An Assessment of Vocational Education in Wisconsin--1976.

Overview & Synopsis

This comparative study was conducted for the Wisconsin Advisory Council on Vocational Education in an effort to identify strengths and weaknesses of program delivery and accomplishments of several States--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio--with a view towards making recommendations that would improve Wisconsin's total program approach and delivery. Methodology involved gathering, compiling, and analyzing data from Federal report forms, and from interviews and information gathered from the appropriate State departments. Some of the major goals accomplished by the study were the identification of the clientele and the degree to which they are served by vocational education and placed on jobs in each State; the determination of expenditures for vocational education and the sources of these funds; the identification of State and local structures that accomplish the delivery of vocational education in each State; and the determination of programs and procedures for vocational education personnel development and ways in which vocational education is reaching those in need. Fourteen council recommendations precede the description and discussion of the study, which is presented in six chapters: (1) Background of the Study, (2) Vocational Education Student Enrollments and Placement--Follow-up Activities, (3) Funding For Vocational Education in the Midwest, (4) State and Local Structures Effecting Vocational Education Delivery, (5) Career Education, and (6) Teachers, Teacher Education, and Certification. The appendixes include 40 items about each State's organizational and administrative functions, educational delivery systems, and teacher certification requirements. (HD)