Increasing rates of childhood obesity has prompted calls for comprehensive approaches to school-based physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) development and related contextual issues within a rural Appalachian county using a Systems Approach. A…

CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING HOME AND FAMILY LIVING REQUIRE CHANGES IN THE CURRICULUM AND, CONSEQUENTLY, IN FACILITIES. AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF HOMEMAKING TEACHERS HELPED TO DEVELOP THIS INFORMATION DESIGNED TO ASSIST ARCHITECTS, LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, HOMEMAKING TEACHERS, AND OTHERS IN PLANNING SPACE AND FACILITIES. CONSIDERATION IS…

Exemplifying vocational education expansion in Pennsylvania is the Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical school. Advisory committees made up of individuals in occupational areas help in the planning of realistic educational programs, facilities, and equipment needs. Committee organization (general advisory and occupation advisory) and…

The introductory volume to the Home-Oriented Preschool Education (HOPE) Program describes all elements of the program and the requirements for implementation. HOPE is an approach to education for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children that utilizes televised instruction, mobile classroom instruction, and parent instruction. This booklet is one of 7…

The guide was developed as a facility planning tool for use by business education instructors, state supervisors, university school planners, and local school officials. It lists a series of questions about the educational program to be offered, the answers to which bear directly on the numbers and kind of instructional areas needed in the…

Developed by educators, professional foresters, employers, and U.S. Office of Education personnel, this curriculum guides was designed to assist school administrators, advisory committees, supervisors, and teachers in planning and developing new programs or evaluating existing programs in forest technology. The content includes sections on: (1)…

This guide is the result of a consolidation of three separate, closely related dissertation studies designed to provide information for preparing a planning guide for drafting and design technology programs. One of the studies was of the Texas Junior College drafting and design curricula, another was of the buildings and equipment, and the third…

TO PERMIT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AT SAN MATEO, FIVE INSTITUTIONS WITH SYSTEMS PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF TRIP NOTES. OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ORGANIZED AROUND THE VOLUNTARY WORK-STUDY LABORATORY APPROACH TO LEARNING. ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY, OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, HENRY FORD…

This publication reports the results of a doctoral dissertation which sought to develop guidelines for organizing, operating, and administering prevocational education programs. The guidelines were developed from questionnaires returned by 70 directors of local occupational orientation and exploration programs, a review of related literature, and…

Prepared by local vocational administrators and teachers, this is one of five manuals resulting from the Illinois Occupational Curriculum Project. Designed to assist teachers and administrators plan and evaluate occupational, technical, and career education courses and programs, this manual contains activities for accomplishing program…

This curriculum guide with accompanying course outlines was developed by technical education specialists for teacher use in conducting courses of instruction for the preparation of water and wastewater technicians. The content objectives are to provide students with a background of knowledge in the diverse areas of applied sanitation which relate…

Knowing that many vocational facilities differing in outward appearance have equally successful results, the Indiana State Advisory Council on Vocational Education conducted a study to assess the essential elements of a vocational facility and to determine if a cost formula could be developed that would be useful for vocational administrators and…

This document, the second of three related reports, constitutes the data collection and analysis section of the study designed to provide information for preparing a planning guide for drafting and design technology programs. The curriculum survey instrument mailed to 26 schools, contained questions regarding: (1) length of semesters, (2)…

Approved in 1979, the robotics technician training program at Macomb County Community College (MCC) in Warren (Michigan) provides students with training in hydraulics and electronics as well as with hands-on training in the area of robotics. Furthermore, the program faculty includes individuals with work experience in electronics, fluid power, and…