The California Postsecondary Education Commission is directed by state law to review and comment on new academic program proposals from the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU) and the community colleges. Program review is one of the CPEC's primary responsibilities--it coordinates the systems' long-range plans,…

The handbook is designed for use when requesting State or Federal vocational education funds for projects concerning research and development, teacher education, education professional development, exemplary programs, dissemination-diffusion programs, vocational guidance, planning, data collection and utilization, evaluation, and curriculum…

This monograph is an outgrowth of an in-service workshop for vocational educators, special educators and administrators. The workshop staff developed it with the intent of providing guidelines for educators in the design of vocational education programs for special education students. Specific suggestions concerning program development,…

This report is meant to be a tool for the recognition and resolution of a major concern at Los Angeles City College--vocational education programs for the disadvantaged. It is intended to help the college develop programs in which the disadvantaged can successfully function and from which he can enter the world of work as a competent and skilled…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS NATIONAL STUDY WAS TO SUGGEST WAYS OF ADAPTING THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA (FFA) TO A CHANGING PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE THROUGH IDENTIFYING NEW PURPOSES OF THE FFA AND EVALUATING SELECTED OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES AND NATIONAL AND STATE FFA ACTIVITIES. MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF EDUCATION, HEAD STATE…

This report summarizes the year's activities of a project designed to: (1) review pilot programs in vocational education for the handicapped in Texas, (2) develop guidelines for the Texas Education Agency to use in evaluating pilot proposals for training the handicapped under provisions of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, and (3)…

In order to evaluate proposals seeking state funds from the Division of Occupational Research and Development of the Texas Education Agency for pilot vocational education programs for the handicapped, there must first be a specific state plan. This state plan should clearly specify first and fifth year goals and resolve whether the primary…

This review of operational vocational programs for handicapped students in Texas was conducted to: (1) ascertain areas of strength and areas which need support in order to make recommendations for future programming, and (2) develop proposal and self-evaluation guidelines. To gain necessary information, site visitations were made to 27 local…

This guide provides information regarding the development of a vocational cooperative whereby neighboring school districts may share vocational programs at a central location or at several sites on a cost-sharing basis. Chapter 1 presents procedures involved in the initial planning stage. Chapter 2 outlines the development of a proposal, and…

Guidelines are presented for consideration in the development, review, submission, and approval of all new instructional programs in the Maryland Community Colleges (MCC). The first section of the manual explains: (1) operational definitions for transfer and occupational programs; (2) the five-year state plan listing; (3) letters of intent and…

This study of occupational education in New York State school districts provides background information pertinent to the financing of occupational education. It concerns vocational programs for grades 9 through 12 in terms of education which prepares people for employment in occupations requiring less than the baccalaureate degree. The study…

This publication provides an overview of the Vocational Education Act (VEA) of 1984 and guidelines for compliance and proposal development. Section I describes why the legislation was enacted and the five titles of which the Act consists. Funding is compared for fiscal years 1984-85 and 1985-86, and funding priorities and eligibility for VEA…

This module, one in a series of competency-based administrator instructional packages, focuses on a specific competency that vocational education administrators need to be successful in the area of business and financial management. The purpose of the module is to help administrators develop skills in the two most common procedures to obtain state…

This publication reports the development of the vocational-technical resource consortia in Ohio and identifies the operational procedures associated with successful programs. Five exemplary consortia were studied in some depth; however, data were obtained from all of the 23 consortia in the state. The research indicates that the consortium is an…

Guidelines and accompanying forms are provided in this operations manual designed as a guide for the management and development of the instructional units at the member institutions of Ohio's two-year college system. The manual first presents the mission statement of the two-year colleges, defines the various types of colleges in the system, and…