THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONS WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. DATA ON VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS WERE COLLECTED FROM 384 INSTITUTIONS WHICH OFFERED VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE TIME OF THE SURVEY DURING 1976 AND 1977. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 75 INSTITUTIONS WHICH RETURNED SURVEY FORMS INDICATING THEY DID NOT HAVE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS BUT HAD EITHER SOME TYPE OF CAREER EDUCATION ACTIVITY OR NO VOCATIONAL-RELATED ACTIVITY OF ANY SORT. DATA WERE THUS RECEIVED FROM 459 OF THE 929 INSTITUTIONS SURVEYED. THE SURVEY ADDRESSED PROGRAM FEATURES SUCH AS TYPES AND LENGTHS OF VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED, INMATE PARTICIPATION, ENROLLMENT CRITERIA, FISCAL SUPPORT, EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL, THE STATUS OF THE PROGRAMS IN THE TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTERAGENCY COOPERATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY WERE STATE YOUTH AND ADULT FACILITIES, THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, CITY AND COUNTY JAILS, AND MILITARY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. DATA FROM THE SURVEY ARE REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: FACILITY AND INMATE CHARACTERISTICS; GOALS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; ENROLLMENT IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AGE AND RACE OF STUDENTS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; SHOPS, EQUIPMENT AND LESSON PLANS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS; ORGANIZATION, DELIVERY, AND ACCREDITATION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF CHARACTERISTICS; GUIDANCE COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES; STUDENT STATUS AFTER COMPLETION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND PROGRAM ADDITIONS, CHANGES, AND CURTAILMENTS. EACH SECTION INCLUDES A BRIEF NARRATIVE HIGHLIGHTING THE DATA PRESENTED. DATA ARE TABULATED SEPARATELY FOR YOUTH AND ADULT FACILITIES AND AS FREQUENCIES, PERCENTAGES, AND MEANS. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF SURVEY POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT OF SURVEY FORMS, DATA COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND DATA ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY. (RCB)