A study of 229 first-semester college freshmen was conducted to determine what significant differences exist between the way in which industrial arts participants and nonparticipants view industrial arts teachers, courses, and facilities. In each of the four general categories studied, significant differences in attitudes were found to exist…

Using the results of the Standards for Industrial Arts Programs Project, the authors reflect on the lack of impetus for change in industrial arts, the disparity between the definition of industrial arts and its practice, the lack of consensus about content, and the relative freedom of teachers to structure industrial arts curricula. (SK)

This descriptive research study reported on Georgia's secondary level (grades 6-12) technology education programs capability to incorporate engineering concepts and/or engineering design into their curriculum. Participants were middle school and high school teachers in the state of Georgia who currently teach technology education. Participants…

To help industrial arts teachers make decisions about the use of computer programs in classes containing disabled students, critical elements of appropriate computer software are discussed, includingpurpose and objectives, principles of learning, and major software problems. Recommendations are also presented for developing software and joining a…

San Jose State College in California has special features in its course for industrial arts teachers. Ralph C. Bohn, Chairman of the College's Department of Industrial Studies, describes the course and the reasons for its special character. (Editor)

Responses of Industrial Arts teachers are summariazed concerning the future of the project method of teaching Industrial Arts in light of the laboratories and innovative equipment of the future. (GR)

Discusses two reform movements affecting public schools: (1) the transition of traditional industrial arts curriculum to technology education and (2) the reform in teacher education. (JOW)

In this article, the author argues that teaching "technological literacy" at the expense of hands-on skills training is wrong for the students, wrong for the economy, and wrong for the nation. Students need not only the opportunity to explore a variety of trade skills but also the opportunity to learn a skill well. It is in the teaching…

The Industrial Arts Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for 24 experienced teachers to pursue graduate study related to two occupational clusters: industrial materials and processes or energy and propulsion systems. As part of their studies, students developed, field tested, and evaluated curriculum materials which applied these evolving…

The study used a five-round Delphi procedure, combining the opinions of 10 experts to provide a series of statements descriptive of certain aspects of future industrial arts programs and to identify central patterns, issues, and directions which may be examined for their effect on the field. (Author/AJ)

Reviews the current status of the supply of industrial arts/technology teachers and examines empirical, political, and philosophical issues of teacher recruitment. Discusses effective recruitment practices based on research of the teacher education population. (SK)