This inventory lists appropriate behaviors or skills for industrial arts teachers at the middle and secondary school levels in the following seven areas: (1) program and course organization, (2) teaching methodology, (3) educational technology and media use, (4) laboratory management, (5) observation, (6) student performance evaluation, and (7)…

It is the responsibility of the schools to develop in their students an understanding of the impact of technology on their lives. (CK)

The author discusses the transition of industrial arts to technology education. He covers challenges, opportunities, and potential consequences. Management and assessment of the change process is discussed. (CH)

A new thrust for industrial arts would explore the application of technology to the solution of the major social, environmental, and operational problems that face mankind. (JK)

The nature and the needs of the individual in the late 20th and 21st centuries will be influenced by a number of interrelated factors. Four such factors are environmental change, a changing society, population growth, and the individual. Each of these factors will play a prominent role in shaping future educational directions for the industrial…

A major role awaits industrial arts in carrying out the aims of occupational education. There are three major contributions it can make: developing of technological and industrial awareness; encouraging exploration of individual aptitudes, capabilities, interests and characteristics; and development of skills and habits of hand and mind. (Editor)

Discuses (1) the nature and role of technology, (2) technology education and general education, (3) technological literacy and general education, and (4) technology and teacher education. Integrates these issues and supports technology as a necessary component of general education. (CH)

A new role for industrial arts considers the major technological problems facing man. (GR)

Describes "Research and Experimentation in Technology Education," a program for gifted and talented students based on the process of learning to learn, problem solving, inquiry, synthesis and analysis, coupled with involvement with verbal and written communication. It is based on theories regarding adapting teaching to the individual needs of the…

Examining the role of education in the future, the author discusses two ways industrial arts might enter into the picture: (1) be aware of the educational needs of the future and (2) shed itself of the trappings of the past and invent its own role. (LRA)

Occupational orientation, one of several titles used for a movement that is affecting all levels of public education, is an area where industrial arts can play a significant role. There is a strong relationship between the two, and the implications for occupational education are important and valid for industrial arts in an era so profoundly…

Contains text of a speech presented at one of eight 2-day regional forums which discusses the contribution industrial arts should make to a total program of education. (Editor/SB)

A four-phase process was used to develop the Maryland Plan: (1) goal-identification, (2) analysis of goal-related behavior and experiences, (3) integration of these experiences into a living-learning involvement with the industrial art curriculum content, and (4) evaluation. The plan made use of the behavioral analysis process as a technique to…