NATIONAL VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION SEMINAR ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION OF RESEARCH BY STATE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNITS / VIRGIL E. CHRISTENSEN.

THE PURPOSE OF THE 5-DAY SEMINAR WAS TO ASSIST RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT PERSONNEL AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL LEADERS PLAN AND CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE STATE PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ITS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE TO (1) DEVELOP A CONCEPT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE CONDITIONS ESSENTIAL FOR ITS SUCCESS, (2) DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING OF FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, (3) IDENTIFY KEY INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES, (4) DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS OF PLANNED CHANGE, (5) STIMULATE EMPATHY AND SUPPORT, (6) ESTABLISH LINES OF COMMUNICATION FOR COORDINATING STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND (7) PROVIDE A SETTING FOR SHARING IDEAS AND SEEKING SOLUTIONS. THE SEMINAR WAS ATTENDED BY 57 PARTICIPANTS FROM MANY OF THE STATES. AMONG THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SEMINAR WERE "THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT - WHAT IS THERE TO BE DONE AND WHO CAN DO IT BEST,""IMPROVING RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION,""STRUCTURING THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT,""ORGANIZING FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN EDUCATION, SOME IMPLICATIONS FROM AGRICULTURE AND DIFFUSION RESEARCH,""DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION,""APPLICATIONS OF PERT TO EDUCATION," AND "RESEARCH COORDINATION - WHAT LIES AHEAD." (JM)

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