Presents the methodology and findings of a survey to determine the extent to which industrial arts teachers in Alberta, Canada, feel they are adequately prepared to teach in various technical areas at the junior and senior high levels. (Editor)

Reports on a survey to determine the need for industrial arts programs to focus instruction on the interface between technological developments and their impact on the natural environment. (Editor)

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)

Presents methodology that might be employed in evaluating learners' opinions and judgments in complex instructional or training settings. (Editor/TA)

A survey of women vocational teachers in 482 randomly selected comprehensive high schools in the U.S. and its territories. Focus is on how they see themselves and how they are seen by their immediate administrative supervisors with regard to family responsibilities, professional aspirations, and advancement possibilities. (Editor/TA)

A survey to determine worker perceptions of the types of skills that are needed to survive in the world of work that are in addition to those specific technical skills taught in vocational programs. (Editor/TA)

The use of a traveling instructional team to provide local inservice workshops to assist New Jersey vocational teachers and administrators in reducing and dealing with discipline problems is described and the effectiveness of the training seminars evaluated. (TA)

Discusses the values of using simulation as a teaching technique in the preparation of vocational administrators for individual and group problem solving. (Editor/TA)

Results of an experimental study to compare telelecture with traditional lecture methods in a teacher education program. (Editor/TA)

Local curriculum coordinators and local vocational directors were surveyed to investigate the relative importance of selected competencies needed by the former. (Editor/TA)

Reports research on the effects of factors such as teacher abilities and background on teaching proficiency. (Editor)

Describes microcounseling and interaction analysis, provides a reationale for the "marriage" of these two successful innovations, and demonstrates how the combination can provide an objective and systematic technology for the development of effective interpersonal communication skills.

Assesses teacher attitudes and attempts to isolate and portray the salient variables which could influence and determine teacher attitudes toward metrication. (Author/TA)

Describes research on the use of classroom contingency management to reduce poor attendance and tardiness in a community college program. (Editor)

Delineates a model systems approach for job development placement services intended to show how a specialist may program his annual work load through the use of the Performance and Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) Chart. (TA)