This guide is designed for the vocational home economics teacher as a resource document necessary for a comprehensive program for home economics education. It includes all of the important resources, including philosophy, program guidelines, and program of instruction (classification of instructional programs). A copy of the Guide for Developing…

Describes how the course of study is a starting point for making the Future Farmers of America (FFA) an integral part of the vocational agriculture program. Example courses of study with related FFA activities are presented for a basic agriculture class and a horticulture class. (LRA)

Oregon offers this guide to assist educators in establishing career education programs in small schools, K-12. Section 1 gives suggestions for promoting awareness, exploration, and preparation and lists goals for incorporating career educational concepts into all areas of the curriculum. Emphasis is placed on vocational clusters and special…

This theme issue on classroom management in business education includes 17 chapters on such topics as combating teacher burnout, curriculum improvement, declining enrollments in business education, human relations in the classroom, team cohesiveness and the business department, communicating the essentials for the first week of class, and…

This guide for a model industrial arts curriculum for state and local planning has been designed for public school administrators and teachers who wish to establish an industrial arts curriculum in their school or would like to expand an existing one. Covering levels K-12, the guide first suggests a program by operational levels. It then outlines…

This guide is intended for local school district and community college administrators, instructors, and other advisory and coordinating groups charged with developing and offering courses in residential and commercial plumbing. The following topics are covered: legal authority (program standards, planning, structure, development, review and…

This handbook is designed to help Texas junior/community college administrators and instructor-coordinators of marketing and distributive education to plan, implement, operate, and expand mid-management programs. The handbook contains five sections. Following the introductory first section that reviews the purpose, history, philosophy, and…

This handbook, a revision of the 1973 edition, is intended to aid teachers in organizing and conducting a program of work for marketing and distributive education programs. The first section on curriculum in marketing and distributive education covers the instructional framework with 2 major dimensions (5 broad marketing competency areas and 14…

A companion volume to the curriculum guide "Health Careers Cooperative Education in Georgia High Schools," this guide was developed to provide an overview of the 3-year program, to identify options within the program, and to serve as a guide to realistic planning for cooperative education teacher-coordinators. The following topics are…

This booklet is an updated and expanded version of a 1983 guide for beginning and experienced vocational-technical education teachers. It contains strategies, resources, and references for further information. The nine chapters of the guide cover the following topics: (1) the role of the vocational instructor; (2) providing career guidance; (3)…

This guide is intended for local school district and community college administrators, instructors, and other advisory and coordinating groups charged with developing and offering courses in electronics, industrial electronics, and electronic technology. The following topics are covered: legal authority (program standards, planning, structure,…

This compilation includes abstracts of 165 research and development studies in agricultural education completed during the period July 1, 1978, to June 30, 1979. Fifty-three of the compiled studies represent staff research, seventy-eight represent master's theses, and thirty-four represent doctoral dissertations. Studies are arranged…

This index lists business education articles, research studies, and textbooks that were compiled from a selected list of periodicals, publishers, and yearbooks published during 1987. A total of 19 general publications and 48 periodicals were indexed. The materials are indexed under 94 subject headings, including the following: accounting,…

This compilation includes abstracts of 140 research and development studies in agricultural education completed during the period July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978. Thirty-three of the completed studies represent staff research, fifty-six represent master's theses, and fifty-one represent doctoral dissertations. Studies are arranged alphabetically by…