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Cassetto, James M. – American Vocational Journal, 1976
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Guidelines, Industrial Arts, Metric System
Fiber, Larry Roy – American Vocational Journal, 1975
Business math education is developing two new trends: (1) development of behavioral objectives and (2) implementing the new metric system in its curriculum. (BP)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Educational Trends, Mathematics
American Vocational Journal, 1975
The 21 resolutions approved at the American Vocational Association (AVA) New Orleans Convention reflected: concern about the economy, the single State agency concept for administering funds, more resources for research, and support for the adoption of the metric system. (EA)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Economic Climate, Metric System, National Organizations
Cross, Jeannie – American Vocational Journal, 1975
Conflicting views concerning the metric system result in confusion for teachers: should metrics be taught? If so, when? (AG)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Trends, Metric System
Parker, Frances J. – American Vocational Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Home Economics Education, Home Economics Teachers, Instructional Innovation
Adair, Robert – American Vocational Journal, 1977
The author's specific instructions (which are presented) for converting machine shop tools to the metric system involve students in a do-it-yourself conversion process. (HD)
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Machine Tools, Metric System, School Shops
Jackman, Arthur A. – American Vocational Journal, 1976
Cost of metric conversion in school shops is examined, and the author categories all the shops in the school and gives useful information on which shops are the easiest to convert, which are most complicated, where resistance is most likely to be met, and where conversion is most urgent. The math department is seen as catalyst. (Editor/HD)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cost Estimates, Curriculum, Educational Change
