A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY NEEDED VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND TO DETERMINE PRIORITIES FOR THESE ACTIVITIES. A LIST OF 83 ITEMS WAS DEVELOPED FROM THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION "RESEARCH BULLETIN," NO. 703, TOPICS SUGGESTED AT AN ARIZONA CONFERENCE, AND PERSONAL CONTACTS WITH VOCATIONAL EDUCATORS. THE LIST WAS REFINED BY THE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STAFF TO INCLUDE 79 ITEMS. LOCAL DISTRICT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTORS, INTERMEDIATE DISTRICT RESEARCH STAFFS, DISTRICT RESEARCH STAFFS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE STAFFS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS RETURNED 190 OF 235 OPINIONNAIRES AFTER RATING EACH ITEM ON A FIVE-POINT SCALE. ALL 53 ITEMS RANKING HIGH BY THESE GROUPS ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IN RANK ORDER UNDER THE CATEGORIES--(1) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, (2) COMMUNICATIONS, (3) MOTIVATION, (4) TEACHER EDUCATION, (5) COUNSELING, PLACEMENT AND FOLLOWUP, (6) PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, (7) ADMINISTRATION, AND (8) GENERAL COMMENTS. RESPONDENTS IDENTIFIED 47 ADDITIONAL ITEMS CONSIDERED BY THEM AS WORTHY FOR RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT. HIGH PRIORITY ITEMS ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDING. (JM)