This report covers the first year in which vocational programs and related activities were supported by the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Topics presented are new directions in vocational and technical education, financial reports, program activities of the service areas, teachers and teacher preparation, research, and major problem areas such…

THE FINANCIAL, STATISTICAL, AND DESCRIPTIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY EACH STATE TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR JUNE 30, 1964 WERE THE BASIS OF THIS REVIEW OF THE STATE-FEDERAL COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ENROLLMENTS IN REGULAR VOCATIONAL PREPARATORY PROGRAMS TOTALED 4,556,390, AN…

This report covers the second year of programs funded under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Topics covered include: (1) Services For More People, such as full-time postsecondary students, and out-of-school youth and adults, (2) Enrollments and Programs Surging Ahead, in which it was noted that enrollments increased in six major occupational…

This report covers the 3rd year in which vocational programs and related activities were supported by the Vocational Education Act of 1963. A program overview presents vocational education, with a fiscal 1967 enrollment of 7,047,501 persons, as the largest component in the Nation's array of organized efforts to reduce unemployment and eliminate…

A general description is provided of the vocational education program within the secondary schools of predominately rural Appalachia, as well as an indication of where the vocational education program may be strengthened to make instructional offerings relevant to the jobs available to Appalachian secondary school students. Discussion includes…

A STUDY OF VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MISSOURI, COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVERNOR, CONCERNED THE AVAILABILITY, THE CLIENTELE, THE CURRICULUM, THE RELATION OF ENROLLMENT TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THE INVOLVEMENT OF PERSONS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLS, AND ANCILLARY SERVICES OF THESE PROGRAMS. ITS OBJECTIVE WAS TO PROVIDE THE…

Oakton Community College's (Illinois) Annual Report to the Community for fiscal year 1997 includes information about the college's operations and finances. Prepared to acquaint the community with the school, the report contains letters from the board chairman and president, and outlines the college's mission statement and student services and…

This report prepared by the Policy Analysis and Legislation Staff of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, for the Congress, discusses the status of vocational education using statistical information, state evaluations, and audits, and reports compliance and quality of vocational education programs in selected states. The general…