Annual National Leadership Development Seminar for State Directors of Vocational Education (7th, Columbus, Ohio, September 24-26, 1974). Improving Vocational Curricula in Local Education Agencies. Leadership Training Series No. 42.

Overview & Synopsis

This conference report is a compilation of the presentations given at a national professional development seminar for State directors of vocational education and their key curriculum staff members to increase their knowledge regarding curriculum improvement in the following areas: Persons with special needs, dissemination and implementation processes, management information systems, and career education activities. The 17 conference papers are in seven sections and include the following: (1) Adapting Vocational Education Curricula to Meet the Needs of a Changing Society; Vocational Education Programs to Meet the Special Needs of Persons in Michigan; (2) Indiana Personnel Development for the Implementation of New Curriculum Ideas; Oregon's Personnel Development Approach; (3) Colorado's Management Information System Impacts upon Curriculum Decisions; Management Information Systems for Curriculum Improvement in Washington; Management Information Systems for Curriculum Improvement in Oklahoma; (4) Procedures for Implementing Curriculum Changes in Local Education Agencies; The Role of the State Vocational Agency in Curriculum Improvement for Local Education Agencies; (5) Goals and Mechanisms for Curriculum Development; An Industrial Approach to the Development of Instructional Systems; (6) Curriculum Status for Preparing State Personnel Development Supervisors; and (7) Leadership Responsibilities for Vocational Education in Career Education: A New Look; The Place of Vocational Education Preparation in Career Education; International Perspectives on Career Education. (EM)