In this response to Charles Gagel's National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators (NAITTE) Membership Survey Report, the author states that the NAITTE of tomorrow cannot be the NAITTE of the past, as the organization is now feeling the effects of failing to change along with the field of teacher education. Of course, the…

Describes the state of contingent employment in the United States and Europe; identifies economic, psychological, and social consequences; and suggests how workers can be prepared for it in terms of occupational content, career management, and family/work relationships and choices. (SK)

Focuses on program evaluation of vocational education from four different starting points (context, input, process, and product evaluation) and the purposes to which each is directed. (Editor/TA)

This article describes general changes in work and characteristics of those who will work, with special attention to the implications for industrial teacher education. Discusses the shift in jobs from goods producing to service producing, influences of technology, quality of work life, and the influence of the world economy. (Author/CT)

Focuses on four issues: (1) recruitment of faculty members, (2) employing organizations' responsibilities, (3) supervisor's role, and (4) challenges for professional associations. (JOW)

The authors describe how industrial education teachers can become competent industrial trainers by adding one important skill they may lack--performing training needs assessments. They present a case study of a needs assessment and discuss successes and shortcomings of the assessment performed by their students. (CH)

Interviews were conducted to gather responses to the question "What are the real problems of industrial arts?" Those interviewed (junior and senior high school teachers, city program supervisors, state supervisors, teacher educators, and teacher education administrators) identified the problem areas as public perceptions, content and its…

The author discusses three factors that can be used to prepare in response to the challenges facing industrial education: (1) the quality and quantity of information, (2) risk taking, and (3) the quest for opportunities. (CH)

A study of work and economics, technology, and culture in Tanzania reveals that (1) material returns to rural workers were barely life sustaining; (2) people live dignified lives without consuming much; (3) simpler technological solutions were better; (4) tension exists between competitiveness and humaneness; and (5) tribal traditions contribute…

Discusses the effects of the teacher educational reform proposals on industrial teacher education. Indicates that additional information is needed before wholesale program modifications can be implemented. (JOW)