The five research reviews and proceedings of a national conference on research pertain to vocational education research organized under these topics: (1) Proceedings of the National Conference on Research, covering research needs, guides for research, coordination of research, development of leadership, state plans for research and development, relationships between state and local programs, manpower needs, national goals and research priorities, information services for improvement of vocational education, implementation of research, translation of research results into change factors, and utilization of local environment in community action research, (2) Research Handbook for Vocational-Technical Education, (3) Review and Synthesis of Research in Industrial Arts Education, (4) Encyclopedia of Educational Research, (5) Training Programs in Selected Health Occupations, and (6) Manpower Programs for Deprived Urban Neighborhoods. A guest editorial discusses the coming of age of vocational research. A bibliography lists six studies reported in this issue and eight additional related topics on research in vocational and technical education. (DM)