Data from the State Department of Education, along with information forms from industrial arts teachers for the 1967-68 school year, were studied: (1) to ascertain the status of industrial arts teachers and programs in the secondary schools of Tennessee, (2) to determine a desirable secondary industrial arts program, and (3) to point out…

Identifies six "back-to-basics" factors that can have a positive effect on future industrial arts education program development: the instructor, students, objectives, content, methods and techniques, and evaluation. (CT)

Five career education institutes were conducted in West Virginia for 128 superintendents, principals, directors of vocational education, curriculum specialists, and guidance personnel representing 30 counties in the State. The general objective of the institutes was to provide meaningful information and experience upon which educators in local…

Describes a project conducted to develop standards and guidelines for the improvement of industrial arts programs that fulfill the objectives of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended by the Education Amendments of 1976. (LRA)

This 1979 supplemental update of "Operation Resource: Abstracts of Current Curriculum Development Activities in Industrial Arts Teacher Education" contains twenty-six two-page abstracts, each including title of activity, department/division, institution/organization, city and state, director(s) of activity, dates initiated and concluded,…

This 1977 supplemental update of "Operation Resource: Abstracts of Current Curriculum Development Activities in Industrial Arts Teacher Education," (ED 126 265) contains twenty-six two-page abstracts, each including title of activity, department/division, institution/organization, city and state, director(s) of activity, dates initiated and…

Examines the original Standards for Industrial Arts Programs and background, need, purpose, and content of the revised standards, covering educational philosophy, instructional programs, student population served, instructional staff, administration and supervision, support systems, instructional strategies, public relations, safety and health,…

THE INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CLUSTER CONCEPT AS A PROGRAM IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL WERE REPORTED. THE "CLUSTER CONCEPT" PROGRAM IS AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDINGS RELATED TO A NUMBER OF ALLIED FIELDS, AND WOULD PREPARE THE PERSON TO ENTER INTO A FAMILY OF OCCUPATIONS RATHER…

THIS COURSE OUTLINE ON METAL FORMING AND FABRICATION IS PART OF THE FINAL REPORT ON "CLUSTER CONCEPT" COURSES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (ED 010 301). EACH JOB ENTRY TASK WAS ANALYZED FOR HUMAN REQUIREMENTS (COMMUNICATION,MEASUREMENT, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SKILLS, AND INFORMATION) NECESSARY TO PERFORMANCE OF THE…

THIS COURSE OUTLINE ON ELECTROMECHANICAL INSTALLATION AND REPAIR IS PART OF THE FINAL REPORT ON "CLUSTER CONCEPT" COURSES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (ED 010 301). EACH JOB ENTRY TASK WAS ANALYZED FOR HUMAN REQUIREMENTS (COMMUNICATION, MEASUREMENT, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SKILLS, AND INFORMATION) NECESSARY TO…

THIS COURSE OUTLINE IN CONSTRUCTION IS PART OF THE FINAL REPORT ON "CLUSTER CONCEPT" COURSES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION (ED 010 301). EACH JOB ENTRY TASK WAS ANALYZED FOR HUMAN REQUIREMENTS (COMMUNICATION, MEASUREMENT, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SKILLS, AND INFORMATION) NECESSARY TO PERFORMANCE OF THE TASK. THE TASK…

Information is provided in this report on existing career-related resources in Boston, and on what can be done to further the implementation of career exploration programs. Section 1 provides the historical and policy context for the information, analyses and recommendations. Section 2 describes national developments and strategies for…

A model is proposed for a rural industrial education outreach center which would function on a regional basis providing supportive services to several Alaskan school districts in the areas of needs assessment; identification, purchase, and distribution of instructional materials; design of competency-based programs; teacher orientation and…

This guide provides information for use in achieving sex equity in industrial arts programs. Listed first are a series of standards pertaining to sex equity in industrial arts programs. Following a discussion of the impact of social change on education, the concept of sex equity is examined. Defined next are the major terms used in the guide. The…

To design, develop, and implement an organizational structure for inservice teacher education and provide a continuing program for inservice leadership training in the Northern Appalachia Region for education in the technologies, a teacher educator program was established for training teachers as change agents within a comprehensive "teacher…