ERIC Number: ED145193
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Aug-15
Pages: 73
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An Evaluation of the V-TECS Curriculum in Mississippi. Final Report.
Mississippi Univ., University. Bureau of Educational Research.
To evaluate the utility and appropriateness of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) curriculum materials used by vocational and technical instructors in Mississippi, a series of personal interviews were conducted with 62 program directors and 215 faculty members (from both the junior college and secondary levels) who had received the V-TECS materials. After analyzing the data, it was found that only 35% of the directors noted the V-TECS program as appropriate for their overall program and only 44% of the instructors used the program after having received the catalogs. The varied uses of the program and the reasons why the majority of instructors chose not to use the V-TECS materials were summarized. Based upon these summary points, it was concluded that the V-TECS materials are a compendium of outstanding research and planning by professions in the field and should be utilized in vocational technical programs, but with the following considerations: The catalogs, as they are now organized, should not be used as a student textbook; the instructors should be given extensive inservice training; the appropriate catalog should be selected for inservice programs and individual programs; and more coordination between high school and postsecondary programs is needed. (The interview questionnaires and schedules are appended to this document.) (Author/BM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Consortia, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Resources, Instructional Materials, Performance Criteria, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Technical Education, Technical Institutes, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Directors, Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Mississippi Univ., University. Bureau of Educational Research.
Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
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