This study provides a critical appraisal of intermediaries in demand-driven workforce development. In San Francisco East Bay, an emerging set of workforce intermediaries -- here called the "Skills Brokers" -- recently take issue in alleged Skills Gaps to create a cross-sector reform agenda. They seek to connect the supply and demand for…

The graduate of the Agricultural Equipment Technician apprenticeship program is a certified journeyperson who will be able to: (1) repair, diagnose and maintain by skill and knowledge gained through training and experience any of the working parts of diesel engines as well as the various components of mobile farm machinery; (2) use, competently,…

Industrial arts programs, courses organized for the development of understandings about the technical, consumer, occupational, recreational, managerial, social, historical, and cultural aspects of industry and technology, are an important area of education. Industrial arts education develops individuals in terms of general education objectives,…

This monograph contains five papers based on issues that were originally examined at a National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators symposium that was conducted during the 1983 American Vocational Association convention in Anaheim, California. Included in the monograph are the following papers: "Research in Industrial…

RESEARCH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TYPE RECENTLY COMPLETED IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IS SUMMARIZED. STUDIES IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT THE POST-HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ARE CONCERNED WITH SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS, TEACHING TECHNIQUES, AND CURRICULUM EFFECTIVENESS. RESEARCH RELATING TO TRAINING AND RETRAINING CONCERNED…

Reviews the current status of industrial education historiography in the United States. Situates industrial education historiography in the larger context. Summarizes trends and suggests specific new directions for research and teaching in industrial education. Outlines implications for the field with respect to curriculum and research. (CH)

Examines the current emphasis on problem solving in industrial education and provides a problem-solving research model for the profession. (JOW)

This curriculum guide for industrial ceramics courses is part of a series of curriculum guides for use in the industrial arts curriculum in Connecticut. The guide provides information on the scope and sequence of the industrial arts curriculum, specific guidelines for industrial arts, and program goals and objectives. The content of the industrial…

Tenure and promotion guidelines from 24 postsecondary institutions with industrial education programs were reviewed to identify common practices and differences. Review and synthesis of the guidelines resulted in a generic description of the process to which most of the reviewed programs subscribed. (JOW)

Raises issues regarding inclusion of industrial technology educators in the membership of the National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators and proposes actions that would not compromise the organization's integrity. (SK)

Technical Education is a supplement to Industrial Education. (MU)

Results of a survey of industrial education doctoral programs were (1) there is little difference between Ph.D. and Ed.D. programs; (2) newer (post-1965) programs were modeled on existing ones; (3) students in either category had similar experiences, curriculum preferences, and employment patterns; and (4) chairpersons perceive today's students…

Administration of the Learning Style Inventory to 324 postsecondary industrial education students in Florida showed the strongest cognitive style was Auditory-Visual-Kinesthetic; 42% were individual, 21.9% group learners; more preferred oral to written style; and the Auditory Language subscale had the lowest mean score and lowest percentage of…

This orientation module for the Basic Electric/Electronics Individualized Learning System (BEEINLES) was designed to familiarize the individual with this new learning experience. The module is divided into six lessons: your rating (a brief discussion of each of the job categories); what an individualized learning system is; the BEEINLES multimedia…

The student is introduced in this module to some fundamental concepts of electricity. The module is divided into five lessons: electricity and the electron, electron movement, current flow, measurement of current, and the ammeter. Each lesson consists of an overview, a list of study resources, lesson narratives, programed materials, and lesson…