THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TRAINING IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION.

Overview & Synopsis

THE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED ON JUNE 1, 1965, UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, PUBLIC LAW 88-210. TWO PROGRAMS WERE INITIATED DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD. THE FIRST INVOLVED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON PROBLEMS IN SIX AREAS--(1) OCCUPATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SOUTH, (2) SHAPING FLEXIBLE VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUTH, (3) POLICIES AND POLICYMAKING FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, (4) PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL, (5) THE EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION, AND (6) A TOTAL COMMUNITY APPROACH TO OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION FOR AREAS IN ECONOMIC TRANSITION. THE SECOND WAS A PROGRAM OF CONFERENCES AND SHORT COURSES FOR LAY LEADERS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PERSONNEL, AND RESEARCHERS. EIGHT SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES AND TWO TASK FORCE GROUPS TREATED OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY AND MANPOWER, AND TEACHER EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM PLANNING FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION. MANPOWER STRENGTH OF THE CENTER WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF 39.5 FULL-TIME PERSONNEL. EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL FUNDS OVER THE 20-MONTH PERIOD, ENDING JANUARY 31, 1967, TOTALED $487,922.83. INTERIM REPORTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN CENTER RESEARCH MONOGRAPH, CENTER SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE REPORTS, AND CENTER MONOGRAPH SERIES. (EM)