This guide presents an introduction to the basics about data collection and discusses the uses of data in daily work. The emphasis is on youth programs in Indiana, but the information is useful for programs in other states. Ways in which program planners and advocacy activists can use data are described, and local, state, and national resources…

This report abstracts and summarizes seventy-eight Indiana research and development projects funded in 1977 with moneys allocated by parts C and D of the 1968 Vocational Education Amendments. The projects are grouped into the subject categories of innovative approaches, needs assessment, performance-based vocational education (PBVE), placement and…

Fifty-six current Indiana vocational programs for the disadvantaged and handicapped are abstracted and summarized for use by State and national educators and administrators. Each abstract contains the project title and number, the developing county and school's name and address, the name of the contact person, total budget costs, type of program…

The purpose of this guide is to help educators consider the community as an integral part of the total educational program. The document is divided into two major parts. Part one contains a guide for the use of community resources. These uses are categorized into the following five areas: (1) developing resource linkages; (2) the school as a…