RESEARCH VISIBILITY. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IS SERVICE--CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.

SIXTEEN RESEARCH REVIEWS IN THIS ISSUE PERTAIN TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, ONE OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY THE PANEL OF CONSULTANTS ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THEY ARE ORGANIZED UNDER THE TOPICS--(1) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES AND LABORATORIES WHICH INCLUDES SUMMER INSTITUTES ON FLUID POWER, CONFERENCES ON OCCUPATIONAL DATA FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND RESEARCH FOR THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM, (2) NEW VOCATIONAL CURRICULUM PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDES VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM CHANGE, INDUSTRIAL ARTS CURRICULUM PROJECT TELEVISION INSTRUCTION, SALES SKILLS, GROUNDSMAN-GARDENER TRAINING, THE CLUSTER CONCEPT, CHANGES IN SHORTHAND, STENOGRAPHY COURSE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUMS, AND BUILDING DESIGN SEMINAR, (3) NEW FORMS OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA WHICH INCLUDES THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF BLOCKED VERSUS SPACED REVIEW WITH PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, AND (4) EMERGING PROGRAMS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL WHICH INCLUDES ELECTRONICS CONTENT ANALYSIS AND A DESCRIPTION OF A REMEDIAL INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. "PLAIN TALK," A CONTINUING COLUMN BY THE AUTHOR, REITERATES HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REVIEWS AND ASKS QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO SHORTCOMINGS AND DIRECTIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS 22 RELATED STUDIES WHICH ARE IN PROGRESS. THIS ARTICLE IS PUBLISHED IN THE "AMERICAN VOCATIONAL JOURNAL," VOLUME 43, NUMBER 2, FEBRUARY 1968. (EM)