This teacher's guide is one of a series of publications focusing on the occupational preparation of persons with special education needs. The material was developed and tested by cooperating teachers over a period of three years. Task analysis information is presented using occupational descriptions from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles,…

Schools and universities throughout the United States now appear to be embracing green roofs as one of many environmentally friendly initiatives. However, once a green roof is in place, school managers soon realize they are not the same as typical landscaping. Although they tend to be relatively low-maintenance, the location and highly specialized…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the wholesale florist occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Five duties are broken down into a number…

This paper is about how rural landscape is experienced according to combinations of practical engagements with land and the ways meaning is made in relation to it. It presents the case of the ambiguous position of the Orkney Islands within categorisations of Highland and Lowland landscapes in Scotland. Through a discussion of the physical and…

This curriculum guide provides the plant science components of the vocational agriculture curriculum for Regional Vocational Agriculture Centers. The curriculum is divided into exploratory units for students in the 9th and 10th grades and specialized units for students in grades 11 and 12. The five exploratory units are: agricultural pest control;…

This Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP) contains a competency list verified by expert workers and developed through a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives from Ohio. This OCAP identifies the occupational, academic, and employability skills (competencies)…

This student handbook is one of a series of instructional aids prepared and edited by the Department of Agricultural Education at the Pennsylvania State University. Its organization and content were field tested, evaluated and improved by teachers attending summer institutes in landscape horticulture in 1966 and 1967. The content includes problem…

This teacher's manual is one of a series of instructional aids prepared by the Department of Agricultural Education at the Pennsylvania State University. It include s suggestions and references for the teacher to use with the student manual, available as VT 008 460. In addition to the subject material in the student manual, pages are inserted at…

This manual provides information needed to meet specific standards for certification as a pesticide applicator. The first section serves as an aid in the diagnosis and treatment of common problems on some of the more common ornamental plants. Recommended control measures are suggested. The second section provides color photographs of common lawn…

This report is one of three publications from the task analysis study of ornamental horticulture conducted at Cornell University. It was designed to develop a procedural model for task analysis in the area of agribusiness. The personal interview method was used to collect data from businesses within nine identified areas of ornamental…

A teacher reviews the ways in which a garden project improved cognitive gains, responsibility, and appreciation of beauty in nature for learning disabled students (eight to 12 years old). (CL)

Reports the results of a survey which exposed differences between employers and their employees concerning the importance rating assigned to competencies in the landscape and nursery business. (SB)