The need for a comprehensive, coordinated plan of vocational-technical education personnel development in the state of Michigan prompted the establishment of guidelines for a study. Teacher education funds provided finances, and after a director was appointed the study began June 1970. This report supplies background information necessary for…

The Pennsylvania Plan for Educational Quality Assessment is discussed as to its beginnings, its goals, its implementation, and its future. The plan aids schoolmen of the State in assessing the quality of education their schools are providing in relation to 10 goals, which propose to encourage the students to develop self-understanding,…

This second annual color keyed evaluation report describes 17 State goals for vocational education, presents criterion questions for each goal, identifies quantitative evidence, analyzes data to measure the extent of attainment of the objectives, and develops recommendations. Written as an evaluation system for a State project to aid vocational…

The 1969-70 annual report of the New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Indian Affairs describes the committee's purpose and function as being to render, through the several state departments and agencies represented, various services to the 8 Indian Reservations--Cattaraugus, St. Regis, Tonawanda, Tuscarora, Allegany, Anandaga, Shinnecock,…

The responsibility of organized medicine in the area of continuing education was the focus of this conference. Papers presented at the conference and summaries of workshop discussion groups comprise this document. The papers are: The Purpose of the Conference; Maintenance of Physician Competence; Motivation for Continuing Medical Education; Peer…

AN OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING UNIT WAS ESTABLISHED, AND A FINAL REPORT WAS GIVEN OF ITS ACTIVITIES DURING AN 18-MONTH PERIOD. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION, STIMULATE AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, IDENTIFY POTENTIAL RESEARCH PROBLEMS, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN WORKING RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR…

This Information Aid assembles facts about recent trends in standardized testing among secondary students and summarizes both the possible causes for declining scores and some counterarguments against some of these causes. Emphasis is given to two college admissions tests--the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Testing…

This volume brings together the thirteen papers delivered at the Conference on Improving Labor Market Information for Youth, conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor and Temple University in 1974. The papers focus on assessing the role of labor market information in the process of helping to endow young people with what they need to transact with…

In mid-July of 1976, more than 70 education policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers representing more than 35 states gathered in Denver to exchange information about the implementation and impact of competency-based education (CBE) in the public schools. This proceedings is a record of those four days. During the conference these…

In 1972, the board of regents of the university system of Georgia directed that a testing program be established to provide information on the status of student competence in the areas of reading and writing. In addition, the program was to provide a uniform means of identifying those students who fail to attain minimum levels of competence…

This publication contains a compilation of summaries of 1976 state-mandated studies conducted in areas related to education. The individual summaries are categorized according to the subject areas of accountability, alcohol, code revision, collective bargaining, curriculum, early childhood education, energy, ethics, exceptional children,…

This publication is the second product of a three-part study funded by the Connecticut State Board of Education pertaining to the operation of educational service centers. This booklet is designed to give the citizens of the state an insight into the development of an educational enterprise that delivers to the school districts and children many…

Steps of the Joint Staff in Agricultural Education in meeting inservice needs of agriculture teachers in New York State are described. The Joint Staff is comprised of officers of agriculture teachers, professional associations, two-year colleges' division chairpersons, and agricultural education staffs of the State Education Department and Cornell…

To accomplish desired changes in the behavior of practicing vocational educators, Illinois has worked toward a system of statewide and continuous inservice staff development. Articulation maximizes resources by eliminating duplication of services. The State provides technical assistance; special contracts have produced curriculum guides. Workshops…

Project SCATE (Students Concerned About Tomorrow's Environment) is an action-oriented, interdisciplinary program for secondary students in environmental stewardship. Students participate in both scientific investigations of environmental issues and political processes necessary to implement solutions. (Author/SJL)