Assessing Vocational Education Research and Development -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Highlights -- THE CHANGING FOCUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION -- ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION R&D -- ADMINISTRATION OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION R&D PROGRAM -- 2 The Changing Focus of Vocational Education -- BACKGROUND -- ISSUES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION -- CHARACTERISTICS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENTS -- Tailoring Programs to the Needs of Students -- Equal Access to Programs -- INSTRUCTION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STUDENTS -- Flexibility in Curricula -- Career Education -- On-the-Job Training versus Classroom Training -- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND WORK -- Objectives of Vocational Education -- Job Placement -- Evaluation of Vocational Education Programs -- CONCLUSIONS -- 3 Legislation and Funding -- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH -- FEDERAL COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL R&D -- FEDERAL COMMITMENT TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION R&D -- OVERVIEW OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION R&D -- PARTS OF THE R&D PROGRAM -- Section 4(c) and Part C -- Part D -- Part I -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4 Assessment of Vocational Education R&D -- LARGE-SCALE EVALUATIONS OF R&D -- PROJECT BASELINE -- DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES -- EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS JUDGED TO BE SUCCESSFUL -- U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION -- SOUTHWIDE RESEARCH COORDINATING COUNCIL -- OTHER EXAMPLES -- CONCLUSIONS -- PERCEPTIONS OF R&D EFFECTIVENESS -- LACK OF EVALUATIVE MATERIAL -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 5 Administration of the Vocational Education R&D Program -- NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION -- Administrative Location -- Coordination -- Planning and Setting Priorities -- Policy Development -- Awarding Grants and Contracts -- Award Recipients -- Monitoring and Evaluating Projects -- Dissemination -- NATIONAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION R&D CENTERS.

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION -- NATIONAL DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS -- REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- NATIONAL NETWORK FOR CURRICULUM COORDINATION -- STATE ORGANIZATIONS -- RESEARCH COORDINATING UNITS -- STATE DEPARTMENTS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION -- STATE ADVISORY COUNCILS ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION -- DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- PROGRAM STRUCTURE -- Consolidation and Use of Parts C, D, and I of the Vocational Education R&D Program -- Administrative Location -- Commissioner's Share of Funds -- Career Education -- PROGRAM PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION -- Procedures for Setting Priorities -- Administration of Awards -- The Role of Women and Minorities in Research Activity -- Management Information System -- INSTITUTIONS -- National Vocational Education R&D Centers -- Curriculum Centers -- Research Coordinating Units -- DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION -- Information Collection and Retrieval -- Information Analysis -- Utilization -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A: Review of R&D in Major Priority Areas -- CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND GUIDANCE -- STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS -- Women -- The Disadvantaged -- Adults -- Ethnic Minorities -- CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS -- TEACHER EDUCATION -- INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES -- CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT -- Curriculum Content -- Student Needs -- Occupational Adaptability -- Curriculum Integration -- Curriculum Evaluation -- LABOR MARKET SUPPLY AND DEMAND INFORMATION -- ADMINISTRATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION -- EVALUATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- Occupational Information -- Job Readiness of Vocational Graduates -- Job Satisfaction -- Earnings -- Follow-Up Studies -- Appendix B: Sources of Information -- STATE LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS -- LOCAL LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS -- COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP -- OTHER.

Appendix C: Priority Area and Project Type Section 4(c), Parts C, D, and I -- References.