A study examined the effectiveness of secondary level vocational education in Oregon. Using the five project-developed survey instruments, researchers collected data from the following population: 1,609 10th and 12th grade students from 10 high schools throughout Oregon, 13 coordinators/administrators, 36 teachers, 140 parents of 12th grade vocational education students, and 56 local advisory committee members. Included among those areas addressed by the study were the following: program goals and objectives, curriculum, instructor qualifications, inservice, facilities and equipment, student support services, funding, safety, vocationally-related youth organizations, use of employer and community resources, and the role of advisory committees. A majority of the students and parents surveyed were satisfied with the quality and type of instruction provided in the vocational programs. However, parents, students, vocational teachers, and vocational counselors all gave relatively low ratings to vocational counseling and job placement assistance. Recommendations for improving existing vocational programs called for increased communication with employers and better in-house coordination of cluster curriculum activities, improved counseling and job placement activities, more emphasis on reading and mathematics skills, and further research to secure program evaluation and student achievement and placement data. (All five survey instruments are appended.) (MN)