Update & Career Technical Education, 2000

Departmental report produced by the Department of Education.

Occupational research : selected bibliography of Iowa research in vocational-technical education and related areas -- 1960-1967

The Iowa RCU has developed this selected bibliography of Iowa research in Vocational-Technical Education and related areas. Contract research as well as abstracts of masters theses and doctoral dissertations are included. For the most part, these abstracts have been gleaned from research at the three state universities and Drake University.

Occupational research supplement no. 1 : selected bibliography of Iowa research in vocational-technical education and related areas -- 1963-1968

This is a supplement to the selected bibliography of Iowa research in Vocational-Technical Education and related areas that the Iowa RCU developed. Contract research as well as abstracts of masters theses and doctoral dissertations are included.

Occupational research supplement no. 2 : selected bibliography of Iowa research in vocational-technical education and related areas -- 1966-1968

This is supplement no. 2 to the selected bibliography of Iowa research in Vocational-Technical Education and related areas that the Iowa RCU developed. Contract research as well as abstracts of masters theses and doctoral dissertations are included.

Re-Engineering CTE in Iowa: Aligning Career and Technical Education Reform, Workforce Development and Economic Development, August 2007

Iowa is a relatively small state and is on the rebound economically. It has an overall population that is stable, but which is shifting within the state from more rural areas to suburban and urban centers. There is a very tight labor market with high levels of employment. Iowa now has a time-sensitive opportunity to exert global leadership in renewable energy, while maintaining its leadership in other key industries like finance and agriculture.