This report was developed as a result of a study that was conducted to identify and describe evaluation programs in vocational technical education at the national level, within the state of Wisconsin, and within selected local school districts in Wisconsin. The first of five chapters reviews the procedures used to synthesize evaluation programs. Chapter 2 discusses the legal mandates for evaluation in vocational education under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976. Specific topics discussed include (1) funding and framework of planning, accountability, and evaluation: regulations for the states; (2) federal evaluation requirements; and (3) evaluation under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976: a three-fold parallel system. The third chapter describes the national evaluation efforts of four major agencies: the National Advisory Council, the United States Office of Education, the National Institute of Education, and the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. The fourth chapter expounds upon vocational education evaluation efforts in Wisconsin. The final chapter briefly summarizes the procedures and method of analysis, gives a short description of the findings, and presents conclusions and recommendations for further research. (LRA)