Research report applying a generalized educational planning model to promotion of social participation in vocational education at local level in the USA - describes model elements focusing on integration of an information system, management functions and change processes into a network for planning, implementing, evaluation and reporting, and includes brief description of four planning programmes. Bibliography pp. 24 to 28.

Booklet on educational planning methodology for programmes of vocational training developed by local level educational administration in the USA - covers the use of systems analysis, network analysis, plan implementation, management information systems, etc. Bibliography pp. 22 to 27, flow chart and statistical tables.

Educational research papers contributing to a general study of vocational education and related educational planning issues in the USA - addresses various aspects of the interrelationships between educational policy objectives, state implementation and the Federal grant-in-aid process; discusses resource allocation, financing and state aid at national level and local level; includes vocational rehabilitation and special education needs, sex discrimination issues, information needs, data collecting and evaluation, etc. Bibliography.

Project report comprising educational policy suggestions on vocational education-related educational planning in the USA - discusses the use of data, evaluation techniques, planning processes and coordination among government agencys, educational institutions and educational administration at the local level, examines related issues and their implications, includes a list of related publications from two States and model forms, and outlines the research method. Bibliography pp. 53 to 55 and references.