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Download full textCopa, George H.; And Others – 1976
The study was designed to identify the factors, priorities, and information needs of vocational educational planners in Minnesota. Questions were formulated which focused on types of vocational programs, number of programs, schedule, and location of programs. Procedures for identifying factors, priorities, and information needs included (1) use of…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Planning
Copa, George H.; Scholl, Steve – 1983
A project focused on further verification and development of a set of previously recommended vocational education indicators. These indicators were employer's satisfaction with the quality of the graduate's work, number of graduates employed in occupations related to program, labor market demand, number of graduates employed, training-related…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Labor Needs
Copa, George H.; Irvin, Donald E., Jr. – 1974
In the first half of this report a format or framework is outlined for displaying occupational supply and demand information for use in planning education for work programs. In the second half, the use of the procedure is demonstrated by filling in the format with Minnesota supply and demand information (1970-71) and drawing from it illustrative…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demography, Economic Research
Copa, George H.; Wolff, Susan J. – 2002
Developed from a review of research, policies, exemplary practices, and leading thinking, this guide addresses educational program design questions. The document is divided into two parts, Part One contains the recommended design features of career and technical education, including these 12 operational design features: learning context; audience;…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Environment, Educational Indicators, Educational Planning
Copa, George H.; Ammentorp, William – 1998
This report, which is intended for technical institutions planning to use benchmark processes to facilitate change, contains five benchmarking studies describing future-oriented practices at two-year technical and community colleges that meet the design specifications stated in the report "New Designs for the Two-Year Institution of Higher…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Consortia
Copa, George H.; Pease, Virginia H. – 1992
A 2-year project to specify new designs for the comprehensive high school of the future identified the following important features: (1) a guaranteed set of learner outcomes closely linked to present and future life roles and responsibilities for all students; (2) learning applied to life situations, using authentic assessment; (3) multiple ways…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Design, Educational Administration
