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Download full textBoyd, William Lowe; Cline, Harold – 1981
In order to assess the performance of vocational education in Rochester, New York, it is first necessary to consider the city's major economic and demographic trends. On the one hand, Rochester is a center for highly technical industries that are expected to experience a very slow rate of growth. On the other hand, it is characterized by an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Economic Climate, Education Work Relationship
EMERSON, LYNN A. – 1963
THIS REPORT DEALS WITH TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THE PART IT PLAYS IN PROVIDING TRAINED TECHNICIANS AND OTHER TECHNICAL WORKERS FOR AMERICAN INDUSTRY. RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IS INCREASING THE PROPORTION OF BOTH MALE AND FEMALE SEMIPROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL WORKERS IN INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH. THE GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY OF…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Correspondence Study, Curriculum, Curriculum Problems
Boyd, Aimee M.; Jackson, Melinda L. – 2002
The EnterTech Project was a collaboration of over 80 coalition members (employers, educators, community-based organizations, government entities) whose purpose was to develop a training program to prepare unskilled workers for employment opportunities in Texas high-tech industries. Development of the EnterTech curriculum and instructional design…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development
McNutt, Dorothy Ellen – 1995
This document, which is designed for educators at community and technical colleges throughout Texas, presents and examines employer-defined workplace competencies for high-technology occupations and outlines instructional strategies and capstone experiences for use in improving technical education and preparing students for high-technology…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Capstone Experiences, Community Colleges
Oklahoma State Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education, Stillwater. Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center. – 1997
This module is the second in a series that is designed to help students achieve greater professional and personal success as power line technicians. Each module represents one or more complete units of instruction with components organized into one instructor and one student "package": the instructor's manual and the student workbook.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Competency Based Education, Construction (Process), Curriculum Guides
Silverman, Suzanne; Pritchard, Alice M. – 1993
A study of the experiences of girls in technology education courses in three Connecticut middle schools examined the impact of these experiences on the students' decisions about whether to take more technology classes in high school. Another focus was girls' attitudes toward careers in technological fields. Five basic types of data were gathered:…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Course Selection (Students), Educational Research
Silverman, Suzanne; Pritchard, Alice M. – 1993
A study examined the role of guidance in girls' decisions about whether or not to take technology education as an elective in high school and to consider future careers in technological fields. The researchers reviewed the literature on guidance and looked at the results of interventions designed to attract girls to nontraditional fields. Eighteen…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Counselor Role, Course Selection (Students)
Wyatt, Stefanie – 1998
This package consists of a work force development recruitment videotape and companion career development curriculum guidebook that are designed to help practitioners encourage females of all ages to consider training for high-wage computer-based technical jobs. The 15-minute videotape discusses things women want from employment, benefits and…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Needs
Day, Nancy; And Others – 1983
This package, with one module on career exploration, is one of six such packages containing a total of 46 modules that comprise Health Occupations Education II, the second course of a two-year course of study. Each module may contain some or all of the following components: introduction, directions, objectives, a list of learning activities,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice
Day, Nancy; And Others – 1983
This package of three modules on safety is one of six such packages containing a total of 46 modules that comprise Health Occupations Education II, the second course of a two-year course of study. Each module may contain some or all of the following components: introduction, directions, objectives, a list of learning activities, student…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists
Prakken Publications, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI. – 1984
This yearbook deals with technician education. Included in a section on new issues, problems, and proposals for technician education are the following papers: "High Technology Challenges the Vocational-Technical Curriculum," by Walter J. Brooking; "Assessment of Technical Competency," by Gordon C. McMahon; "Industry and Education Cooperation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Programs, Community Colleges, Community Resources
Tew, E. James, Jr. – 1985
The purpose of this practicum was to determine if adult students engaged in training for high technology jobs can realize a time savings if customary or metric units of measure are used for practical mathematical calculations. Two quizzes were developed, and validated, using customary and metric units for the same type of problem, and the time to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Algorithms, Computation
Turker, A. Vural – 1984
During the last 60 years, Turkey has experienced significant demographic changes and economic development. In response to these changes, policymakers in Turkey have initiated a number of reforms in the area of vocational and technical education. One such reform was the undertaking of a joint effort between the Turkish Council of Higher Education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demography, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Smith, Arthur De W. – 1979
The Generic Skills studies were designed to provide training specifications that will enable graduates of trades training programs to compete for job placement in a range of occupations rather than in a single occupation. The studies identified a number of trade families, classified on the basis of skills used in work performance, and also…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Craft Workers, Educational Needs, Electrical Occupations
Lynch, Edward J. – 1982
Macomb Community College (MCC) prides itself on its responsiveness to the needs of area industry for skilled tradespeople to engage in the design, tooling, and machining activities that are crucial to the area's long-standing automobile and manufacturing operations and to the needs of new area high technology and service-oriented industries. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs
