Describes programs of different educational-industry activities currently being pursued in the Detroit metropolitan area. (GR)

The author identifies seven basic steps that can be considered in dealing objectively with classroom problems. He argues that using this research method to resolve classroom problems is one of the best tools available to enhance problem-solving opportunities for both industrial arts instructors and students. (SSH)

Presents three reports on ways in which microcomputers are being utilized in fields of agriculture, industry, and home economics, including a description of a school or classroom which is teaching vocational computer use. Charts describing software packages (name, hardware/memory, description, cost, grade level, backup policy) are provided. (EJS)

The architectural renovation project at Albuquerque Indian School not only reclaimed dilapidated buildings but involved students and community in planning their learning environment and taught students practical career skills, such as plumbing, landscape and interior design, and woodworking. This article is part of a theme issue on multicultural…

The individual's ability to function effectively in society differs, it is suggested, from the ability to observe and understand society and its work roles. Which responsibilities for training are appropriate to higher education and which to employers are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Describes the environmental education work project for industrial arts students at a Hebron, Connecticut, high school, conducted in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, in which students designed and built or repaired various structures and devices for the state agency. (MF)

Contrasted are industrial research and university research. Highlights include a description of the role of research in industry, as in new product development; an examination of positive and negative effects of research on engineering faculty selection and advancement; and a discussion of industry's expectations of new graduates as able…

Industrial arts teachers have a responsibility to teach students how the areas of production, communication, and energy/power influence their lives, and to generate a philosophy of technology with human survival, according to the author. He states that education for teachers and teacher educators have slighted or neglected both themes. (MF)

Industrial arts educators must teach students about the dwindling supply of fossil fuels and make them aware of alternative sources of energy. (Editor/TA)

The author proposes and describes the use of twin facilities--a teaching lab and a production lab--in instances where the instructor is responsible for both teaching basic principles and skills of graphics and for the school's administrative printing requirements. (SH)

The program charted here is offered to industrial arts educators as a means of enriching industrial arts course content and is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of the fundamental elements which comprise modern American industry. A partial listing of innovative instructional materials and their sources are listed. (HD)

From a research program to identify the types of visual materials that would be most effective in helping industrial education students to learn from different instructional formats, the author concludes that the effectiveness of visualized instruction depends upon the type of visual used, the method of instruction, student characteristics, and…

Based on his 43-year career in industrial arts (IA) education and his close contact with industry for many years, the author offers his insights on and recommendations for improvement of industrial arts education and his perception of future challenges to IA educators. (Editor)

A survey of 1,054 institutions by the AACJC Service Center for Community College-Labor Union Cooperation concluded that while substantial joint undertakings exist between unions and community colleges, in many cases labor and community colleges are waiting for the other party to make the first move. (JG)