The article describes the Vocational Education Inservice Training (VEIT) Project, a program designed to prepare vocational educators to provide effective learning environments for special needs learners within the regular vocational setting. (PHR)

Outlines a six-step model for program planning, presentation, and evaluation for continuing education in the allied health professions. (SK)

Answers to the questions of (1) whether more middle management programs in distributive education should be developed, (2) what specialized programs in distributive education should be developed and implemented in Nebraska's postsecondary schools, and (3) in what order they should be developed and implemented are suggested in the study. (Author)

Professional Orientation Works is a program developed and implemented in 1993 at Vladimir State Technical University in Russia to provide a structured career path and improve technical education outcomes. Three components (prehigher, higher, and posthigher education) provide career exploration for high school students, development of professional…

Includes "State Tech Prep Initiatives--A National Survey" (Hayes); "Tech Prep Evolves in Indiana" (Adcock, Suba); and NAIT (National Association of Industrial Technology) Accreditation--Tech Prep's Final + 2 Link" (Shaw). (JOW)

Presented are the focus and the annotated issues from a workshop on new perspectives in population education for 19 Pacific Island journalists, both print and broadcast, from government and nongovernment agencies. The regional workshop was jointly organized by UNESCO and the South Pacific Commission during February 1990, in Auckland, New Zealand.…

Twenty-two National Skill Standards Projects were conducted to develop National Skill Standards over a 3-year period beginning in 1992. These projects were funded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor to develop materials useful for improving the quality of the work force through identification of skill standards and related materials…

This handbook is intended to assist correctional educators in improving postsecondary vocational programs for incarcerated persons. The guide is based on a study of exemplary characteristics and practices of postsecondary vocational programs in minimum-, medium-, and maximum-security correctional institutions. The introductory section includes…

Ten papers focus on the College for Living Project at Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado, a multidisciplinary approach to education for adults with developmental disabilities. The document begins with a review of the project's formation, noting the cooperation of college faculty and administrators. Subsequent papers comment upon the…

A total of 249 articles from "The Agricultural Education Magazine" are listed that focus partially or totally on postsecondary agricultural education. Of these, 81 are from the 1960s, 128 from the 1970s, and 40 from the years between 1980 to 1985. The greatest number of articles pertain to curricula and programs. A preface provides a…

This booklet describes how an apprenticeship program can be established in any industry and for any occupation requiring skills that take one or more years to learn. Topics covered briefly in the booklet include the following: how an apprenticeship program is started, recommended minimum standards, basic provisions, on-the-job instruction, and…

Major resources exist that can be used to develop or upgrade programs in community colleges and technical institutes that educate robotics/automated systems technicians. The first category of resources is Economic, Social, and Education Issues. The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) report, "Automation and the Workplace," presents analyses of…

This monograph is part of OPTIONS, a packaged set of materials developed to provide postsecondary administrators, program planners, curriculum developers, counselors, and instructors with up-to-date, reliable information. This volume and two other monographs are intended to enable counselors and instructors to establish and conduct special…

This guide outlines procedures for vocational administrators and teachers to use in setting up and working with general occupational advisory committees and specialized occupational advisory committees. The guide covers the following topics: nature of the committees; procedures for selecting, appointing, and using advisory committee members; and…

This monograph consists of numerous short articles that discuss the system of international education in the Netherlands, its development and history over the past 25 years, and the experience of third-world students who have participated in the program. Section 1 presents general information on the Dutch international education system and how it…