Twelve major papers delivered during this conference on agricultural education in the Northeastern states are included in this volume: (1) "Status of Pennsylvania Special Needs Students in Vocational Agriculture: Phase IV--Job Performance Follow-Up," by Dennis C. Scanlon and Connie D. Baggett; (2) "Education, Age and Experience: Their Correlation with Educational Effectiveness and Teacher Beliefs," by Michael G. Rush; (3) "Perceived Competencies of Newly Employed County Extension Agents," by Daniel Z. Sendeu and Stacy A. Gartin; (4) "The Development of a Teaching Clarity Scale for Beginning Teachers of Vocational Agriculture," by Randol G. Waters, James H. Mortensen, and Edgar P. Yoder; (5) "A Comparison of Agricultural Mechanics Competencies Needed and Competencies Possessed by Vocational Agriculture Teachers in Nebraska," by William L. Umbaugh and Roy D. Dillon; (6) "Vocational Agricultural/Agribusiness Employment Needs Assessment in St. Mary's, Charles, Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties, Maryland," by Elmer L. Cooper and Hilton L. Harrod; (7) "Development and Experimental Evaluation of a Microcomputer Based Software Package for Recordkeeping in SOE," by Jeffrey A. Wood; (8) "Comparison of the Perceptions of Agricultural Personnel Regarding Professional Competencies Needed by Intermediate Agricultural Extension agents in Kenya," by Wycliffe N. Ongondo and James H. Mortensen; (9) "Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction: Cornell Graduates (1974-1982) in Agricultural Education," by Richard W. Tenney; (10) "Knowledge, Attitudes, and Teaching Practices of Vocational Agriculture Teachers Concerning the Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act," by Calvin F. Dill and Susan Browne; (11) "Computer Practices Used, and Software Needs by Use Category and Program, among Agriculture Teachers, Postsecondary Teachers, and Extension Agents," by Arthur L. Berkey and H. Dean Sutphin; and (12) "Vocational Agriculture Teachers' and Their Administrators' Perceptions Concerning Selected Activities/Tasks Performed by Vocational Agriculture Teachers," by Jethro Similane and Layle D. Lawrence. (KC)