Written from the perspective of a relatively large urban school district and dealing primarily with high school-type programs, this handbook is designed for use by local school district practitioners of vocational education evaluation. Part I discusses the history, present status, and goals and objectives of vocational education. Included are developments influenced by federal legislation. Part II presents seven actual case studies which illustrate ten specific evaluation techniques. These techniques are as follow: descriptive survey, interviews, self-evaluation, followup, comparison groups, criterion testing, item analysis, hypothesis testing and sample size, case study, and process evaluation. The techniques described in the case study are presented by three areas of emphasis: area wide, school district wide, and local program. Finally, Part III discusses seven evaluation issues. These are the following: evaluation design and decision-making; preparing a needs assessment; appropriate measuring instruments; abstracting the report for reader utility; incentives for evaluation; politics of evaluation; and finding your own role as an evaluator. (JH)