This is a report on the curriculum research and teacher education program development project conducted at Stout State University and supported initially by Ford Foundation funds and a grant from the U.S. Office of Education. (GB)

The author's discussion centers on the need to reassess the values of industrial arts, noting that the primary task should be teaching students to use tools and machines safely and effectively; to repair, select, and care for industrial goods; and to test their self-concepts. (Editor/TA)