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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 189 445 CE 026 106 AUTHOR Arthur, Patricia, Comp.: Budke, Wesley E., Comp. TITLE Current Proiects in Vocational Education--FY 1978. .State-Administered Prclects: INSTITUTION Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Ceater for Research in Vocational Education. SPONS AGENCY Bureau of Occurational and Adult education (DHEW/OE), Washington, D.C. BUREAU NO Q98MH90003 PUB DATE Jan 80 CONTRACT 300-78-0032 NOTE 239p.: For related documents see ED,138 782, ED 156 611,'ED 170 532, ED 173 622, ED 174 761, ED 162 499, and CE 025 824. Small print may be marginally legible. EDPS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult Education: *Curriculum DeveloPment: *Demonstration. Programs: Develdpmental Programs: DisabilitiesCTisadvantaged: Educational Development: *Educational Innovation: *Educational Research: Elementary Secondary Education: Experimental Programs: Pilot Proiects: Postsecondary Education: Program Descriptions: PrOgram Development: Program Evaluation: *Research Prolects: Sex Fairness: State Departments of.Eduoation: State Programs: Unemployment: *Vocational Education IDENTIFIERS Edvntion Amendments 1976: Vocational Education Act 1963 ABSTPACT, *. This annual report contains resumes of research prolects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development prolects. Projects were administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs)in fiscal year 1973 and funded under sections:131,132, and 133 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 as'revised by the Education Amendments of 1976. Section 1 presents project descriptions alphabetically by state, within state by legislative section, and alphabetically by title within sections. Resumes follow this format: accession number, project title, director(s), contracting organization, funding period, fiscal year funding, explanatory note, administering agency, contract or state control number, descriptors (subject terms), identifiers (additional identifying.terms), and abstracts. The abstracts follow guidelines adapted from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Processing Manual: subject terms are selected from the Thesaurus of ERICDescript6rs. Section 2 contains a subject index.'Lists of State Directors of Vocational Education and Directors of RCUs are appended. (YLE3) ***********************5p****************************************-4 * * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the be,st that can Le mace * from the original document. * ************************t4*****ei******Y4************************* 7. , 5 -1° . CURRENT PROJECTS IN VOCATIONALEDUCATION7Of1978. State-Administered , . Projects , t I. 4,1 17, rIt 1 "*S. ; 4. we.. Compiled toy Patricia Arthur Wesley E. Budke oe S. The National Center for Research in VocMional Educatjon The Ohlo State University. 1980 KennY'Roar.! Columbps,OH 43210 January 1980 (tat OE.ARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATIONWELFARE , NATIONAL INST4TUTE OF EDUCATION 1) '7 pocumE NT74A5 BEEN12 t7PRO. E ExACTLY AS RECEIVEL, FROM 1.4E PE RSON,OR ORGANIZATIONOPIGIN- Ac ING IT POINTS OF vIEW OP OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY RERRE. SENT OS F ICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF I) ['DUCA rION POSITION OR POLICY 1.w S. .1.se 4 4 r, fa, 0) S. THE PATIONAL CENTER MISSION STATEMENT The National Center for Research in Vocational Educatidres missionis to increase the ability of diverse agencies, institutions, and organizations to solveeducational problems relating to individual career planning, preparation and progression.The,National Center fulfills its mission Generating .I,nowledge through research Developing eductftional hrograms anclproducts Evaluating individuarprograrn needs andoptComes Proyiding inform'ation for nitione planning and policy Installing eClUcational progranis and products .6 Operating inf6r.mation systems and,serviCes 9 Conducting leadership development andtraining programs 1 ( / \ st. r: 1 f . AV. 1 FUNDING, INFORMATION Project Title: National Center for Research In Vocationdi Education,'Clearing- . house Function ..Contract Number 0E9-300-78-0032 Project Number: 498MH90003 Educational Act under A Which the FundWire Administered: Education Amendments of 1976,1public Law 94-48244 4-4$. Source of Contract Pepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare U.S. Office of Education 4 Bureau of Occupeitional,and Adult Education Washington, DC Project.Officer: Paul Manchak Contractor: The National Center for Research in Vocaiional. ,Education The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210 Robert E. Taylor : p, Executive Director \ Clearingouse Director . Wesley E. Budke 9 Disclaimer: This publication was prepared pursuant to a contract with be Bureau ot Occupational and'Adult Education, U.S. Department,of Health, Education, and Welfare. Contractors undertaking six"' . projects under Government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their judgment in professional and technical matters. Points of view or opinions( do not; therefore, necessarily ppresent official U.S. Office of Education position or policy. Discrimination Prohibited: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states: ."No person in .the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal.financial assistance." Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded froM participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education Orogram or activity receiving Federal financial assist- ance." Therefore, the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, like every program or activity receiving financial assistance from the U.S. Department of 'Health, Education, and Weffare, must be operated in compliance with these laws. A .*) 7 st. AB6TRACT . Resumes contained in.this annual report cover research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum.developrfient projects administered by state departments of education through research cbcirdinat(ng units:(fICUs) from July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978 (fiscal year 1978). The projects were funded, under Sections 131, 132, and 133 of the Voeational Education Act of 1963 as revised by the Education Amendments of 1976. Resumes are arranged alphabetically by state, within state by legislative seclion, and alphabeticaly by title within sections, lmormation providecHn each-resOme includes the project director, organization address, sponsoring agency, funding period, an4fiscal year funding. A subject index is included in addition to appendixes listirg statli-directors of vocational education and RCU directors. " V - V , . FOREWORD , Educators, must.keep abreast of ongoing, qucational educationrAlearch and development projects to be aware of new exemplary practices and products, to facilitate incorpdration of innovations.into programs, and to reduce duplication of effort. The National Center for Research iin Vocational Education, through the Nationai CenterClearinghouse, is pleased to disseminate pertinent research and development infoimation through this compilation of state-administered , vocational education, program improvement projecis (Sections 131, 132,.and.133 of PL 94-482). The publication provides researchers, program planners, curriculum developers, evalutdors, teaàher educators, teachers, counselors, and administrators with an easy-to-use report of projects In 'progress. , , , \ %Ve"voish to Ahank staff of the research corinating units. in eachstate and teriitory for S. '- identifying and suPplying,project information. , - Recognition is given to Clearinghouse staff for their efforts in compiling this publication: Wesley E. Bydke, ClearingOouse director; Patricia Arthur, program'associate; Yvonne,Blauvelt, Wayne Clapp, Paula Kurth, Joanne Mass, Laurian Miguel, and Fran Parmley, 'program assistants; . Wain Harsch, publication specialist; Naomi Jacobs, librarian; and Wanda Bythewood; typist. .c.., Robert E. Taylor 4, Executive Director , The National Center for Research in Vocational iducation vii C. r. .C,' Page ABSTRACT .vii FOREWORD INTRODLICTIONI xi Using This Report e XV Sample Resume SECTION I. PROJECT RESUMES 1 SECTION II. SUBJECT INDEX 187 APPENDIXES 4, Appendix I. State Directors of Vocational Education 230 Appendix he Djrectors of Research Coordinating Units 247 r., ix .C11(1, 1.1 4 : I 6 , . INTRODUCTION jInformation corripiled in this annual report covers research projects, exemplary and innovative.projects, and curriculum development projects administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) from July1: 1977 to June 30, 1978 (fiscal year 1978). The federal funds actually spent duringihis period were carried forward from the previous fiscal year or specifically charged to FY 1978. A AutkorizIng. LegialatIon . , 5 Most.state RCUs were first established through grants authorized under the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (PL 88-210). They became a permanent part of the states' vocatiopal education program improvement efforts with the 1968.amendments to that act (PL.90-576). The 'Education Amendments of 1976 (PL 94482) gave them more.specific responsibility by requiring a that program improvement activities, including Sectiop 131 (Research), Section 132 (Exemplary and)nnoVative), and Section 133 (Curriculum Develoknent), be conducted through the RCUs. Supportive service activities such as Section 134 (Vocational Guidance and Counselind), Section f, 135 (Vocational