MINNESOTA COORDINATION UNIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION.

THE MINNESOTA COORDINATION UNIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN JUNE 1965 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR THE PURPOSES OF COORDINATING AND STIMULATING OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH, PROVIDING TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND RESEARCH TRAINING, AND CONDUCTING SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH. THE UNIT ENGAGED IN A MULTITUDE OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH ITS PURPOSES. SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES WERE (1) CONVENING AND UTILIZING AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, (2) ADMINISTERING TWO CONFERENCES OF OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCHERS FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST REGION, (3) CONDUCTING MEETINGS OF INTERESTED RESEARCHERS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, (4) DEVELOPING AND OPERATING A RESEARCH LIBRARY, (5) PUBLISHING 12 RESEARCH-RELATED DOCUMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE AND TO OTHER COORDINATION UNITS, (6) CONDUCTING A 7-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE, A SPECIAL 2-DAY STATISTICAL SEMINAR, AND A 3-YEAR PH.D. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO TRAIN RESEARCHERS, AND (7) CONDUCTING RESEARCH STUDIES AND PARTIALLY SUPPORTING THE STUDIES OF OTHER COMPETENT PERSONS. (TC)