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Frost, Donna A. – 1980
This study was conducted to secure adequate data to support the need for the issuance of competency certificates to graduates of Oklahoma vocational and technical education programs. A questionnaire was developed to determine the perceptions of teachers and employers regarding the competency statements and to see if using such certificates would…
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Competency Based Education, Educational Certificates
Download full textBischoff, Judith A.; Lewis, K. Ann – 1980
This study measured the physical fitness, levels of creative thinking, and attitudes about physical education in second graders enrolled in physical education programs with different curricular focus: (1) aerobic fitness; (2) movement education; and (3) standard classroom teacher taught curriculum. Seventy-seven children and five teachers…
Descriptors: Aerobics, Comparative Analysis, Creative Thinking, Curriculum
Miller, Pamela F. – 1985
To determine the current state of the art of the teaching of vocational ethics in the state of Illinois, a survey of Illinois educators was conducted in the spring of 1985. A sample of 650 teachers were asked if and to what extent vocational ethics were currently being taught in their state. About 50 percent of the teachers, kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
1981
Shifts in the enrollments and curricula of two-year colleges over the past 15 years have underscored the need for community college educators to develop a synthesis of career-occupational and liberal arts education. This task is especially important given the career-oriented goals and employed status of most community college students, the…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Lolley, John L. – 1980
In order to gain a greater understanding of vocational teachers' use of and attitudes toward the college library, a questionnaire was administered to 138 full- and part-time vocational instructors at Tarrant County Junior College (TCJC), Texas. Study results indicate that vocational teachers at TCJC utilized printed materials in almost 75% of…
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Government Publications
GARBIN, A.P.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A PART OF A LARGE PROJECT TO DEVELOP AND TEST SOLUTIONS TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE MOST CRUCIAL WORKER ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION OF NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND OTHER PROGRAMATIC SOLUTIONS, THIS STUDY EXPLORED THE FACTORS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION OF MODERN YOUTH FROM SCHOOL TO WORK WITH THE INTENTION OF IDENTIFYING…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Needs, Employment Qualifications, Individual Characteristics
Vale, Carol A.; And Others – 1980
Volume 3 of a nine volume report on a national survey (33 states) of the media and materials needs of special education teachers and students presents a statistical analysis of the media and materials development needs of teachers of the educable mentally retarded, learning disabled, or emotionally disturbed/behavior disordered. A demographic…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Instructional Materials
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Adult Vocational and Technical Education. – 1979
Designed for vocational teachers and administrators, this compilation of materials from various resources provides information, tips, and guidelines for evaluating instructional materials for sex bias and stereotypes, gives suggestions on using biased materials in a non-biased way, and presents guidelines for sex-equity in the classroom. Following…
Descriptors: Counselors, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Employed Women
Kaiser, Charles H. – 1968
Role theory concepts were employed to define substantive areas of interactions between vocational teachers, state supervisory personnel, and local school administrators, define potential and actual role conflicts for vocational teachers arising from these interactions, and assess the impact of perceived conflict upon vocational teacher job…
Descriptors: Administrators, Agricultural Education, Bureaucracy, High Schools
Morton, J. B.; And Others – 1977
Two methods used to collect follow-up data on vocational education graduates to determine their postgraduate occupational and educational activities are (1) to ask the graduates themselves and (2) to ask the teachers to report the status of their graduates. The objective of this study was to compare data that was collected using each method and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Graduate Surveys
PDF pending restorationTunkel, Leon S.; Klein, Raymond S. – 1976
The project reviewed, tested, and analyzed the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute's (NOCTI) test series (written and performance for skilled occupations), using a sample of 16 examinations, to determine their appropriateness for use by the State of Georgia in their selection and certification of vocational and technical educators.…
Descriptors: Job Skills, National Norms, Performance Criteria, Postsecondary Education
Work, Gerald G.; Ryan, Charles W. – 1975
The report presents the findings of a study conducted to determine priority areas for research in vocational-technical education in Maine for 1975-77 as perceived by practitioners. A list of vocational education research areas was developed as a survey questionnaire and administered to 244 professional staff members of the seven postsecondary…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Postsecondary Education, Rating Scales, Research Needs
Shashack, Willard F., Ed. – 1974
The purpose of the handbook is to assist the school shop teacher in participating in voluntary compliance with the standards and regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The first major section deals with general shop safety and how the shop teacher can use the checklist to control possible safety violations in his shop. The…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Check Lists, Federal Legislation, Guidelines
Gibbs, Jeffrey L. – 1969
The study attempts to: (1) inventory the characteristics of all current full time post-high school vocational teachers in Wisconsin, and (2) learn something about the labor market mechanisms of the post-high school vocational teacher labor market. The population to be studied consisted of approximately 1,550 full-time teachers and administrators.…
Descriptors: Educational Status Comparison, Employment Practices, Information Sources, Occupational Mobility
Blozan, Carl F.; Hass, Arthur E., Jr. – 1974
Described for Federal and State policymakers is an analytic model of special education (SE) manpower incorporating questionnaire data from 1,173 SE students and 2,068 SE teachers. The model is reported to encompass the following 13 states or definable conditions: undergraduate training; five states each for undergraduate and masters degree levels…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns, Exceptional Child Research
