The purpose of this study was to examine the process of implementing individualized instruction in vocational education, as exemplified by Audio-Visual-Tutorial (AVT) typing materials. / Eight community colleges in Florida had adopted and were currently utilizing AVT typing in their secretarial/business degree program. / Four instruments were developed to obtain data about the process and status of implementation. On-site visitations were conducted, and data were obtained through interviews, from observation of the learning center, and from student response forms. / The findings indicate that six general problem areas were encountered by implementers of the individualized instructional programs. Four problem areas were management related: insufficient time and inadequate planning; incompatible organizational structure; authoritarian and/or individual decision making; and noninvolvement or inadequate staffing. Two problem areas were related to instruction: assessment of prior learning; and pacing/procrastination. / The study makes recommendations to current users of AVT instructional programs, to staff of the Division of Community Colleges and Division of Vocational Education, and to potential implementers of individualized programs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-03, Section: A, page: 1120. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74423 |
| Contributors | ROSECRANS, YVONNE CECILE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 310 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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