This monograph, consisting of two papers, is intended to assist the teaching profession to analyze and study the broad picture of inservice education of teachers. In the first paper, a rationale for the present state of the art is given and also a projection for the future. Differing, but equally effective, approaches to the inservice education of…

A study collected baseline data about the status of teacher preservice Career and Technology Education (CTE) from program chairs at colleges and universities in the United Status. The survey had six sections: pedagogical competencies for CTE teachers, CTE certification process, course delivery, recent program revisions, CTE program demographics,…

One of five modules in the administrative series of the 16-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists, this module is intended for use in classes or individual study arrangements at the preservice or inservice level by students with varying amounts of experience in vocational education. (These modules are revised…

This seventh in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to help secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers analyze an occupation (task analysis) and organize the results of the analysis so as to maximize its value in developing an educational program. The terminal objective for the…

This ninth in a series of eleven learning modules on program planning, development, and evaluation is designed to assist secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers in developing long-range plans for vocational education, plans which will assist in determining needed facilities, equipment, budget, and staff. Introductory sections relate the…

This monograph presents a report on the second PROTEACH Conference, held at the University of Florida, Gainesville, in October 1980. One purpose of the conference was to hear from the task force that prepared a report on the nature of knowledge appropriate to teacher education. Another purpose was to identify generic domains of performance of…

This volume, the last in a series of seven, contains the learning module on staff, which focuses on the last Child Development Associate (CDA) competency, in the performance based curriculum of the Texas A & I Bilingual Bicultural Child Development Associate Training Program. The curriculum was designed for training preschool teachers working…

Phase 1 of a two-part project entitled Utilizing the Competency Approach for Professional Development of Home Economics Teachers developed a model for use in determining the feasibility of establishing a competency based approach in home economics teacher education at the University of Delaware. A review of the literature identified the current…

The paper provides a brief survey of the rationale for and problems associated with performance-based teacher education (PBTE). Reviewing the research and activities of the Center for Vocational and Technical Education (Ohio State), the document identifies five elements that appear to distinguish PBTE from more traditional programs. These elements…

This document, which was developed with input from 14 Illinois middle schools, is a comprehensive guide to planning and implementing career development activities in middle schools. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) background information (the rationale for and importance of career development; young adolescents' interests and…

This booklet introduces Project Prepare, a competency-based model for inservice or preservice personnel preparation in early childhood special education. Each of the nine Project Prepare modules focuses upon a cluster of competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes/values) needed by personnel working with young children who have disabilities.…

With the prospect of less funds for vocational education, an innovative human resource development plan is needed to provide for improved and new training programs. Vocational teachers and administrators with curriculum development and management competencies will be required to develop curricula. Instructors will need to familiarize themselves…

This first in a series of ten learning modules on school-community relations is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers competency in selecting opportunities for contacting the public, and in selecting techniques to use during those contacts in order to inform the public about a vocational program or to promote a program.…

This manual was developed to provide a comprehensive curriculum guideline for post-secondary programs to train and upgrade teacher aides in reading. The manual's seven chapters deal with (1) an introduction to the North Carolina reading teaching technician program and a definition of terms used in the field; (2) an outline of the purposes,…

This booklet presents a preservice teacher education model that promotes sex equity in elementary school physical education. This competency based model details performance objectives, learning experiences, and behaviors for each of the competency areas: 1) the providing of equal opportunity education to all students; 2) the building of a positive…