Sixty-five participants from 13 states attended this annual conference. The major papers presented included: (1) "Change Process in Education, A Theoretical Construct," by R. Meisner, (2) "Application of the Change Construct in Agricultural Education," by D. Towne, (3) "Variables Influencing Adoption of Cooperative Agricultural Occupations Curricula," by D. Williams, (4) "Agricultural Education 1980: A Look into the Future," by O. Thompson, (5) "Research Activities: Regional and National Trends and Prospects," by H. Haswell, (6) "Functions of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse for Rural Education," by E. Edington, (7) "Uses of the Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) 'Discretionary' Award Fund," by B. Stevenson, (8) "Activities of the RCU for Effective Implementation of Change in Agricultural Education," by R. Baker, (9) "Teacher Educators--Supervisors: Cooperation for Change," by F. Tuttle, (10) "Changing Teacher Behavior--Climate for Change," by C. Webber, (11) "Vocational Agriculture of Guthrie High School," by T. Carey, and (12) a conference summary and evaluation, by R. Price. Two task forces reported on priorities for research in agricultural education. The comments and discussion of those in attendance are included in the report. (DM)