State industrial-arts and trade and industrial education associations can be more effective if they merge. Attitudes exist in the majority of the fifty states favorable to the merger. (DS)

Listed are books on industrial-technical education which have been reviewed by School Shop since April 1975. The publisher, price, and type of binding are indicated for each. (EC)

The most recent book releases in the field of industrial-technical education are listed alphabetically under: automotive/power mechanics; building trades; drafting; electricity/electronics; graphic arts, industrial arts, vocational, technical and career education; industrial mathematics; machine shop/metalworking; metrics; radio/television;…

Video taping during class demonstrations was the first step in developing a course on engine-lathe and turret-lathe operations using a coordinated series of videotapes and workbooks. (Author/SA)

Audiovisual aids for teaching shop subjects which were reviewed by School Shop since April 1975 are listed with brief descriptions of content. Completeness of bibliographic data varies. (EC)

A programed method of step-by-step instruction in check values and flow control valves is presented in 33 boxes. (MF)

To keep up with the rapid pace of change in industry and technology, teachers should teach with tools used in industry. (GB)

Describes and illustrates set-up procedure for a two-point perspective and two methods for finding vanishing points of inclined lines. Angular or two-point perspective is the type of perspective drawing most often used by architects, draftsmen, and illustrators and therefore important for students to know. (MF)

As producers of lumber are preparing to convert their output to the metric system, wood shop and building construction teachers must become familiar with the metric measurement language and methods. Manufacturers prefer the "soft conversion" process of changing English to metric units rather than hard conversion, or redimensioning of lumber. Some…

The unique position of industrial education shops provides an ideal place to launch an awareness of the metric system in secondary education. (MU)

The extensive and up-to-date cross-referenced directory to sources of equipment and supplies needed in shop work is categorized by 21 alphabetized subject areas taught in industrial, vocational, and technical education. A yearly special feature of "School Shop", the directory provides addresses for catalogs and information. (Author/EA)

Guidelines for equipment planning in industrial education programs are presented. (EC)

The article discusses an aspect of conductivity, one of the electrical properties subdivisions, and describes a tester that can be shop-built. Breakdown voltage of an insulation material is specifically examined. Test procedures, parts lists, diagrams, and test data form are included. (MF)

Self-study, programmed learning techniques for control valves and fluid power are presented in a series of boxes totalling thirty-two, only eleven of which will be read if all the answers are correct. (MF)