Assessment and Evaluation of the Public's Perception of Vocational Education in Indiana. Technical Report.

Autor/in	Sawyers, Betty A.
Institution	Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN. Dept. of Education.
Titel	Assessment and Evaluation of the Public's Perception of Vocational Education in Indiana. Technical Report.
Quelle	(1976), (56 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attitudes; Elementary Secondary Education; Employer Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Research; School Personnel; State Surveys; Student Attitudes; Vocational Education; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Elternverhalten; Forschung; Schulpersonal; Schülerverhalten; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	The purposes of the study were to (1) determine the overall perception of vocational education in Indiana as held by the general public, (2) determine if there are differences in perceptions related to the various areas within vocational education, (3) identify perceptions of vocational education by junior and senior high school students, elementary secondary teachers and school personnel, parents and patrons of a school district, employers of vocational education graduates, and young adults not currently in school, and (4) identify the determinants of negative and positive perceptions of vocational education. Telephone interviews (by trained interviewers) were conducted with 399 respondents drawn from a stratified random sample based on these factors: Geographical location, population density, number of vocational education programs, junior and senior high school students, parents, school personnel, and employers. Students and school personnel were drawn from a sample of 12 schools selected from a total of 341 schools in Indiana. Results showed that (1) vocational education in Indiana is perceived more favorably than unfavorably, however, the discipline areas of vocational education are not viewed in the same manner by the general public, parents, students, school personnel, and employers, and (2) perceptions and opinions related to vocational education are influenced to a greater degree by personal and physical exposure to vocational education programs rather than through indirect more passive approaches. Recommendations are included in this report. (SH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC