The following papers are included: "Emerging Themes in Youth Apprenticeship Programs" (Evanciew); "Improving the U.S. System of School-to Work Transition for Youth and Young Adults" (Stone); "Recent National Studies and Reports on Education and Economic Reform" (Ellibee); "Improving Employment Readiness of Urban Youth" (Womble, Ruff, Jones); "'Vocational' Student Participation in Vocational and Academic Courses in Illinois High Schools" (Roegge, Flesher, Evans); "Perceptions and Practices of Georgia Guidance Counselors Regarding Agricultural Education Programs" (Woodward, Herren); "Career Indecision Types of Rural Adolescents in the Career Exploration Stage" (Rojewski); "Perceptions of Regular and Special Population Students toward Enrollment Practices and Career Value of Their Current Vocational Education Program" (Presley, Flowers, Jewell); "Analysis of Students' Classroom Experiences in Vocational and Academic Classes" (Schmidt); "Teacher Use of Assessment Information in Ohio Vocatonal Education Programs" (Kershaw, McCaslin); "Measuring Academic and Other Performance in Vocatonal Education" (McCaslin, Headley); "The Effects of Cooperative Learning Methods on Achievement, Retention, and Attitudes of Home Economics Students in North Carolina" (Abu, Flowers); "Is Tech Prep Really Reform?" (Bragg, Hammons); "Attitudes of North Carolina Principals toward Secondary Vocational Education Programs in Technology Education" (Jewell); "Technology Education in Transition" (Wicklein, Hill, Daugherty); "Identifying Priorities for Tech Prep Teacher Education" (Wentling, Roegge, Bragg); "The Knowledge and Perceptions of Michigan Secondary Vocational Education Administrators toward Vocational Student Organizations" (D'Haem, Wamhoff, Elliot); "Contributions of Vocational Education to Education Reform as Perceived by Vocational Education Policy Influencers" (Watkins); "Principals' Perceptions of Non-Traditional Gender Vocational Teachers" (Rolling, Burnett); "Multivariate Analysis of Perceptions Held by Vocational Educators toward Female Participation in Nontraditional Programs" (Sheng); "A Comparison of the Educational Philosophies of Training and Development Professors, Leaders, and Practitioners" (Spurgeon, Moore); "Teacher Characteristics Related to the Adoption of Agriscience Curriculum in Virginia Agricultural Education Programs" (Rudd, Hillison);"Speaking about School Climate in Emerging Vocationalism" (Hernandez-Gantes, Phelps, Jones, Holub); and "Families' Contributions to Adolescents' Preparation for Work" (Rossman, Way). (KC)