The quality of e-content had been identified as one of the major constructs impacting the quality of e-learning and students' satisfaction. During the time of COVID-19 pandemic, a surge in the development of e-contents had been noted. Moreover, the new scenario also pushed the debate on the quality of e-learning that directly or indirectly…

The Republic of Korea is a forerunner in integrating the topic of standardization into engineering education at the academic level. This study investigates developments and evolutions in the planning and operating of the University Education Promotion on Standardization (UEPS) in Korea. This paper examines why the Korean government initiated the…

Developed through a study of concepts and subconcepts included in a number of instructional materials and evaluated by state education agency personnel and homemaking teachers, this framework is designed to aid the teacher in planning local homemaking programs and in developing local curriculum guides. Vocational home economics in Texas consists…

The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of strong humanities programs/courses in selected Texas public junior colleges. Preliminary questionnaires, personnel interviews, and inspection of curricular materials served as the three primary methods used to obtain data. Preliminary questionnaires were mailed to faculty of the…

Noting that technically competent graduates of professional schools need additional skills to function effectively in an increasingly complex and global society, this paper describes an innovative program in technical writing developed for undergraduate engineering students at the Colorado School of Mines. The paper first provides background…

Discusses the groundwork and establishment of credibility needed to start a creative writing program: (1) writing, publishing, and involvement in the writing community; (2) designing courses that fit a variety of student needs and being prepared to teach evening classes; and (3) promoting the program. (VWC)

The instructor training institutes were conducted to familiarize State and local emergency medical instructional personnel with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) curriculum materials and to enhance their instructional capabilities with this material. Thirty-hour courses, correlated with the content of the Emergency Medical…

This source book is designed to inform agencies and other adult education programs, in as much detail as possible, of processes and procedures involved in initiating a complete training program to address the needs and desires of the adult mentally handicapped individual. It offers concrete information emanating from the initiation of such a…

This monograph offers a model for a technology teacher education program that can be used in planning new programs as well as in revising and updating existing programs. A figure illustrates the Technology Teacher Education Model that consists of three elements that are held together with the "rationale." Chapter 1 focuses on the role of the…

A sample of industrial teacher educators (n=392) responded to a questionnaire on technology teacher education reform, two segments of which focused on the nature of technology and on the subject matter of technology education. A literature review had shown that a philosophical discussion continued to characterize the field of technology education;…

A project developed a model program philosophy and curricula for postsecondary marketing programs to establish a consistency among Missouri institutions offering these programs. Project activities included a research review; analysis of the scope of offerings of current postsecondary marketing education programs; development, administration, and…

Although the National Workplace Literacy Program is relatively new, a new orthodoxy of program development based on particular understandings of literacy and learning has emerged. Descriptions of two model workplace education programs are the beginning points for an examination of the assumptions contained in most reports of workplace education…

This handbook provides guidelines for administrators and teachers for establishing classes that emphasize individualized programed learning. The suggestions are primarily for use in community adult school classrooms of standard size. Some of the "hows" of setting up the program are: (1) the utilization of the classroom (space, size, and…

This guide is designed to assist the administrator and the industrial arts teacher in carrying out their duties and providing an effective industrial arts program. An introduction defines industrial arts education, presents a philosophy, lists goals and objectives of industrial arts, and provides examples of typical relationships between…

Components of the Reading/Writing Skills Center (RWSC) at General College, University of Minnesota, are described and assessed in this paper. The paper discusses changes made in the RWSC during 1978-79; procedures followed when students first come to the RWSC; the training and responsibilities of the undergraduate RWSC tutors; student evaluations…