In order to measure the demand for an office design course among interior design graduates of Harper College and to determine the design skill needs of area employers, two studies were undertaken. An initial mail survey, a second mailing, and a series of telephone calls yielded a 75% response rate from the program's 88 graduates. Of the…

Written for the woman just graduated from college who wants a big-city job, the book provides coverage of the job scene from New York to San Francisco and offers methods and suggestions on how to create an exciting new career. Tips on where to look for jobs, the resume, and the job interview are some of the introductory topics, followed by a…

This curriculum guide was developed as a resource for teachers to use in planning and implementing a competency-based instructional program on interior design and housing at the high school level. It contains materials for a 2-semester course, based on the North Carolina Vocational Education Program of Studies (revised 1992); it is designed to…

This guide is intended to assist home economics teachers at all grade levels in presenting a curriculum concentrating on development of life skills. The guide is divided into six sections, one for each of the following content areas: child development, clothing and textiles, consumer education, foods and nutrition, housing and interiors, and…

This course of study in painting and decorating is intended as a teaching and learning guide and presents the basic skills needed for initial employment in painting and decorating occupations. Introductory material includes an outline of general course objectives and corresponding activities to achieve the objectives, an instructional plan which…

The guide describes procedures for designing secondary industrial arts facilities based on careful scrutiny of the educational program which the facilities are intended to serve. It offers a four step general outline for planning such facilities and discusses in detail the following considerations with respect to writing subject area…

Reporting upon a study of environment which was based on the design of office buildings and office space, the study forms part of a continuing program of environmental research sponsored by Pilkington Brothers Limited of St. Helens, England. In this report the word 'environment' is used in the sense of the sum of the physical and emotional…

This Job Function Booklet (Arranging) is one of the 14 components (see note) of the Career Alert Planning (CAP) program, a set of individualized materials designed to help participants find out about themselves and about the kind of work for which they are suited. In this program, participants become acquainted with occupations that are…

The Cranston Secondary School Curriculum Guide (7-9) for Home Economics is intended to serve as a resource for teachers, students, department chairman, guidance personnel, curriculum planners, and others involved in present or future curriculum planning. At least one broadly stated major objective is provided for each section, encompassing the…

The study of task identification in interior design and furnishings presents statistical correlations of task performance frequencies obtained by questionnaire in 16 task clusters for the occupations of assistant interior designer, floor mechanic, upholsterer, and drapery maker. One-way matrices present, for each occupation, task clusters and…

The Arizona Department of Education designed this curriculum guideline to aid teachers in planning programs that provide opportunities for students of all ages to comprehend, identify, apply, and analyze housing and life styles. The topics concentrated on are: nature and housing of man, housing as a modification of environment, effects of housing…

This analysis covers tasks performed by a painter and decorator, an occupational title some provinces and territories of Canada have also identified as painter and painter and decorator--commercial and residential. A guide to analysis discusses development, structure, and validation method; scope of the occupation; trends; and safety. To…

Argues classrooms must provide an appropriately stimulating environment that supports learning and provides teachers and students with a comfortable place to learn. Lists requisite factors of the school environment including furniture, aesthetics, color, carpet, building maintenance, decorating detail, comfort, space/design, lighting, classroom…

Purpose: We systematically measured the associations between environmental design features of nursing home special care units and the incidence of aggression, agitation, social withdrawal, depression, and psychotic problems among persons living there who have Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. Design and Methods: We developed and tested a…

This program guide presents the standard fashion production and management curriculum for technical institutes in Georgia. It is designed to relate primarily to the development of those skills needed to become a qualified alterationist, clothing design assistant, home textiles assistant, fashion management assistant, or tailoring assistant. A…