A variety of practical matters about initiating and extending effective population education are dealt with in this paper. In the first section, a summary of teachers' experiences and needs is offered. Teachers who had demonstrated an interest in population studies were contacted to determine what they have done in the classroom, how, with what…

This study was designed to answer questions concerning how State-level efforts related to the development of vocational education curriculum materials should be conducted, by whom, and through what means. A review of relevant literature and materials was initiated, and questionnaires and interviews were used to gather additional information from…

This paper describes an information system designed for data-based decision making by a state vocational education agency in prioritizing courses for instructional materials development or acquisition. This needs assessment system is the second part of a project which focused attention on the need for competency-based instruction. The information…