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DeVore, Paul W. – Man/Society/Technology, 1982
The author explores several recent technological developments which will have an impact on future technical education. These developments include the revolution in information services, robotics, job changes and eliminations, changing role of the worker, and quality of life. (CT)
Descriptors: Automation, Career Change, Futures (of Society), Job Satisfaction
Lovedahl, Gerald G. – Man/Society/Technology, 1983
The author argues that jobs in the future will depend less on manual skill and more on perceptual aptitude, formal knowledge, and precision. Industrial arts classes must include robotics in their curriculum if they intend to reflect accurately American industry. (Author/SSH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Industrial Arts, Industrial Education, Job Skills