The 14 research reviews pertaining to improving vocational education are organized under these topics: (1) Training of Educational Personnel, which reviews simulation and other techniques for developing leadership, facilities and equipment for a comprehensive program, a national conference on postsecondary programs, development of teacher competencies in health occupations programs, project method in distributive education, and program planning, budgeting, and evaluation, and (2) Curriculum and Classroom Technique, which reviews teacher use of instructional resources, military technical training, employers' attitude toward occupational education, sub-professional personnel in health services, and micro-teaching and video recording. "Plain Talk," a continuing column by the editor, discusses the necessity of program improvement through evaluation of goals and implications of economy projections to vocational education. An additional 27 studies and ordering information are included in the bibliography. (SB)