This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with the following topics: (1) communication interaction pattern training, (2) the relationship between cognitive switching and the nonverbal form complexity of a televised newscast, (3) the behavioral repertoire…

Many who believe in the value of the study of the humanities are faced with the problems of how to attract vocational students to humanities courses, maintain their interest in such courses so that they fulfill the general education requirements for graduation, and, if possible, generate an ongoing interest in the humanities. In response to these…

This paper is intended to assist vocational educators in meeting the career development needs and aspirations of migrant youth. It examines the unique characteristics of migrant youth and develops a general life-cycle model of their vocational development. This comparative analysis provides the vocational educator with a basis for identifying…

A national literature search was conducted on the state of the art that identified linkage activities and model linkage programs; a survey and follow-up questionnaire that identified 107 exemplary projects and received materials on 40 of them; and visits to 30 projects in the Chicago area and Illinois, California, Nevada, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio,…

This handbook for program coordinators in public postsecondary vocational-technical schools presents guidelines for establishing programs to prepare adult women for nontraditional occupations (NTOs). It focuses on recruiting, retaining, and placing women in NTO programs. Chapter 1 provides definitions and looks at need for NTO programs. Planning…

This document, developed in Pennsylvania, contains guidelines formulated to provide local school districts and vocational/technical schools with step-by-step procedures that will assist in the development and implementation of successful job placement programs. The guide is organized in five chapters. The first chapter introduces the project,…

This presentation contains eight summary reports that provide information about major linkage activities initiated by the Ohio Board of Regents between the postsecondary education system and the business and governmental sectors. The regional and statewide activities are divided into two groups by the two phases through which linkage goals are…

One hundred and twenty-four learning activities designed to give Child Development Associate (CDA) trainees many opportunities to practice and demonstrate knowledge of child development and related skills are provided in this training module. Section One of the module consists of 21 general learning activities that enable the trainee to develop…

A project developed and tested methods to reduce sex-role stereotyping in occupational education programs. A total of 460 students completed two surveys that obtained information on background, education and career plans, influences on choice of occupation, perceptions of support for nontraditional career choice, and perceptions of occupational…

Designed to provide private sector employers with the practical information necessary to select and then to design and implement work sharing arrangements, this book presents case studies of some 36 work sharing programs. Topics covered in the case studies include the circumstances leading to adoption of the program, details of compensation and…

To improve vocational guidance and counseling programs and services in Illinois, nineteen site review teams analyzed the Career Guidance Center (CGC) programs and services offered to public and private educational and community-based agencies. (This evaluation was conducted as part of a larger study descrbed in CE 023 986.) The two major…

This project report includes a brief narrative, the model placement and followup system developed for statewide implementation in vocational education programs, and an employer survey. The guide for the establishment and operation of a school-based placement and followup system is divided into two sections: general information and operational…

This resource guide provides educational agencies involved in vocational education in Hawaii with timely and relevant information for program planning and the establishment of priorities. After prefatory material, Section II looks at conceptual and procedural considerations in planning, focusing on twelve generic steps in planning and describing…

The Navy is finding it increasingly difficult to attract personnel with aptitude scores high enough to make them eligible for entry into Class "A" technical schools. Training courses were developed for low aptitude students that would increase their mastery of the prerequisite skills and knowledge (S/Ks) they would need for success in…

A study reviewed the measurement problems that would confront a study team performing a national cost-benefit analysis of vocational education and presented alternative strategies to overcome these measurement problems and to provide input into assessing the feasibility of conducting a national cost-benefit study. To meet these objectives,…