This document is the 11th annual summary of research and development projects in agricultural education. Included in the collection of 170 abstracts are 90 abstracts of master's papers or theses, 42 abstracts of doctoral dissertations, and 38 abstracts of funded or nonfunded staff studies. Research and development projects conducted at 30 institutions from 25 States are described. Abstracts are alphabetized by State, with each abstract including the name(s) and affiliation of the project's author(s) and a project summary. Also provided are a list of research and development activities in progress, ERIC accession numbers for previous regional summaries (1968-1974) and national summaries (1974-1984), a list of previous national editors, and author and subject indexes. Included among those topics addressed in the individual research and development efforts are the following: advisory councils, agribusiness, agricultural mechanics, attitudes, communication, community colleges, competency-based education, computers, continuing educational needs, cooperative vocational education, curriculum, educational opportunities, employer views, employment, entry-year assistance programs, farm management, 4-H, Future Farmers of America, horticulture, inservice programs, international programs, maternal employment, occupational status, orientation, public relations, recordkeeping, recruitment, safety, special needs, student characteristics, student teaching, summer programs, supervision, teacher characteristics, teacher education, and technical studies. (MN)