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Download full textFarmer, Edgar I. – 1994
A study was conducted in 1994 to identify, categorize, and prioritize research needs for improving teacher education related to the vocational education initiative of Tech Prep over the next 10 years. First, questionnaires were sent to experts in the field of Tech Prep, seeking a sample of needs and priorities. Responses were received from 33…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Farmer, Edgar I. – 1989
The future effectiveness of trade and industrial (T&I) education programs can be increased by reforms in teacher education, collaboration with national support agencies, and taking advantage of technological and instructional advances. Among the important teacher education reforms are the following: (1) teacher preparation should include liberal…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Industrial Education
Peer reviewedParis, Howard S.; Farmer, Edgar I. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2000
Summarizes the ways in which the Education Pilot Criteria for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award were adapted for use in institutional self-assessment. Presents the perceptions of academic deans in the North Carolina Community College System regarding current and future applications of continuous quality improvement principles in the…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educational Improvement
