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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Cannon, John G.; Kitchel, Allen; Duncan, Dennis W.; Arnett, Sally E. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2011
This study's purpose was to identify the teaching and learning professional development needs of [state] secondary technology teachers. Teachers' perceived level of importance and competence for 35 teaching and learning items were used to calculate mean weighted discrepancy scores (MWDS). Approximately 63% (n = 46) of [state] secondary technology…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Technology Education, Faculty Development, Educational Needs
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Peake, Jason B.; Duncan, Dennis W.; Ricketts, John C. – Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2007
The continuing trend toward increasing diversity of curriculum offered within secondary agricultural education programs is driving a change in pre-service and in-service technical training for agriculture teachers. This study looks at agriculture teachers' perceived importance of, and competence in, traditional technical competencies such as…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Needs Assessment, Agricultural Education, Technology Integration