The purpose for this doctoral action research study was to discover if and how an updated training and development curriculum benefited residential student organization advisers at Arizona State University (ASU). Eleven advisers of residential student organizations completed a pilot training and development program and agreed to participate in a…

Includes six articles: "Accomplishing Goal II through Learning Networks" (Murphy); "Agricultural Education in the Elementary Classroom" (Needham); "Investment for Today in Tomorrow's Agricultural Leaders" (Franklin, Portillo); "Experience--The Real Teacher" (Moore); "4-H: Offering Lifelong, Seamless…

Describes a study of 192 first-year vocational agriculture teachers to determine their attitudes toward using the Future Farmers of America as an instructional technique. Sixteen conclusions from the analysis of data are listed. Seven recommendations for improvement of beginning vocational agriculture teachers are provided. (LRA)

This publication contains nine standards developed for vocational home economics programs in Iowa. The first part of the document is an introduction that describes the development of the standards, sets forth the goal of vocational education, defines and sets the goal of home economics, outlines the purposes, characteristics, and topics of the…

This book deals with six major areas related to vocational instruction: foundations of instruction, curriculum planning and development, instructional strategies, instruction for students with special needs, student organizations as an integral part of instruction, and the appraisal of the instructional process. The foundations of learning section…

This model program guide was developed to help cooperative industrial education (CIE) teacher coordinators (especially in Missouri) to develop a program of CIE. Topics covered in the 10 sections of the manual are as follows: (1) introduction to the CIE program; (2) role of the CIE teacher-coordinator; (3) instructional classification of the CIE…

This handbook is designed to help Texas junior/community college administrators and instructor-coordinators of marketing and distributive education to plan, implement, operate, and expand mid-management programs. The handbook contains five sections. Following the introductory first section that reviews the purpose, history, philosophy, and…

This booklet is an updated and expanded version of a 1983 guide for beginning and experienced vocational-technical education teachers. It contains strategies, resources, and references for further information. The nine chapters of the guide cover the following topics: (1) the role of the vocational instructor; (2) providing career guidance; (3)…

This handbook is designed to serve as a reference for office education instructors. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: design and delivery of office education, teacher qualifications and certification requirements, cooperative programs, preemployment laboratory programs, advisory committees, public…

This guide is intended to serve as Missouri's primary resource for planning, implementing, and evaluating industrial technology/industrial arts education. The following topics are covered: selecting a direction for industrial technology education (ITE) (its underlying philosophy, mission, goals); planning an ITE program (recommended scope and…

This volume contains 247 program standards for business education and 188 instructional standards for information processing that were developed during an 18-month project entailing a comprehensive literature review, regional conferences, and a mail survey of professional business educators. Addressed in the individual standards are the following…

This compilation includes abstracts of 165 research and development studies in agricultural education completed during the period July 1, 1978, to June 30, 1979. Fifty-three of the compiled studies represent staff research, seventy-eight represent master's theses, and thirty-four represent doctoral dissertations. Studies are arranged…

This compilation includes abstracts of 140 research and development studies in agricultural education completed during the period July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978. Thirty-three of the completed studies represent staff research, fifty-six represent master's theses, and fifty-one represent doctoral dissertations. Studies are arranged alphabetically by…

A modified Delphi technique was used to identify topics in international agricultural education considered by eight experts on agricultural education to be areas needing research. All eight (100%) of the experts completed the first-round mail questionnaire, and seven (87.5%) completed the second and third rounds. Survey category areas were as…