIVISION AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN PROMOTING AND ASSISTING RESEARCH STUDIES AND PROGRAMS CONCERNED WITH OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES, AND (2) WORK WITH THE STATE…

THE WASHINGTON RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU), ORGANIZED IN THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ON JUNE 1, 1965, AIMED TO INITIATE, COORDINATE, AND RELATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, ACTIVITIES, AND INFORMATION TO MEET THE VOCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE STATE'S YOUTH. MAJOR PROJECTS CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT BETWEEN THE RCU AND…