Discusses 11 problems hindering the implementation of the tech prep movement. Reviews a North Carolina project to develop a model approach to tech prep, highlighting required core and suggested courses at the secondary level and recommended elements at the postsecondary level. Lists components of a model tech prep system. (10 citations) (AJL)

Addresses research-based issues related to preparing teachers and other professionals to work with children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders. Discussion includes an identification of basic personnel preparation questions to be addressed, components of an effective training program, steps for establishing program effectiveness, and…

Difficulties in transitioning students with disabilities in rural areas include poor postschool outcomes, transportation problems, limited job market, negative attitudes toward job training programs (resulting from high unemployment), lack of job training sites, and lack of information concerning job accommodation for disabled workers. Includes…

The purpose of this research study was to determine the role of regional centers in the Advanced Technical Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Conducted by the Community College Research Center (CCRC), the researchers began by asking whether the concept of a regional center was unique and useful to NSF's goals of…

This publication provides the evaluation policies, procedures, and standards to which an auto body technician training program must adhere to be granted certification by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. The policies section has three parts: the automobile areas that may be certified and minimum requirements for…

This publication provides the evaluation policies, procedures, and standards to which a medium/heavy truck technician training program must adhere to be granted certification by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. The policies section has three parts: the automobile areas that may be certified and minimum requirements for…

In order to provide specialists and families with regular feedback on client change, to enhance the clinical decision-making skills of family specialists, and to provide target groups with information related to program effectiveness, a 12-week plan to improve outcome measures and evaluation protocol in a preservation and reunification program was…

This final report describes activities and achievements of a federally supported 3-year program to train school guidance counselors and rehabilitation counselors to provide transition services for students with disabilities. The report is organized around the program's five goals: (1) develop, refine, and implement a training program to develop…

The final work of the National Skill Standards Development Project (NSSDP) is to create a model for developing and administering a certification program for electronics technicians based on already developed skill standards. During its first 2 years, NSSDP has developed over 300 standards for work-ready, entry-level electronics technicians;…

This planning and implementation guide is designed to assist marketing educators and others supportive of marketing education. It begins with definitions of vocabulary of related terminology and descriptions of the four models of internships presented in the guide: full-year, rotation-type format; 1-semester, rotation-type format; full-year format…

A sample of industrial teacher educators (n=392) responded to a questionnaire on technology teacher education reform, two segments of which focused on the nature of technology and on the subject matter of technology education. A literature review had shown that a philosophical discussion continued to characterize the field of technology education;…

This technical assistance paper is designed as a general guide to assist school districts in developing and implementing multiple-exit vocational programs for students with disabilities. The following topics are covered in Part 1: the concept of multiple-exit points (MEPs) and its background, purposes and benefits of MEPs, goals and guiding…

The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in Singapore provides skills training to school leavers through the institutional training and apprenticeship modes. The strengths of apprenticeship training are: provision of more occupational choices; greater effectiveness in meeting specific needs of industries; and opportunities for young people to…

This report presents recommendations that address needed changes and improvements in state policies, administrative practices, and school and community service programs, in relation to school-to-adult-life transition of young people with disabilities in Minnesota. Recommendations were derived from two sources: (1) reviews of state plans and…

This pamphlet examines instructional improvement process in postsecondary education. It first discusses the importance of teaching, revealing that too little sustained attention to the process of teaching is a major deterrent to its improvement, and explains why teaching evaluation has been largely abandoned as the sole improvement mechanism.…