American Vocational Education Research Association Proceedings (Cincinnati, Ohio, December 5-8, 1996).

Overview & Synopsis

The following papers are included: "Research and Teaching from the Web/Multimedia" (Swan); "Vocational Teachers' Attitude toward, Knowledge of, and Use of National Skill Standards" (Belcher, McCaslin); "Predicting the Leadership Effectiveness of Vocational Education Administrators" (Daughtry, Finch); "Coping Behaviors and Transitions of Managerial Males Who Experience Mid-Life Job Loss" (Doster, Kirby); "Assessment of Junior High/Middle School Agricultural Education Programs in Nebraska" (Fritz, Moody); "Vocational Teacher Preparation in North Carolina for Integration of Academic and Vocational Education" (Hartzell, Flowers, Jewell); "Developing Career and Academic Aspirations in School-to-Work Programs" (Hernandez-Gantes, Nieri) "Producing Knowledge in Career-Oriented Programs" (Hernandez-Gantes, Sanchez); "Turnover of Baccalaureate Nurse Educators in Louisiana" (Holland, Burnett); "Comparison of the Perceptions of Secondary Business and Office Education Instructors and Agricultural Education Instructors of the North Carolina Vocational Competency Achievement Tracking System (VoCATS)" (Jewell, Jewell); "Relationship between NOCTI (National Occupational Competency Testing Institute) Written and Performance Exams" (Kapes, Martinez); "Impact of Block Scheduling on Instruction, FFA (Future Farmers of American and SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience) in Agricultural Education" (Moore, Becton, Kirby); "Employer Involvement in Georgia Youth Apprenticeship Programs" (Smith); "Benchmarking Youth Apprenticeship Programs in Georgia" (Smith); "Student Perceptions toward Effectiveness of Distance Education" (Swan, Jackman); "Using an Agricultural Model to Establish Core Occupational Competencies for Secondary Vocational Programs" (Waidelich, Hillison); "Analysis of Student Programmatic Delays in Postsecondary Flight Training Programs: A National Study" (Bryan, Thuemmel); "Impact of Skill Standards on Vocational Education: Perceptions of Technical Committees" (Bunn, Steward); "Grounded Theory Approach to Identifying the Essential Attributes of Quality Education-to-Work Curriculum" (Ellibee); "Perceived Educational Needs of Women Entrepreneurs in a Business Incubator Setting" (Heath, Schmidt); "Influence of Expert Status and Learning Style Preference on Critical Thinking Abilities of Professional Nurses" (Prestholdt, Burnett); "Academic Success of GED (General Educational Development) and High School Graduates in the Secretarial Diploma Programs at Augusta Technical Institute" (Willis, Stitt-Gohdes); and "New American High School" (Stern, Hallinan and Faulkner). (MN)