Projects in Progress--FY1980. A Report for the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This third annual compilation presents resources of 183 ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work, that are administered by such agencies as the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Education, National Institute of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Also included in the report are projects administered by the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, National Center for Educational Statistics, and U.S. Department of Labor. The report is organized in three sections. Section 1 includes descriptions of the federal agencies and a list of key personnel; section 2 contains the project resumes; and section 3 is comprised of six indexes (subject, project director, organization, sponsoring agency, geographic location, and contract or grant number). Projects administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education are subdivided as follows: programs of national significance, programs for Indian tribes and Indian organizations, and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs. Included in each resume are bibliographic information, subject terms describing the project, and an abstract focusing on project objectives and procedures. (MN)