This document contains six studies that were commissioned for the National Assessment of Vocational Education. "Introduction" (Ann M. Milne) provides an overview of the reforms of the 1980s. "The Impact of Educational Reform on Vocational Education" (Marion Asche, Donald E. Elson, Ann Echols, Arthur Williams) examines primary strategies of reform and reform in vocational education (VE). "Contextual Learning: A Review and Synthesis" (Nancy Karweit) summarizes the cognitive science perspective, differentiates general and context-specific knowledge, and discusses cognitive apprenticeships and contextual learning. "Integrating Academic and Vocational Education: A Review of the Literature, 1987-1992" (Cathleen Stasz, Tessa Kaganoff, Rick Eden) considers the integration mandate and the current status, observed outcomes, and future directions of integration practice. State and district-level policies regarding secondary- and postsecondary-level VE are explored in "Integrating Academic and Vocational Education: Progress under the Carl Perkins Amendments of 1990" (W. Norton Grubb, Cathy Stasz). "A Literature Review for Tech Prep" (Gerald C. Hayward, Carolyn J. Dornsife, Debra D. Bragg, James L. Hoerner, Darrel A. Clowes) outlines tech prep's economic and educational context, essential features, and development and implementation. "Performance Standards and Measures" (Brian Stecher, Hilary Farris, Eric Hamilton) explains the process of implementing standards and measures of performance. Most papers contain substantial bibliographies. (MN)