Describes how the objective "understanding of industry is perceived by selected high school industrial arts teachers and college department chairmen. Contains the results of a survey conducted along with a discussion of the findings. (GR)

Discusses the shortage of industrial arts teachers, a survey of the literature in teacher recruitment, and techniques for recruiting teachers. Includes results of the survey regarding recruitment methods. (JOW)

Presents results of a survey conducted to establish an empirical base for planning research activities and identifying the research needs of National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators (NAITTE) members. The survey instrument is included. (TA)

Responses of Industrial Arts teachers are summariazed concerning the future of the project method of teaching Industrial Arts in light of the laboratories and innovative equipment of the future. (GR)

Teacher trainers may react to metrication in one of three ways: ignore it; mistakenly believe it is being taught in science courses; or investigate the Systeme Internationale (SI) metric, learn it, and teach it. Specific reading materials are recommended, and ten actions for industrial teacher educators are suggested. (AG)

Presents practical ideas and suggestions for teacher educators, supervisors, and classroom teachers that can assist industrial arts in realizing its potential as an integral part of the public school curriculum. (CT)

There is a serious shortage of industrial arts teachers. An intense recruitment effort must be initiated by all industrial arts professionals. Suggestions are offered as to how the following groups can aid recruiting efforts: industrial arts teachers in grades 7-12, industrial arts teacher educators, and industrial arts professional groups. (CT)

Presents the results of a survey of Mississippi Valley Industrial Teacher Education Conference members to determine their use of clusters as the organizer for their industrial arts teacher education curricula. Appendixes contain the survey instrument and titles of clusters and bases reported by schools. (Editor/TA)

The author states that industrial teacher educators have a unique opportunity and a responsibility to train teachers to understand development issues. These issues include the transfer of technological ideas, tools, and techniques and the characteristics of western technology and the readiness of the Third World to implement that technology. (CT)

A naturalistic study of curriculum revision was conducted by industrial arts teachers in a single school district with the help of teacher educators. Interpretations of the ideas and concepts discussed by teachers, the stages of discussion, and the influence of teacher educators as consultants are presented. Recommendations are made for conducting…

Since industrial arts classes frequently include many students with special needs, teacher educators must prepare future industrial arts teachers for working with these students. (BP)

Industrial arts teachers have a responsibility to teach students how the areas of production, communication, and energy/power influence their lives, and to generate a philosophy of technology with human survival, according to the author. He states that education for teachers and teacher educators have slighted or neglected both themes. (MF)

Secondary school industrial arts teachers, industrial arts teacher educators, superintendents, and architects were surveyed to determine what role the secondary school industrial arts teacher should have in the planning of industrial arts facilities. The findings indicated that teacher educators considered it more important for industrial arts…

Ten teacher educators took part in the 1-year fellowship program which focused on leadership and program development for teacher education in the technologies. The implications of the content and knowledge structures of current technology for teacher preparation, and the establishment of learner-oriented programs for a technological society were…

To determine the attitudes of industrial arts educators throughout the nation toward a more uniform nationwide curriculum for industrial arts, an opinionnaire was completed by 130 of 150 selected industrial arts department chairmen of colleges and universities, by 36 of the 50 state industrial arts supervisors or consultants, and by 194 (88…