ERIC Number: ED146442
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976
Pages: 92
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Post-Secondary Vocational-Technical Teacher Training, 1975-1976. Final Report.
EPD Consortium C, Houston, TX.
Objectives of a training project for a consortium of colleges were to provide on-site assistance to new vocational technical teachers, conduct approved teacher education courses for eligible personnel, assist the state in conducting workshops for vocational technical personnel, develop needs assessment and delivery system with community colleges, assist in field testing national occupational competency testing, and provide other services throughout the year for professional improvement of postsecondary vocation technical personnel. A comprehensive needs assessment was conducted and a delivery system consisting of workshops, formal courses, and student self-instructional modules was developed. Four graduate-level classes were taught at consortium colleges and seven workshops with 166 participants were conducted. The four classes were widely accepted by the teachers, and although the workshops were limited in content and numbers, they seemed to benefit the teachers in attendance. Sets of self-instructional modules made available to the participating community colleges were not widely used. Nothing was done with occupational testing and that part of the project was dropped. Conclusions were that although the expertise of the teacher educators was not fully utilized, the project was a beginning in providing a needed service, and it was recommended that it be continued and intensified. (The major portion of this report--sixty-three pages--is comprised of appendixes presenting the project budget, needs assessment instruments and data, teacher and administrator reactions and evaluations, course outlines, and participant data.) (BL)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Credit Courses, Delivery Systems, Education Courses, Educational Needs, Inservice Teacher Education, Needs Assessment, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Teacher Education, Technical Education, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education, Vocational Education Teachers
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology.; Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: EPD Consortium C, Houston, TX.
Identifiers - Location: Texas
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