RESEARCH WAS DONE ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, STUDYING AN APPROACH WHICH STRESSES TEACHING GENERAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGES, AND UNDERSTANDINGS BEFORE VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR A SPECIFIC JOB IS PURSUED. TWO INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS WERE DEFINED FOR STUDY--(1) AGRICULTURE RELATED AND (2) NONAGRICULTURE RELATED, INCLUDING THE METAL INDUSTRIES. USING THESE CLASSIFICATIONS, THE CURRICULUM RESEARCH OF THIS PROJECT CENTERED ON PROBLEMS OF JOB CLUSTERING AND ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF SKILLS AND ABILITIES COMMON TO A NUMBER OF JOBS. THIS RESEARCH WAS DISCUSSED UNDER THE THREE HEADINGS OF (1) JOB ANALYSIS STUDIES, (2) STUDIES OF PSYCHOMOTOR FACTORS, AND (3) STUDIES OF COGNITIVE FACTORS. (GD)