The development of entrepreneurial skills and knowledge is a priority for governments that want to encourage an innovative and enterprising society. Furthermore, education institutions are becoming increasingly required by employers to produce graduates that have practical, real-world skills. Business plan competitions, although primarily aimed at…

Article discusses the influence of technology on classroom environment and training techniques 10 years ago, today, and 10 years hence. (GB)

The marketing and vocational welding classes of our high school were brought together in an effort to prepare the students for a realistic look at industry and marketing through the formation of a corporation. (Author/JS)

A conference was convened as a forum for second language educators to exchange ideas on the second language needs of international business. This report includes a transcription of the discussions that took place as well as several brief papers describing locally used methods of language assessment and an innovative program. A consensus of the…

An occupational education and career education program was planned for the new Milford, Mass. high school in which "occupational education" was defined as stressing training and guidance for occupations requiring no more training than up through the fourteenth year. The program provides for the half-day student and for the 5- or 10-period per week…

THE TITLES, INSTITUTIONS, RESEARCHERS, AND DATES ARE GIVEN FOR 341 STUDIES OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION UNDERTAKEN IN MICHIGAN FROM 1937 TO 1963. THE RESEARCH, SURVEYS, ANALYSES, AND EVALUATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE STAFF OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND BY FACULTY MEMBERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS OF EIGHT MICHIGAN INSTITUTIONS OF…

Introduces the topic of economic and industrial education as it applies to early childhood education, pointing out that it is crucial for educators to gain sound economic and industrial experience to provide meaningful learning experiences to their students. (MDM)

THIS SURVEY CORRELATES GOALS, CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS, AND JOB STATUS OF STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE'S BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN AN EFFORT TO LEARN FROM THE STUDENTS IF THE CURRICULUMS MEET THEIR NEEDS. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS COMPLETED BY 746 (67 PERCENT) OF THE STUDENTS IN THE TWO MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE PRINCIPAL…

Attempts to establish a parallel between Economic and Industrial Understanding (EIU) and language; and to discover how to teach children EIU while taking into consideration their stage of language development. A small pilot study examined the role of language in the formation of economic awareness and attitudes of 11 primary school children. (MDM)

Designed for current and future occupational instructors, counselors, and administrators, the comprehensive measurement text is directed toward all subject areas in occupational education--industrial, business/distributive, home economics, agriculture, health occupations, and personal/public services. It offers necessary guidelines to select,…

A vocational English-as-a-Second Language program for limited-English-proficient adults enrolled in North Orange County Community College District courses was developed to meet the needs of this population. The limited-English-speaking population of the district is an immigrant and refugee population with people from a variety of language…

APPROXIMATELY 300 TEACHER-EDUCATORS AND NATIONAL LEADERS AND EXPERTS IN EDUCATION AND RELATED DISCIPLINES FROM 46 STATES, TWO TERRITORIES, AND TWO CANADIAN PROVINCES PARTICIPATED IN A SEMINAR TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING PROGRAMS IN PREPARING AND UPGRADING VOCATIONAL TEACHERS. MAJOR SPEECHES INCLUDED--(1) "URGENCY OF THE DEMAND…

Synopses are provided for over 1,950 16 millimeter films available for public, non-profit exhibition on a free loan basis. Most of the films pertain to vocational education, industrial arts, safety, or office management. The films are listed alphabetically by title under a subject heading; these headings cover a broad range of specific subjects,…

This document contains a brief report describing the development of validated competency profiles for business, home economics, and industrial education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, as well as a set of the profiles. The profiles are used to evaluate students' levels of mastery of competencies in the content areas of each course. Two…

The study attempts to verify the affective competencies which vocational-technical areas in common require of students, and to validate those required in agriculture, business and office, distributive, home economics, and industrial education. The affective competencies were identified so that they might be a major part of the learning sequence,…