Challenges in Leadership in Vocational Education. National EPD Leadership Development Seminar Proceedings (Atlantic City, New Jersey, December 2, 1977). Final Report.

Overview & Synopsis

Current delivery systems for vocational education and their implications for the future is the topic of presentations included in this report of an EPDA (Educational Professions Development Act) leadership development seminar. Major contents are an evaluation summary, texts of the three major speeches, and outlines of afternoon interaction sessions designed for maximum involvement of EPDA awardees attending. Major speeches are "Present and Future Challenges in Leadership in Vocational Education," by Gene Bottoms; "Youth Employment Act," by Robert Taggart; and "What to Look for in a Good Graduate School," by Henry Brickell. Topics of the interactive sessions outlined include (1) eradication of sex bias and stereotyping in vocational education programs; (2) legislative impact on guidance and counseling; (3) sociological influences on vocational education; (4) emerging evaluation systems; (5) vocational education delivery systems of the future; (6) cooperative education: the emerging bridge between education and work; and (7) political influences on vocational education and the practitioner's response to them. (LRA)