An Evaluation of the V-TECS Curriculum in Mississippi. Final Report.

Institution	Mississippi Univ., University. Bureau of Educational Research.
Titel	An Evaluation of the V-TECS Curriculum in Mississippi. Final Report.
Quelle	(1977), (73 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrator Attitudes; Community Colleges; Competency Based Education; Consortia; Curriculum Evaluation; Educational Resources; Instructional Materials; Performance Criteria; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Teacher Attitudes; Technical Education; Technical Institutes; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Directors; Vocational Education; Vocational Education Teachers; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Vereinigung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Bildungsmittel; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Lehrerverhalten; Technikunterricht; Technische Fakultät; Berufsbetreuer; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Ausbilder
Abstract	To evaluate the utility and appropriateness of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) curriculum materials used by vocational and technical instructors in Mississippi, a series of personal interviews were conducted with 62 program directors and 215 faculty members (from both the junior college and secondary levels) who had received the V-TECS materials. After analyzing the data, it was found that only 35% of the directors noted the V-TECS program as appropriate for their overall program and only 44% of the instructors used the program after having received the catalogs. The varied uses of the program and the reasons why the majority of instructors chose not to use the V-TECS materials were summarized. Based upon these summary points, it was concluded that the V-TECS materials are a compendium of outstanding research and planning by professions in the field and should be utilized in vocational technical programs, but with the following considerations: The catalogs, as they are now organized, should not be used as a student textbook; the instructors should be given extensive inservice training; the appropriate catalog should be selected for inservice programs and individual programs; and more coordination between high school and postsecondary programs is needed. (The interview questionnaires and schedules are appended to this document.) (Author/BM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC