Developing the Leadership Potential of Urban Vocational Education Administrators. (Conference II). 1977 National Leadership Seminar for Administrators of Vocational Education in Large Cities (Arlington, Virginia, March 26-29, 1977). Leadership Training Series No. 50.

Center for Vocational Education, Ohio State University, 1960 Kenny Road, Columbus, Ohio

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Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education.

Administrator Education; Administrator Role; Administrators; Conference Reports; Educational Finance; Educational Philosophy; Handicapped Students; Inservice Education; Job Placement; Labor Needs; Leadership Qualities; Leadership Training; Metropolitan Areas; Organizations (Groups); Postsecondary Education; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; School Business Relationship; Staff Development; Urban Schools; Vocational Education

The six topics presented in this report which were addressed in seminars conducted at a conference, second in a series, focusing on developing the leadership potential of urban vocational education administrators. The six topics are (1) Educational Organizations in the Large Cities: The Challenge Ahead, (2) Achieving Urban Vocational Improvement by Involving National Organizations, (3) Strategies for Assuring that Funds Allotted to Cities for Vocational Programs Will Be Spent for the Intended Purposes, (4) Facilitating the Employability of Handicapped Persons Through Regular Vocational Programs, (5) Evaluating Vocational Education Programs on the Basis of Job Placement and Labor Market Supply and Demand, and (6) Strategies for Improving the Quality of Vocational Education Leadership in Large Cities. Also, papers presented under three topics (topics 2 through 4 above) were synthesized by a group task force and the resulting position papers (3), are included. Program participants' names and addresses and the agenda are appended. (BL)

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