Resources discussed and listed in this paper are primarily print materials in two main categories: (1) special needs personnel preparation (teacher education) and (2) special needs vocational instructional programs. The author provides an overview of sources useful for planning and implementing teacher education programs. (MF)

After reviewing the practice of granting college credit in vocational teacher education programs for trade work experience, the authors discuss the growing trend toward allowing academic credit for nonacademic learning experience. It is noted that a nationally acceptable system of evaluating work experience for college credit will have to be…

Describes the development of the Maryland Work Value Inventory, designed to obtain research data and also to measure a range of attitudes held by high school students toward work, yielding useful data for subsequent studies. (MF)

The impact of four vocational education laws enacted in Michigan is discussed: the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Act, the Career Education Act, the Mandatory Special Education Act, and Michigan's "Added Cost" funding system. (Author/BP)

The author reports on progress being made in Tennessee as a result of recent legislative mandates. He discusses the Comprehensive Vocational Education Act, the Weldon Act, and the Post Secondary Education Authorization Act. (Author/BP)

An array of Florida laws which have affected the State's vocational programs are examined. Prevocational industrial arts programs, counselor education programs, and placement and followup services have been influenced in significant ways by the legislature's action. (Author/BP)