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Wright, Thomas, Ed. – 1982
Symposium III, a continuation of a series of meetings, was designed for exchanging ideas and structures for contemporary industrial arts curriculum development. The meeting provided practical classroom-oriented suggestions for teaching industry/technology-based industrial arts. The design of the symposium provided a keynote address, which gave a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Construction Industry
Hull Daniel M. – 1981
A project designed a national curriculum model for Energy Conservation-and-Use Technicians (ECUTs) and developed and tested instructional materials for use in the courses. The two-year postsecondary ECUT curriculum was designed to provide an interdisciplinary technical base (electrical, mechanical, thermal, and fluidal principles) and technical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Energy
Rolloff, John A.; Braker, Clifton R. – 1988
Modern, innovative, and emerging technologies in farm power and equipment for secondary and postsecondary vocational agriculture programs were developed, field tested, and disseminated through a 3-year project in Arkansas. During the project, a needs assessment survey was sent to 272 vocational agriculture teachers in the state asking which areas…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Articulation (Education)
Bergen County Vocational-Technical High School, Hackensack, NJ. – 1983
This project was conducted by the Bergen County Vocational-Technical Schools (1) to develop a practical awareness of energy conservation and management techniques for both commercial and domestic applications; (2) to develop four training courses to teach solar troubleshooting and maintenance, commercial energy management control, domestic energy…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Energy Conservation
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1984
Phase II of the Iowa High School Industrial Arts project sought to revise industrial arts content to include the infusion of new technologies, structured mathematics and science content, and a less project-oriented approach to teaching. The project identified a philosophical basis and a content structure; set priorities for development and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Energy Conservation, Evaluation Methods
Indiana Univ., South Bend. Center for Energy Conservation. – 1979
Project EFFECT (Energy for the Future: Education, Conservation, Training) was a three-year experimental program in curriculum development focusing on energy conservation, technology, and training. It had three objectives: (1) create a comprehensive training program for adults without previous technical training, applicable to community energy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Education, Conservation Education
Widen, William C. – 1982
After conducting a comprehensive evaluation of its curriculum, staff at the Westinghouse Nuclear Training Center in Zion, Illinois, undertook a research and development project aimed at upgrading the center's curriculum to the competency-based format. Included among the main activities of the curriculum development process were the following:…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Classification, Competency Based Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of Career-Vocational Education. – 1990
This three-section document contains the model curriculum standards, program framework, and process guide that will assist schools in California in providing career-vocational education programs that are responsive to a world marketplace characterized by constantly changing technology. The standards and frameworks can be implemented to provide a…
Descriptors: Career Education, Communications, Construction (Process), Course Content
North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck. Research Coordinating Unit. – 1978
This industrial arts program of a studies guide is the product of a research project designed to (1) ascertain programs and curricula trends of senior high school industrial arts in the fifty states, (2) develop a philosophical rationale for senior high schools in North Dakota secondary schools, and (3) develop a master plan and program of study…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Allen, Keith; Fielding, Marvin R. – 1981
A project was conducted at State Fair Community College (SFCC) in Sedalia, Missouri, to develop an associate of science degree curriculum in renewable energy resources and their application in agriculture. A pilot study, designed to verify and rate the importance of 138 competencies in fuel alcohol production and to ascertain employment…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Alternative Energy Sources, Associate Degrees