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The primary purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the attitudes held by administrators and counselors toward vocational education (as measured by the ATVE Scale) and the attitudes and abilities of students from their schools attending the area vocational-technical school. Data were analyzed from 10 administrators and 10 counselors from schools participating in an area vocational-technical school as well as from students enrolled in the school for the first time. Student attitudes and characteristics at schools where the administrator or counselor scored above the mean on the ATVE scale were compared to the same criteria of the students from schools where the administrator or counselor scored below the mean on the ATVE Scale. An analysis of the data revealed: (1) There is a correlation between administrator and counselor attitudes toward vocational education (as measured by the ATVE Scale) and student variables, as shown by General Learning Ability scores and occupational pattern test scores, and (2) The more positive counselor and administrator attitudes were related directly to better student scores on these tests. (Author/AG)

To determine the relationship between the attitudes held by administrators and counselors toward vocational education to the attitudes and abilities of students from their schools attending an area vocational-technical school, data were gathered from 10 administrators, 10 counselors, and 209 students enrolled in an area vocational school for the first time. The attitudes toward vocational education held by the students, the General Learning Ability scores, and the occupational pattern scores of students from schools where the administrator and/or counselor scored above the mean on the Attitude Toward Vocational Education (ATVE) Scale were compared to the same criteria of the students from schools where the administrator and/or counselor scored below the mean on the ATVE scale. Data analysis revealed that students from schools where the administrator and/or counselor scored above the mean on the ATVE Scale also scored higher on the AVTE Scale, had generally higher General Learning Ability scores, and a higher percentage passed the occupational pattern for the vocational program in which they were enrolled than did students from schools where the administrator and/or counselor scored below the mean on the ATVE Scale. (Author/SB)