As a result of its direct link to the labour market, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) plays an important role in equipping the modern workforce with in-demand skills. This discussion paper aims to inspire the introduction of entrepreneurial learning in TVET towards a fully mainstreamed approach, whereby entrepreneurial…

Article reported on more general information supplied by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges. (RK)

This document defines a performance objective as a clear and measurable learning outcome. Performance objectives are equated with behavioral objectives. This definition is translated into a system that permits teachers to exchange ideas. The operation of the system is demonstrated using as an example six teachers developing a course in auto…

Concern for quality vocational education programs and a decision-making system for curriculum development and evaluation led to the implementation of this four-phase project. The initial phase of the project involved: (1) a review of literature related to the development and application of process models to curriculum development and evolution,…

Curriculum developers must work hard to avoid the "what errors" of curriculum development. They must avoid failing to teach what should be taught and teaching what is no longer relevant and needed. Curriculum "what errors" are likely to occur when teachers design courses so as to teach what they know best, what they were…

A systems approach to modify existing vocational curricula to meet the needs of handicapped learners is presented. The roles of both special and vocational educators at each level of the modification process are discussed, together with the process as it is applied to a component of agricultural education. (Author/CL)

Intended to serve as a manual for the developmental and evaluative activities of Project ABLE, this report presents the management and evaluation plan for instructional system development. Major emphasis of the plan is the formation of evaluative procedures drawing on student performance data as the primary source of feedback. To insure continuous…

This handbook contains the proceedings of a workshop designed to assist home economics educators in working with exceptional children, especially the mentally retarded. The rationale, objectives, organization, content of sessions, participant descriptions, and outcomes of the workshop are described in the introduction. The body of the handbook…

The first year of a project to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a system for occupational program planning in community colleges is discussed. The focus of the first year was the development of the system. This report of the first phase is divided into three parts. In part 1, materials and concepts important to the development of the system are…

A proposed system of comprehensive education features built-in provisions for the differing needs of individuals with a suggested community-run back-up system. (GR)

A group of nine persons met in Minneapolis at the invitation of the Minnesota Research Coordinating Unit to discuss some of the innovative empirical techniques for implementing the "systems" approach to vocational curriculum development, including some military pioneering efforts. The seven presentations discussed at the seminar…

The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 call for important changes of emphasis in American education. Specifically, the law requires that at least 15 percent of the basic Federal allotment to vocational education be used only for disadvantaged persons. In this context, a national workshop on vocational education for the disadvantaged was…