THE PROJECTS SELECTED FOR REVIEW WERE FUNDED BY THE DIVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH AND BEAR ON ANY ASPECT OF PROGRAM PLANNING, ORGANIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, INNOVATION, AND EVALUATION FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH EDUCATIONAL NEEDS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. TEN ITEMS ARE REVIEWED UNDER THE TOPICS--ASSESSIBILITY TO AREA PROGRAMS, EVOLVING CURRICULUMS AND LEVELS, AND FORCES INFLUENCING QUALITY STANDARDS. FOURTEEN ADDITIONAL REVIEWS PERTAINING TO THE AREA "HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH," PRESENTED IN THE PRECEDING ISSUE, ARE INCLUDED. "PLAIN TALK," A CONTINUING COLUMN BY THE AUTHOR, DISCUSSES GUIDELINES RELATING TO CRITICAL DECISIONS IN RESEARCH AND PROGRAM PLANNING. A BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS 60 OTHER PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES COMPLETED AND IN PROCESS. THIS ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED IN THE "AMERICAN VOCATIONAL JOURNAL," VOLUME 42, NUMBER 10, OCTOBER 1967. (EM)