TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR A LONG RANGE PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT, A 15-MEMBER TEAM FROM 12 STATES SURVEYED 14 AREAS OF VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION. TEAM MEMBERS, WORKING WITH THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, COLLECTED DATA FROM STATE OFFICES AND VISITED SELECTED SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE STUDY WAS CONCERNED WITH STATE GOALS, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES RATHER THAN DETAILS OF LOCAL OPERATIONS. AREAS STUDIED WERE--(1) ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION, (2) AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, (3) DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION, (4) INDUSTRIAL ARTS, (5) TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN UTAH HIGH SCHOOLS, (6) TRADE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS, (7) OFFICE OCCUPATIONS, (8) VOCATIONAL HOMEMAKING, (9) VOCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF GUIDANCE FUNCTIONS, (10) VIEWS OF LABOR, (11) VIEWS OF MANAGEMENT, (12) TEACHER PERSONNEL, (13) FINANCING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN UTAH, AND (14) PHYSICAL FACILITIES FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION. A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT STATUS, AND MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH AREA ARE PRESENTED. (EM)