In a general sense, entrepreneurial thinking and action relates to all those in employment, as an attitude to work and working behaviour, and it is accordingly becoming a key factor in competence. For independent entrepreneurs it is also, in a more specific sense, a fundamental precondition for successfully establishing and operating an…

Summarizes a speech at the annual vocational convention (New and Related Services Division) in which speaker Robert Taylor focused on professionalism in vocational education. Seven components of professionalism are outlined and five challenges facing the profession are briefly discussed. (SH)

The author discusses the specific meaning of career development and its impact on guidance and counseling. While placing career development in its historical perspective, the author notes that it is imperative to examine what it means in today's terms and in future terms. (Editor)

A report of two general sessions of the Supervision and Administration Department at the American Vocational Association, 1971 annual meeting. (MU)

Proceedings are presented of the first conference on graduate vocational education. Papers read at that conference discuss the following topics: (1) The Quest for Quality--Guidelines for the Search; (2) Motivation for the Search for Quality in Graduate Vocational Education; (3) Dimensions of Quality--The Student's View; (4) Dimensions of…

Establishes the historical role of vocational education in promoting the welfare of the society and the individual. (Editor)

The author argues that universities, and specifically their vocational education departments, need to become far more involved in the nation's Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) efforts than they are presently. He contends that to ignore the CETA system would seriously violate the responsibilities attendant to the university's three…

Congress and the nation owe much to vocational educators, Senator Pell (Rhode Island) told American Vocational Association (AVA) members at the opening session of the AVA convention. But, he said, if vocational educators are to continue to serve the nation they must end divisiveness in their own field as well as work more closely with the rest of…

Article considered a number of factors that supported the need for specialized occupational training at the high school level and at post secondary institutions and the weight of educational evidence favored productive change toward a more positive balance. (RK)

Historically, man's educational system and preparation for a role in society has been based on a concept of stability. Our's is the first generation which must educate and reeducate to new dimensions of time and change. Today a person's role in society is determined almost exclusively by his work role. This concept leads to several conclusions:…

Single-skill preparation for employment is simply insufficient to prepare for probable societal change. General education is a necessary ingredient. (Author/GB)

A statement by the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education. (Editor)

The need for community colleges to change their programs to meet the needs of industries, businesses, and the professions is discussed. (GB)

States the purposes of vocational education: to provide individuals with the skills they need to attain economic freedom and to enhance the productivity of local, state, and and the local, state and federal responsibilities. (JOW)