The essays in this collection attempt to provide a conceptual framework for the process of occupational curriculum development. The collection includes: (1) "Federal Government Involvement in Technical Curriculum Development," by John G. Nealon; (2) "The Challenge of Curriculum Development: From Idea to Reality," by Judith F. Raulf and Marilyn C. Ayres; (3) "Needs Analysis: The Link to the Future," by Donald B. Smith; (4) "Accrediting Occupational Programs," by Roland V. Stoodley, Jr.; (5) "What Teachers and Administrators Need to Know about Licensing and Certification Tests," by Charles J. Teryek; (6) "Articulating Secondary and Postsecondary Occupational Programs," by Joseph P. Arnold; (7) "General Education in the Occupational Curriculum: Why? To What Extent? With What Results?" by Dale F. Campbell and Mary T. Wood; (8) "Occupational Program Evaluation," by Ted Martinez, Jr., and Barbara S. Echord; and (9) "Sources and Information: Occupational Program Development at the Postsecondary Level," by Charles R. Doty and Mary P. Hardy. (EJV)