One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings. The guide…

Draws on sociological and learning theory perspectives to compare Scottish and Dutch initiatives in the modularization of initial (postcompulsory) vocational education and training. Features of the modular system in both countries seem closely related to strategies chosen to offer customized vocational training for various client groups while not…

This module, one of a set of seven instructional materials designed for competency-based vocational education administrator education, focuses on program planning. Both state and local level planning processes are reviewed with the overall purpose of helping the learner (1) understand the planning process, (2) develop organizational skills for…

One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings. The guide…

This ninth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers assistance in determining how the project method applies to their service area and in planning and implementing this method effectively. The terminal objective for the module is to employ the project…

Part of an eight-module, graduate level, competency-based curriculum to prepare specialists in vocational education curriculum, this module provides descriptions and activities associated with different instructional approaches. The learning activities are designed to take the learner from comprehension through demonstration of 10 teaching…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this section of module 3 is designed to identify change strategies to help the principal motivate teachers to accept the concept of career education. (Module 3 is one of six…

This first in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in planning and directing individual and group field trips which will enrich their students' classroom learning experiences, spark their interest in the world of work, and provide concrete,…

This eleventh in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying the elements of a good lesson summary and skills needed in presenting an interesting summary that can help ensure the lesson objectives have been accomplished. Introductory…

This sixteenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the competencies needed to prepare for and demonstrate manipualtive skills required of students in a particular occupational area. The terminal objective for the module is to…

One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classrooom settings. The guide…

This second in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in planning for and conducting three classroom discussion techniques: group discussion, panel discussion, and symposium. Introductory sections relate the competencies dealt with here to others…

This fifteenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying and using techniques that will improve their ability to communicate verbally with students. The terminal objective for the module is to present an illustrated talk in an…

This tenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying the elements of a good lesson introduction and skills needed in presenting an interesting introduction which will stimulate student interest in the lesson which is to follow. The…

This twenty-second in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in understanding the various ways in which flannel boards, models, or real objects can be used to illustrate lessons and help in selecting the device which will be the most effective in…