THE SIXTH-QUARTER ACTIVITIES OF THE WYOMING RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT ARE REPORTED AS COMPLETED, PROJECTS UNDERWAY, AND PROPOSED. SIX COMPLETED PROJECTS INCLUDED A NATIONAL SURVEY OF TRAVEL REGULATIONS GOVERNING STATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, A STUDY OF THE REASONS FOR PRACTICAL NURSING STUDENTS DISCONTINUING THEIR TRAINING AT THE…

The third appendix to "Research and Development in Vocational and Technical Education for Non-Metropolitan Areas" (VT 007 214) contains four major subdivisions: (1) a survey of projects funded by the U.S. Office of Education during 1965 and 1966, (2) a selected bibliography of books listing 329 references on occupational training and career…

This volume has four major sections: (1) Abstracts of instructional and research materials, which present information about authors, titles, availability, and content of documents; (2) subject index, (3) author index, which helps locate relevant documents by author/institution names, and (4) projects in progress, which announces in-progress…

Information on this list of vocational education research projects for fiscal year 1977 includes the following: state name and project number; grant number or contract number; grantee or contractor and project director's address; the title of the project; project time period; and the amount of the grant. A section is also provided for the special…

The semiannual report summarizes research activities of the State Research Coordinating Units during the first two quarters of fiscal year 1974. For the first half of fiscal year 1974, career education again ranked high on the list of priorities for research projects. Other areas of emphasis included: follow-up studies, evaluations, competency…

Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) activities in the Social Science Research Center program of research in Occupational Education and Manpower Development are summarized. Background information describes the role of the center as well as the history, staff, purposes, and research areas in the occupational education and manpower development program.…

This final report of the Massachusetts Vocational Education Research Coordinating Unit (RCU), covers the activities during the period, April 1967 through October 1969. During the first year (April 1967-June 1968), the RCU concentrated on establishing an information system and announcing its existance. One third of the staff time was devoted to…

This report documents the operational efforts of State Research Coordinating Units in the United States and Puerto Rico for the first six months of the 1973 fiscal year. The purpose of the report is to provide information which will serve to alert project directors, vocational leaders, and educators to the research and developmental activities…

The compilation of research in agricultural education includes abstracts of nineteen studies completed at Ohio State University during the 1972-73 year. Nine of the completed studies represent staff research and ten represent doctoral theses. They are arranged alphabetically by author and indexed by subject. A list of the forty-six Studies in…

In an alphabetical listing by States, the report summarizes the research activities of the State Research Coordinating Units (RCU's) conducted under Section 131 (6) of Part C of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 during the first six months of fiscal year 1973. The report's purpose is to provide information that will assist States to be…

Prediction weights for educational programs in 22 vocational and technical fields are provided using ability scores from the American College Testing Program (ACT) Career Planning Profile and a Bayesian regression theory. The criterion variable studies was first-semester grade-point average. Each vocational-technical program analyzed was…

This report summarizes research activities of the State Research Coordinating Units during the second half of the 1972 fiscal year and includes a final analysis of the entire fiscal year. The purpose of the report is to facilitate exchange of information and reduce duplication of effort among the states by providing awareness of the research and…

This semiannual report summarizes research activities of the State Research Coordinating Units conducted under Section 131(b) of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 during the first half of fiscal year 1972. The purpose of the report is to facilitate exchange of information and reduce duplication of effort among the states by providing…

A RESEARCH CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES AND PRIORITIES FOR NEEDED RESEARCH IN OFFICE EDUCATION. CONFERENCE LEADERS, SPEAKERS, AND PARTICIPANTS WERE DRAWN FROM STATE SUPERVISORS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH ASSISTANTS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, TEACHERS SPECIALIZING IN BUSINESS EDUCATION, BUSINESS MANAGERS, LABOR LEADERS, AND…

This first interim report of the National Assessment of Vocational Education is intended to provide Congress with information that has emerged from some of the research conducted to date and to describe all the research projects underway. The report has two parts. The first part discusses trends in vocational education and issues concerning…