Identifies six obstacles to change, discusses innovative curricula and their impact on the changing role of the teacher, and lists teacher education and professionalism as two plausible solutions to help bring about educational change. (GR)

Using the results of the Standards for Industrial Arts Programs Project, the authors reflect on the lack of impetus for change in industrial arts, the disparity between the definition of industrial arts and its practice, the lack of consensus about content, and the relative freedom of teachers to structure industrial arts curricula. (SK)

Discusses the educational needs of urban youth and the role industrial arts teachers can play in improving these youths' lives. Lists agencies and groups of people that should be involved, and public relations programs that industrial arts educators should become involved in. (CT)

A profile of a female industrial arts teacher at the elementary school level. (SJL)

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)

The presentation outlines a cooperative doctoral dissertation project which attempted to uncover some information about the attitudes toward career education of California high school and junior high school teachers. There is a brief description of the opinionnaire which was mailed to 900 high school and 900 junior high school teachers selected by…

The major purpose of the institute was to provide industrial arts teachers with the necessary expertise to effectively interpret modern industry to their students. The program was comprised of three interrelated phases--technical information, practical application, and teaching methods and techniques. To foster an understanding of the technical…

There is a need for the spirit of freedom in the teaching profession since in some respects the teacher's fulfillment is dependent upon the freedom that the teacher is willing and able to exercise in his/her profession. Teaching freedom means the opportunity to develop the potential for teaching excellence according to the teacher's individuality…

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)

To help industrial arts teachers make decisions about the use of computer programs in classes containing disabled students, critical elements of appropriate computer software are discussed, includingpurpose and objectives, principles of learning, and major software problems. Recommendations are also presented for developing software and joining a…

Describes a project conducted by the Texas Education Agency to (1) develop a catalog of industrial arts and technical competencies needed by a teacher to teach all areas of industrial arts given in the approved curriculum and to (2) define and recommend guidelines for the implementation of competency testing for industrial arts. (JOW)