Responses from 49 of 50 state supervisors found that (1) the change from industrial arts to technology education is appropriate; (2) change could be accelerated by adequate funding; (3) four states are expanding beyond the four clusters; (4) more resources for teacher retraining are needed; and (5) few cited teacher educators and school…

All 12 Canadian provincial/territorial coordinators of technology education/industrial arts responded to a survey. Nine reported a name change; 70% had adequate funds for curriculum development, but over 50% believed facility planning, retraining, and research were inadequately funded. Limited support for technology education came from local…

Responses to 3 surveys (165 of 250 Indiana business/industry/labor advisory board members, 188 of 242 Indiana trade and industrial teachers and directors, and 43 of 55 state supervisors) identified generic skills needed in the curriculum and recommended a focus on new and emerging technical areas. (SK)