Classroom teachers are researchers as they refine their programs based on a tested idea that improves student learning. Research that provides new directions for industrial arts often arises from a classroom instructor's recognition of a problem and search for a solution. (SK)

In the June 2007 issue of "Phi Delta Kappan" (EJ767455), James Howlett and Brad Huff authored an article about the strong relationship between basic skills in math and reading and such technical skills as machining, drafting, and working with electricity or electronics. They also suggested that, as a result of No Child Left Behind, the…

Many forces--legislative, administrative, bureaucratic, professional, private interest--influence curriculum change. Teachers should be the primary agents of curriculum change and must focus on meeting the educational needs of all students. (SK)

Discusses ways in which an industrial arts teacher can become involved in guidance functions for the students' sake. (GR)

Describes how the objective "understanding of industry is perceived by selected high school industrial arts teachers and college department chairmen. Contains the results of a survey conducted along with a discussion of the findings. (GR)

The purpose of this study was to analyse the academic English language lacks and needs of Industrial Design students in Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah (UiTM). It highlights the lacks and needs for English for Academic Purposes in helping the students to succeed in the program through the usage of English language. The research tools used were in…

In response to increasingly rapid technological changes, industrial arts teachers will have to initiate and be flexible enough to adjust to innovative curricula. (Author)

Problems often exist between industrial arts teachers who are tenured and those who are relatively new to a staff of teachers. (Author)

The national study sampled 227 public and private colleges and universities which have programs of industrial teacher education. Usable returns were received from 176. Four-fifths of the document consists of a tabulated display of questionnaire responses. The opening section of the document briefly outlines the need for information, sources of…

A brief survey of 277 Minnesota secondary technology education teachers elicited their perceptions of teacher effectiveness characteristics. Results showed that teacher effectiveness varies little across subject areas. Commonly cited characteristics are clarity, variability, enthusiasm, task orientation, patience, organization, and preparation.…

The industrial arts teacher, because of his industrial-technical background and the interdisciplinary relationships of his course content to that of certain other subjects in the curriculum, is often a major contributor to the school's guidance program. (Author)

Describes five vocational guidance theories and suggests that industrial arts teachers are in a unique position to re-assert the value of work and its benefits through teacher- counselor teamwork to ther students. (GR)

Presents brief profiles of four teachers/researchers in industrial arts/technology education: Frederick Gordon Bonser, William Warner, R. Lee Hornbake, and Donald Maley. (SK)

This paper illustrates three academic units collaborative process to solve a design problem in the development of new wood products for the Historic Boone Tavern Hotel, Berea, Kentucky. The Boone Tavern Hotel chronology and renovation needs after 99 years are summarized. The Berea College Student Crafts Program is then described and the need for a…

Interviews were conducted to gather responses to the question "What are the real problems of industrial arts?" Those interviewed (junior and senior high school teachers, city program supervisors, state supervisors, teacher educators, and teacher education administrators) identified the problem areas as public perceptions, content and its…