Suggest how home economics educators and practitioners can respond to the warnings of "A Nation at Risk." (SK)

To combat the public perception that home economics education is unnecessary, lacking in academic rigor, and taught by incompetent instructors, home economics teachers must articulate standards, promote their programs, recruit effective teachers, and otherwise stress the quality of their programs. (SK)

Teachers of 12-month programs in vocational agriculture must constantly be on the alert to safeguard summer programs. Successful vocational agriculture teachers are concerned with eight summer program areas: in-school youth, Future Farmers of America, adult education, facilities, planning, community service, inservice training, and other summer…

Illustrates how the current summer program contains the same basic components as a 1954 program which included (1) visitation of in-school youth, (2) adult farm activities, (3) Future Farmer group activities, (4) civic activities, (5) professional cooperation, (6) adult demonstrations and meetings, (7) professional improvement, and (8)…

Interviews with university, state, and local educators highlighted some of the admirable qualities of tech prep (relevance, value to non-college-bound students) and some barriers (lack of standards/guidelines, articulation problems, need for inservice training and employer involvement). (JOW)

Cooperative education as work-based learning has been around for decades. Co-op programs can be revitalized by using electronic communications with employers and customizing classroom assignments so they relate to students' work tasks. (Author/JOW)

Shares observations about the philosophy and services secondary level writing centers can provide. Suggests secondary writing centers provide miniclinics, study skills information, opportunities for instructors to work with the center staff, and effective writing to learn activities. Suggests that writing center personnel become involved in…

The author discusses three factors that can be used to prepare in response to the challenges facing industrial education: (1) the quality and quantity of information, (2) risk taking, and (3) the quest for opportunities. (CH)

Seven articles on advisory committees discuss questions for committee development; use of community resources; benefits; commitment and involvement; role in program restructuring; relationship to program success; and ways to optimize benefits. (SK)

Discusses useful ideas about the teaching of writing found in the "Institutes of Oratory" by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (A.D. 95) which emphasizes the interrelationship of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Counters 12 current fallacies that militate against reviving such a plan. (NH)

Improving the inferior image that marketing education has developed can only be accomplished through the professionalism and dedication of each marketing education teacher and through efforts of marketing officials to upgrade program quality at every level. Eight suggestions are offered to stimulate ideas: (1) get students involved in fund-raising…

Three factors that contribute to the relevancy of vocational agriculture programs are modern agriculture curricula, fully developed programs, and competent personnel. (LRA)

Describes a secondary agricultural education program that was a dumping ground for academically disadvantaged students. Discusses how such a program can be improved by identifying problems and symptoms, treating problems, and goal setting. (JOW)

As part of a project designed to identify appropriate and feasible methods of evaluating vocational education, this essay provides a perspective for evaluating vocational education in terms of outcomes. The first of four sections provides a rationale for studying educational outcomes. Section 2 focuses on the nature and meaning of outcomes and the…

Discusses the current problems of status and recruitment in secondary vocational education. Presents possible future scenarios that could result in increased demand for trained high school graduates. Enumerates the tasks necessary to improve the field's status and recruitment success. (CH)