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Download full textNorton, Robert E.; And Others – 1970
The coordination institute was planned to focus on 3 major purposes; (1) participants were to learn additional skills needed for planning and conducting effective and efficient supportive service programs; (2) task force groups were to review and synthesize the ideas presented so as to recommend the most promising new or existing strategies for…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Norton, Robert E. – 1983
The National Center for Research in Vocational Education's performance-based teacher education (PBTE) materials have been widely adopted and have had a marked impact on vocational instructor training and staff development. It has been found that the cooperative development procedures, extensive field testing, and the numerous institutional, state,…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Norton, Robert E.; And Others – 1977
The purpose of the National Institute for Performance-Based Teacher Education (PBTE) was to provide for improving the quality of vocational teacher preparation by developing the skill of selected teacher educators, staff development leaders, and other decision makers to adapt, utilize, and implement PBTE concepts and curricular materials.…
Descriptors: Administration, Competency Based Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Norton, Robert E.; And Others – 1970
To help equip persons in leadership positions with procedures and techniques needed for obtaining valid and reliable evaluative data, this institute involved 100 applicants, several alternates, and consultants in various planned activities. The institute focused on these major purposes or outcomes: (1) Participants would learn additional…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Conference Reports, Consultants, Data Collection
Norton, Robert E. – 1990
The Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VITB) of Singapore commissioned a review of its curriculum development process in order to identify ways that the process can be made more effective and efficient for trainees. The methodology included briefings, site visits, interviews, and review of curriculum documents. The following strengths of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Certification, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Norton, Robert E. – 1984
Despite the many criticisms that have been made of vocational education teacher preparation, the field has many strengths that can serve as a base on which to build excellent programs. Six examples of excellence are pointed out: (1) important vocational teacher competencies have been identified and verified; (2) high quality performance-based…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Quality, Models
Norton, Robert E. – 1993
The Systematic Curriculum and Instructional Development (SCID) model provides a tested procedure for developing high-quality, low-cost competency-based education and tech prep curriculum and instructional materials. It consists of 5 phases--analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation--and 23 components. The analysis phase…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Formative Evaluation
