Developed as a guide for improving current procedures or initiating procedures to evaluate vocational education programs in correctional institutions, this handbook provides an introduction to and understanding of the evaluation process through the use of a case study, flowcharts, check lists, descriptions of helpful resources, and examples of evaluation instruments. It consists of three sections. Covered first are the tasks of defining evaluation and identifying vocational education. Next, various steps in the evaluation process are described, including determining purposes, identifying outcomes, determining functions, selecting methods, identifying staff, collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting results. Provided in the final section are listings of resources and references as well as the following sample materials: a check list for accreditation standards, a former student questionnaire, an employer survey, a cover letter to program review team members, instructions for program review teams, a program review team evaluation report, an evaluation form, and criteria for evaluating a vocational education program. (MN)