ResearchPosted on rand.org 1992Published in: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Report no. MDS-030 (Berkeley, CA : National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California at Berkeley, Mar. 1992), 42 p
This document presents the 1992 research and service agendas for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE). It begins with NCRVE's mission statement. Part 1 contains research project descriptions. It sets forth the six issue areas into which NCRVE's research agenda is divided and then groups the descriptions into these areas. The issue areas are as follows: context, goals, planning, and evaluation; curriculum and instructional methods; vocational education for special populations; development of personnel in vocational education; delivery system of vocational education and training; and governance and policy. Part 2 discusses NCRVE's service functions. Descriptions are provided of these service activities: Advanced Study Center for Leadership Development: Facilitating and Evaluating Leadership Development Activities; Inservice Education; Technical Assistance for Special Populations Programs; Dissemination; Technical Assistance for Planning and Evaluation; and An Information Exchange on Tech Prep Programs. Each entry includes project title, project director, keywords, and description. An index of key words is appended.
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