Precollege programs for alleviating the severe underrepresentation of American Indians, Blacks, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, the disabled, and/or women in scientific and engineering professions are evaluated in this document. Both the quantity and quality of programs are assessed, and criteria for exemplary programs articulated. The results…

Student evaluations of instruction were factor analyzed to determine if students in the colleges of education, business, and engineering at Michigan State University varied in their perception of factors contributing to good instruction. The data base for the study consisted of evaluation forms that were processed during fall term, 1976, with a…

The 88 activity guides in this document are intended to supplement the initial or organized instruction of the agricultural teacher at the secondary educational level. Some of the activities require one student to complete, others may need two or more students working in a team. Some activities also require followup checking within a few days to…

The ways that selected companies are managing and structuring their responses to the needs of higher education for financial support and cooperative programs are described. According to General Foods Corporation Chairman James L. Ferguson, the academic world faces the problem of maintaining its standards in light of the decrease of federal…

Some of the qualities and quantities that must be juggled to produce good lighting for educational facilities are analyzed with photographs, tables, and drawings. The three categories of lamps used for school lighting (incandescent, fluorescent, and high intensity discharge) are described; a lamp selection guide gives the design characteristics of…

This student module on recognizing job health hazards is one of 50 modules concerned with job safety and health. This module presents the four general categories of environmental conditions or stresses: chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic. Following the introduction, 14 objectives (each keyed to a page in the text) the student is…

A study examined the construct validity of six vocational achievement tests used in the Ohio Vocational Achievement Testing Program. (Subject areas covered in the tests were agricultural mechanics, carpentry, diesel mechanics, distributive education for food services personnel, fabric services, and home economics/food service.) In order to…

This study guide is part of a program of studies entitled Science and Engineering Technician (SET) Curriculum. The SET Curriculum integrates elements from the disciplines of chemistry, physics, mathematics, mechanical technology, and electronic technology. The objective of this curriculum development project is to train technicians in the use of…

A listing of courses and programs offered by selected universities, colleges, and technical institutions in the United States and Canada is provided to assist students planning careers in the marine sciences and others who need current information on marine-related programs. Institutions included offer programs of at least 25 semester hours in the…

A critical evaluation of the educational technology literature with respect to its application to engineering is provided. Although the major emphasis is on videotape systems, other technologies discussed include satellite applications and video/computer combinations. A number of suggestions are made throughout the report and are summarized in a…

A global seminar on the role of scientific and engineering societies in development, held in New Delhi, India, in 1980, had as its objectives: (1) to document prior successful, and unsuccessful, activities of scientific and engineering societies in furthering development; (2) to identify and discuss the types of activities to which scientific and…

Studies offered by the Department of Technology and Society at the State University of New York at Stony Brook are described. The program of studies for nonengineering students provides an introduction to the characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of the technological environment. The college provides courses for undergraduates in the…

The University of Wisconsin College of Engineering's Sociotechnical Systems Design (STSD) Program, which was developed to provide social science students with systems concepts and basic technological skills necessary for attacking these problems, is considered. The need for such professionals, current educational responses, the organization of the…

This packet includes three pamphlets which together provide information and suggestions intended to aid counselors and teachers in encouraging young women to consider careers in science and engineering. Pamphlet One, "What Can Counselors and Teachers Do to Encourage Young Women," offers suggestions based upon others' experiences that can aid in…

The LONG project is a longitudinal study in progress at Umea University, Sweden, that is designed to assess the educational and professional beliefs of students in the fields of medicine, engineering, psychology, and economics. Beliefs concerning education may include free choice, the role of ability in success, and education as a motive for…