This descriptive research study reported on Georgia's secondary level (grades 6-12) technology education programs capability to incorporate engineering concepts and/or engineering design into their curriculum. Participants were middle school and high school teachers in the state of Georgia who currently teach technology education. Participants…

This article presents a descriptive study designed to determine the national status of secondary technology education curriculum content and assessment practices as they relate to engineering design. The results of this study were divided into a three-part article series. Although this study focused on the larger construct of the national status…

Based on the efforts to infuse engineering practices within the technology education curriculum it is appropriate to now investigate how technology education teachers are assessing engineering design activities within their classrooms. This descriptive study drew a full sample of high school technology teachers from the current International…

In order for industrial arts educators to determine the components required to enhance leadership, two major factors were studied: (1) the essential elements of creative leadership that are uniquely important to industrial arts educators; and (2) how these essential elements of creative leadership can be promoted and achieved by the profession.…

Working on the assumption that paid outside consulting is a relatively common, respectable, rewarding, and desirable activity in which college and university faculty members engage, this study was designed to determine the frequency with which industrial educators of various academic ranks serve as outside paid consultants and assess industrial…

Describes a profile of professional development needs that was developed through a survey of 150 industrial arts/technology teachers in Minnesota. The greatest need was in the area of job environment: salary, job security, facilities and equipment, and discipline. (SK)

A study of the efficiency of methods used to recruit industrial arts students concluded that (1) more effort should be made to increase underrepresented populations; (2) industrial arts teachers should be cultivated as recruiters; and (3) personal interests, hobbies, and exposure to secondary school industrial arts strongly influence career…

The national study sampled 227 public and private colleges and universities which have programs of industrial teacher education. Usable returns were received from 176. Four-fifths of the document consists of a tabulated display of questionnaire responses. The opening section of the document briefly outlines the need for information, sources of…

A brief survey of 277 Minnesota secondary technology education teachers elicited their perceptions of teacher effectiveness characteristics. Results showed that teacher effectiveness varies little across subject areas. Commonly cited characteristics are clarity, variability, enthusiasm, task orientation, patience, organization, and preparation.…

Describes a study conducted in an attempt to accumulate and analyze data on the professional activities within the field of industrial/technology education. Information on the percentage of time spent on certain tasks; the years and types of work experiences; the number of grants, publications, and presentations; and the percentage of respondents…

A survey of secondary industrial arts teachers showed little knowledge of hearing conservation methods. Although 47 percent of the teachers believed that they had acquired an occupational hearing loss, they did not use personal hearing protection. (Author)

Industrial teacher education students and faculty were surveyed to determine the extent to which professionalism was being taught. The 111 student and 119 faculty respondents indicated that, despite considerable faculty involvement in professional activities, topics of writing skills, program evaluation, research, and institutional involvement…

Interviews were conducted to gather responses to the question "What are the real problems of industrial arts?" Those interviewed (junior and senior high school teachers, city program supervisors, state supervisors, teacher educators, and teacher education administrators) identified the problem areas as public perceptions, content and its…

The purpose of this research was to identify factors that contribute to the decision to enroll in an industrial arts teacher education program. (Author)

A study of 229 first-semester college freshmen was conducted to determine what significant differences exist between the way in which industrial arts participants and nonparticipants view industrial arts teachers, courses, and facilities. In each of the four general categories studied, significant differences in attitudes were found to exist…