A 39-item opinion questionnaire concerning the development of post-secondary distributive education mid-management programs was mailed to 50 employers who serve on program advisory committees, 143 program instructors, six distributive education state supervisors, and 10 distributive education teacher educators from the six states having the…

Reports the results of an empirical study in corporate education on the use of standards to design educational programs conducted from 1989 to 1993. Provides a conceptual framework on curriculum consistency. Examines whether the main research questions were answered and whether they can be generalized to a larger context. (CMK)

A study examined the course structure and educational practices used by National Home Study Council (NHSC) member institutions. To gather data for the study, researchers mailed questionnaires to 60 members of the NHSC. Based on data from the 51 usable responses, the researchers determined that the average age of students enrolled in programs…

This report documents the activities of the first year of a two-year project to design and conduct a data collection effort focused on postsecondary occupational education delivery. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 contains a description of the key issues that will be addressed by the data collection effort and justification for narrowing…

A study, the major product of the Task Force on Instructional Improvement, examined enrollment in, and the design of, master's degree programs in adult education throughout the country. During the study, researchers mailed a project-developed questionnaire to over 100 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that were believed to…

A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of an animal health (paravetical) competency development inservice program for vocational agriculture teachers in Pennsylvania. Objectives were to identify the paravetic (paraveterinary medical) competencies needed by vocational agriculture teachers to teach high school students and adults via…

A study assessed the need for and nature of linking gerontology jobs and workers through aging employment clearinghouses. Questionnaires designed to determine the need for such clearinghouses in the region encompassing Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Basin were completed by the following persons/agencies involved in the field of aging:…

This report details the process of the Illinois Standards Project to develop, adopt, and implement standards of quality for agricultural occupation programs at both the secondary and postsecondary levels throughout Illinois. Part I, standards for quality programs in area vocational centers excluding metropolitan areas, is divided into three…

A study was undertaken to gather data for use in planning a regional learning exchange network that would meet the learning needs of adults in three counties in the gulf coastal region of Mississippi. During the study, project-developed questionnaires were administered to representatives of agencies that would either host or sponsor the learning…

Members of a subgroup of the European Training Foundation's Advisory Forum were surveyed regarding their perceptions of problems and priorities relating to initial and inservice vocational teacher and trainer training and innovation in the European Union (EU). Advisory Forum members from 10 EU countries completed the questionnaire. Priorities…

The impact of individual learning accounts (ILAs) on the success of learners in post-16 education sector in the United Kingdom was explored through an examination of available research on ILAs. The following were among the study's 12 messages for providers, the Department for Education and Skills, and the Individual Learning Account Centre: (1)…