Warns of the potential mistakes and difficulties that may arise as more people become involved in the tech-prep process, focusing on distinctions between trade vocational programs, training for work, and diploma-oriented programs. Suggests the development of "Occup-Prep" programs to articulate programs on lower skill levels. (DMM)

In recent years, educational reform movements and reports have appeared often in Taiwan. As a main avenue running parallel to general education, technological and vocational education (TVE) has been affected by a variety of claims made in those movements or reports. Some of the movements call for less competition to enter senior high schools,…

Employment projections in the health occupations are explored along with reasons why there are shortages of experienced health personnel. Several training programs and recruitment plans are described. The concept of the multiskilled technician is also discussed. (CT)

This paper describes the ongoing process of a partnership project between the staff of an elementary school and senior education students enrolled in a language arts minor. The project detailed in the paper is measuring the effectiveness of a school-based language program and examining the impact of the program on the staff of the school in terms…

This tech prep competency profile covers these occupations: manufacturing technician, computer-assisted design and drafting (CADD) technician, quality technician, and mechanical technician. Section 1 provides occupation definitions. Section 2 lists development committee members. Section 3 provides the leveling codes---abbreviations for grade level…

Developmental education activities should attempt to provide experiences which do not hold the student back from the normal flow of learning and which utilize processes already in the student's repertoire. Virtually all areas of developmental instruction can be supplemented with games and simulations, that is, activities designed to show the…

The effectiveness of the first 5 years of tech prep in New York was examined through a three-component evaluation. Data were obtained from three sources. First, statewide surveys and interviews obtained input from 717 teachers, counselors, and administrators and 987 students currently involved in tech prep programs in New York's 30 tech prep…

Nashville State Technical Institute is currently involved in an Advanced Technology Articulation Demonstration Project, a collaborative effort with Tennessee State University (TSU), two local high schools, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD), and the State Department of Education. The…

Traces the early development of the National Council on Community Services and Continuing Education from the creation of the National Council on Community Services in 1968. Opposes the move toward a more stylized academic existence for community services designed to meet institutional rather than community needs. (DMM)

Recounts how staff members at Lakeshore Technical Institute have been encouraged to enroll in higher education programs and undertake applied institutional research projects to assist in solving institutional problems. Provides examples of research projects conducted by staff members, including the investigation of a quality-circles model for…

In September 1994, Vincennes University (VU), in Illinois, conducted a broad-based survey of student and community perceptions as a part of its self-study process in preparation for North Central Accreditation (NCA) in 1995. The survey instrument was distributed via a single mailing to all 15 trustees, all 972 full-time employees, all 353…

The North Carolina project reviewed here was conducted to develop procedures to enable an individual to transfer credit from an allied health education program in one setting to some program in higher education. Chapter 1 reviews barriers to educational mobility and presents an overview of the project, which identified specific problems that…

Focuses on two questions: Does the use of three-dimensional representation in audiovisual instructional materials increase learning of a psychomotor task in which depth perception is critical as compared with two-dimensional representations? Is there a relationship between the impact of three-dimensional representation and the level of complexity…

This paper describes a freshman composition course that is taught through the use of sports literature. The first part of the paper considers the merits of a literature-based composition course, the value of a topic-oriented approach to writing, and the benefits of reading and writing about sports. The second section discusses sequential course…

Debunks six myths about leadership, arguing that there are no "grand truths" nor "perfect solutions"; that efforts to combat personal prejudices must be ongoing; that purity of motives will not guarantee understanding; and that there is not enough time to do everything. Describes the stress involved in believing in myths. (DMM)