The Council on Technology Teacher Education (CTTE)'s 2011 yearbook is its sixtieth, making the series one of the longest-lived of its kind in the US. The yearbook series was founded in part to demonstrate the intellectual maturity of the field; today professionals in the field affirm its "uninterrupted tradition of scholarly excellence and…

This is a story about industrial art. It is certainly not a story about smart studios and fashionable galleries, subtle techniques and aesthetic beauty. This is a story of sheet rock, nails, and low-grade lumber in the hands of unskilled teenage laborers. While this story boasts of no future museum pieces, it tells a heartwarming story of rare…

Presents the methodology and findings of a survey to determine the extent to which industrial arts teachers in Alberta, Canada, feel they are adequately prepared to teach in various technical areas at the junior and senior high levels. (Editor)

This essay explores a series of discourses surrounding the images of the early twentieth-century stereoscope, focusing on Underwood & Underwood of Ottawa, Kansas, and the Keystone View Company, of Meadville, Pennsylvania. By publishing images of particular geographic areas and historical events, as well as compendium volumes that included…

Focusing on changes that have occurred in the education of the handicapped, this article (1) reviews recent federal legislation mandating mainstreaming, (2) discusses major concerns for industrial arts teachers who work with handicapped learners, and (3) summarizes Bloom's learning theory. (LRA)

The author has presented a historical review of societal/industrial conditions affecting the development of manual education to determine if a need for change in industrial arts exists at the present time. Societal conditions, industrial conditions, and the resulting educational response are examined in: Russia (mid-19th century), Sweden (19th…

Following an introduction, Volume 1 of this year's annual report from the Commissioner of Education contains the first of three parts. Part I includes chapters on: statistics of state common school systems; secondary education in New Zealand; education in France; educational systems of England and Scotland, and operations for 1890-'91; provision…

This article describes the historical development and philosophy of the social settlement movement, and its subsequent influence on the industrial arts/technology education movement. Examines the English origins of the movement, its development in the United States, the Speyer School, Teachers College at Columbia University, and the movement's…

Between 1881 and 1889, a series of seven volumes was published by the French Government as a result of an investigation made by Marius Vachon. He visited the principal schools, museums, societies, and factories of the artistic industries throughout Europe, and his reports contain much basic information. It was felt that the translation of this…

The rich heritage that is industrial arts' cannot be the mainstay of contemporary educational concerns. Industrial technology content, well considered, organized, and taught will enable industrial arts to continue to enrich the life of our society. (Editor)

To identify trends in the changing pattern in course offerings and enrollments in industrial-arts education, data from "Summary of Offerings and Enrollments in Public Secondary Schools, 1972-73" are compared with data from "Industrial Arts Education, A Survey of Programs, Teachers, Students, and Curriculum, 1962-63." (HD)

Designed to assist the instructor in presenting curriculum content based upon industry and technology, this manual presents a program description and the instructional objectives for the industrial arts program in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). Six sections are included in the manual: Industrial Arts Program Objectives,…

The topic of excellence in industrial arts provokes the question: "Excellence in relation to what?" What is the central mission around which one might attempt to describe or even achieve the position of "excellence"? The importance of establishing a clear understanding of excellence in education is dependent upon the definition…

Volume II of the Commissioner of Education's report presents discussion and statistics on state common-school systems; city school systems; universities, colleges, and technological schools; agricultural and mechanical colleges; professional schools; normal schools; secondary schools; manual and industrial training; commercial and business…