This report describes a 3-year research project that developed a community-based consumer-researcher training model and subsequently trained an American Indian consumer-researcher team in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. For this project, consumers were defined as American Indians with disabilities, their families, and rehabilitation service providers.…

A national survey of Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) programs was conducted to determine the extent to which one model of a career development program, EBCE, is meeting the needs of handicapped students and to create awareness of this information among educators and program developers. Responses were obtained for 173 programs. Five types…

This observer's guide and checklist contains materials suitable for on-site evaluation of vocational education programs, a preliminary step in identifying quality indicators. It includes a cover sheet for recording program location and descriptive information and a list of procedures for conducting the evaluation. Separate sheets are provided for…