The purposes of the study were (1) to identify and validate criteria for describing a competency based vocational teacher education program in Florida, and (2) to determine if there were practically significant differences in perceptions of importance of competency based vocational teacher education criteria among vocational teacher educators in different vocational program areas and with varied professional training and experience. Subjects for the study were the 74 vocational teacher educators in vocational programs in Florida's nine public universities. / Data were collected through use of a mailed questionnaire containing 92 criteria statements. The statements, which were classified into five categories: (a) competency specifications, (b) instruction, (c) assessment, (d) governance and management, and (e) total program, were adapted for use with vocational teacher education programs from an instrument developed under the sponsorship of the National Consortium of Competency Based Education (CBE) Centers. A Likert-type scale was used to rate the items. Educational and background information were also collected from respondents. / Sixty-two (84%) of the 74 instruments distributed were returned. Usable data were provided by 61. Analyses of these data indicated that, of the 92 criteria statements submitted to the subjects, 82 received a mean rating of 3.0 or above, the level of acceptance as valid criteria for describing a competency based vocational teacher education program. / Differences of practical significance were found among respondents in different vocational program areas and among those with educational degrees of varying levels regarding importance of criteria. No differences of practical significance were found in perceptions of importance by respondents who had participated in CBTE professional development and those who had not; nor were differences found between perceptions of those with little experience (0-3 years) and those with 4 or more years experience in conducting CBTE programs. / Additional research is recommended for: (1) determining specific program indicators for each of the 82 validated criteria. (2) using the validated criteria to develop and field test an instrument to assess the extent to which Florida's vocational teacher education programs are competency based, and (3) validation of CBVTE criteria, used in this study, in other states. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-11, Section: A, page: 4798. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74688 |
| Contributors | LIPSCOMB, HELEN BULAND., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 150 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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