The article relates the use and construction of a strobe unit as an instructional aid. (GB)

Describes the construction of elliptical gears as a means of sparking student interest in power transmission. (GR)

The department of automotive mechanics at Central Carolina Technical Institute has constructed its curriculum so that, if a student is compelled to stop school before completion of requirements, he has still learned marketable skills. In addition, individual interests are encouraged through a Special Problems" course during a student's final…

Second of a two-part series. Article includes material from the author's forthcoming new book, Innovative Programs in Industrial Education.

Students at the University of Northern Iowa were provided with a meaningful experience in quality assurance through a term project resulting from a problem submitted by a local manufacturing plant. Students were given the responsibility of developing a quality control and inspection system that was actually installed in the plant. (SK)

Contains a short summary of four ideas related to a discussion of the future of industrial arts education: (1) what industrial arts is, (2) what the rationale for change is, (3) what necessary conditions for change are, and (4) what industrial arts could be. (CT)

This study focused on the development and demonstration of a model for establishing curriculum development priorities for trade and industrial education programs which discriminates effectively, is reasonably uncomplicated, and is inexpensive to administer. (CT)

Outlines the structural elements useful for systematic construction of an industrial arts curriculum. Steps include (1) curriculum foundations (definition, rationale, goals); (2) curriculum content (scope, sequence, specifications); and (3) curriculum evaluation. (SK)

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of competency based instruction. Points out that, while not a cure-all, individualized instruction is one of the best available teaching tools. (JOW)

Program-wide, trade and industrial education (T & I) is out of the shadows, according to Francis Tuttle and Byrl Shoemaker, and in Oklahoma at least, it is the "heart of vocational education." Nonetheless the American Vocational Association Convention finds its largest division still pondering ways to make its influence match its…

Describes the National Association of Industrial Technical Teacher Educators' role in the development of quality standards for trade and industrial education and introduces the special issue on the standards. (SK)

The public appears to desire education standards for many reasons: lost faith in schools, the information age, low test scores, international comparisons, and failed results of past reforms. Standards seem to promise restored order, mastery of subject matter, and excellence. (SK)