The 14 research reviews pertaining to improving vocational education are organized under these topics: (1) Training of Educational Personnel, which reviews simulation and other techniques for developing leadership, facilities and equipment for a comprehensive program, a national conference on postsecondary programs, development of teacher…

The author notes differences between private and public training and employment systems and describes various programs in Connecticut and California to educate youth for economic development in elementary, middle, and secondary grades. (MF)

A self-study program for training postsecondary vocational education teachers using 15 instructional modules is described. (EC)

Military training programs involve some of the most advanced and sophisticated techniques. Many can be meshed with those of the civilian education community at significant savings of d

The assimilation of Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium learning activities packages into distributive education classes at Lumberton Senior High School, Lumberton, North Carolina, is described. (LH)

More demanding than assigning chapters, perhaps, but it should appeal to the ingenuity of teacher-coordinators in cooperative office education. (Editor)

Authors suggest exercises for program beginning at first-grade level. (Editor)

Ideally, to gain the best possible understanding of vocations, junior high teachers participating in a prevocational workshop should participate in simple hands-on activities which have been carefully planned by vocational instructors. The procedures for conducting such a workshop are outline. (Author/AJ)