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Peer reviewedWalker, Thomas J. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1996
Secondary trade and industrial teachers have traditionally been prepared through alternative teacher education emphasizing competence in subject matter. Standards are needed to improve how content is taught, and they can renew and revitalize trade and industrial teacher preparation and certification programs. (SK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Secondary School Teachers, Standards, Teacher Certification
Download full textWichowski, Chester P.; Walker, Thomas J. – 1996
The Temple University Center for Vocational Education Professional Personnel Development (PPD), one of three regional centers in Pennsylvania, used qualitative strategies for steering PPD programs. Center personnel found that collecting quantitative data was absolutely necessary to determine whether objectives were being met, but was not always…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Inservice Teacher Education, Interviews, Needs Assessment
Wichowski, Chester P.; Erwin, Nancy Budnovitch; Walker, Thomas J. – 1997
Pennsylvania has three regional Professional Personnel Development Centers responsible for the delivery of services around a block of common objectives designed to meet the professional development needs of vocational educators. The Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process has been used to address two areas of need identified by the Temple…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Graduate Study
