The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management (BSIM) was designed for technical college graduates with work experience because the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) recognized a need among adult students with technical college degrees. The program was developed to provide these students with an opportunity to earn baccalaureate degrees…

This compilation of abstracts of dissertations and staff studies, alphabetically listed by author in a loose leaf arrangement, is designed to provide the teacher, student, and administrator of industrial arts, trade and industrial, and technical education programs a single source of information regarding the research done in the field from 1930 to…

The major purpose of the study was to describe the home, educational and occupational back grounds, econmic status, frequency and duration of unemployment of persistently unemployed Negroes in Tampa, Florida, and their expressed opinions about training, retraining, and relocation of their residences to obtain employment after training. (Author)

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

Data, conclusions, generalizations, and a model are presented in a study concerned with two major issues: The need to clarify and refine the graduate program in Industrial Education and the need to structure the Industrial Education graduate program. (TA)

Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…

This book, prepared in the context of the "UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)", also known as "Rio+20", contains the papers submitted to the "World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities (WSSD-U-2012)", which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 5 and 6 June 2012. It pursues the following main aims: to document and…

The future effectiveness of trade and industrial (T&I) education programs can be increased by reforms in teacher education, collaboration with national support agencies, and taking advantage of technological and instructional advances. Among the important teacher education reforms are the following: (1) teacher preparation should include liberal…

Student achievement between 2- and 3-hour industrial education welding classes was tested through a welding achievement test developed by the researcher, validated by a panel of jurors, and refined and further improved through a pilot study. A pretest was administered to 392 students and results were used for pairing the students. The standard…

This compilation of abstracts of dissertations and staff studies, listed alphabetically by author in a loose leaf arrangement, is designed to provide the teacher, student, and administrator of industrial arts, trade and industrial education, and technical education programs a single source of information regarding the research done in the field…

The author discusses possible alternatives for the Industrial Arts Curriculum in a futuristic world where mass information, mass travel, and global interaction are commonplace. (Editor/HD)

An Editor's Note and three presentations are included: "Balancing Traditions and Contemporary Needs" (G. Eugene Martin); "The Historic Role of the Mississippi Valley Industrial Teacher Education Conference" (Rupert N. Evans); and "The National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators" (Scott D.…

Seven areas of wood technology illustrates applicable techniques, processes, and products for an industrial arts woodworking curriculum. They are: wood lamination; PEG (polyethylene glycol) diffusion processes; wood flour and/or particle molding; production product of industry; WPC (wood-plastic-composition) process; residential construction; and…

Considered some recent developments in education. (RK)