This document consists of 48 audiovisual aids and information sheets pertaining to technology education (TE) that were used in a presentation to Florida's External Committee on Curriculum Restructuring in Vocational Education. The following are among the topics covered: recent developments in/regarding TE in Florida; factors influencing TE in…

This document is a guideline for institutions in the Florida State University System to use as they comply with state mandates requiring them to develop campus master plans and land management plans. It supplements the minimum criteria in the state's Administrative Code. For each element the guide offers description of its purpose, data…

This vocational program guide is intended to assist in the organization, operation, and evaluation of a program in environmental horticulture in school districts, area vocational centers, and community colleges. The following topics are covered: program content and structure (job titles and curriculum framework and student performance standards);…

This vocational program guide is intended to assist the organization, operation, and evaluation of a program in home and family management in school districts, area vocational centers, and community colleges. The following topics are covered: program content (job duties of homemakers and curriculum framework and student performance standards);…

This bibliography is intended to provide lists of useful references, annotated where possible, in areas of concern to institutional researchers and planners. The bibliography covers approximately 400 publications, most published in the 1980s and early 90s. It is organized into the following 17 major topics: accreditation; assessment; budget and…

This overview of trends and issues in Missouri higher education displays information through a series of tables, charts and figures using data primarily from the Missouri Statistical Summary 1989-1990. Some charts compare current data with earlier (10- to 20-year-old) data. Topics covered include the following: student preparation; student…

A study examined the condition of equipment used in secondary and adult vocational education programs in Ohio. Data were collected concerning the educational equipment used to provide vocational education in 19 subject areas by 41 selected schools throughout Ohio. The principal sources of data for the study were an inventory questionnaire, site…

Financial management in higher education is discussed in six articles, with attention to problems and creative solutions. The problem of capital depletion of facilities, research laboratories, instrumentation, and instructional equipment may be approached by creative partnerships between the state, institutions, and private capital sources. Old…

The "Inventory of College and University Physical Facilities" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is a subfile of the larger Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). It includes basic data on the number of square feet of physical plant space, by type of room, function of room, organizational unit, and instructional program.…

During the past five years, student enrollments in Connecticut have declined by approximately 17%. Recent State Department of Education projections indicate that the decline can be expected to continue and become more evident in the high schools through 1989. Continuing declines in both enrollment and available resources raise questions about the…

This annual report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 1987 is divided into a narrative section and a statistical section. The narrative sections begin with a general progress report by the South Carolina State Superintendent of Education, followed by analogous reports by the Special Assistant for Legal and Legislative Affairs and the…

This paper compares responses of 660 teachers and 3,420 students from 36 schools (23 elementary, 4 middle, 9 secondary), located in 14 rural Tennessee counties, by school level on the Good Schools Survey instruments. Data represent teacher and student perceptions of classroom practices, support services/facilities, commitment, and goal attainment.…

This handbook is intended to aid vocational education learning center coordinators in establishing and/or extending the services available in their learning centers. Following a listing of the objectives of a learning center program, various learning center operational procedures are described, including individualized student instruction,…

This abstract journal contains abstracts of documents dealing with secondary and postsecondary technical education that are available through the Australian Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Clearinghouse system. The abstracts contained in this journal are from the following broad categories: traditional discipline curriculum subjects;…

This handbook is designed to guide the adult basic education (ABE) teacher who is just beginning to work in an individualized learning center. Strategies are presented to aid these teachers in coordinating the simultaneous instruction of many adults while maintaining an individualized approach tailored to meet the needs of each student. Ten…