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Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1974
The course provides a study of fabrics, an insight into the history of fashion, and how present day styles relate to previous eras. Course content includes goals, specific objectives, changes in fashion, fashion design, textiles, techniques in tacking for securing seams, and making a pleated skirt. The course is presented as an advanced Quinmester…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Design
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Irani, Tracy A.; Lundy, Lisa; Turner, R. Elaine; Percival, Susan S.; Nieves, C.; Sharf, Tracie – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2007
Distance education has been at the forefront of forging unique partnerships to facilitate learning. The purpose of this case study was to describe a business-education collaboration between General Nutrition Corporation, Inc. and the University of Florida, involving a series of online courses in introductory nutrition. Utilizing a competency-based…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Competency Based Education, Nutrition, Partnerships in Education
Cleland, Charles L., Ed. – 1982
The first part of this report contains a case study from each of the eight southern states participating in a late 1970s project which focused primarily on the organization of rural counties for making decisions that affect the well-being of county residents. In the second section, the study counties (identified as low income in 1950) are placed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Decision Making
Schultz, Ronald R.; Stronge, William B. – 1981
A study examined the views of business and industry on the Florida vocational and technical education system. Representatives from 284 Florida firms and 44 supervisors completed interviews based on two project-developed questionnaires. Sought in the questionnaires were employer perceptions concerning the following areas: awareness of vocational…
Descriptors: Business, Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation, Employer Attitudes
Baggot, James; Vino, Faith – 1971
This secondary course of study teaches the student to investigate and analyze the impact of mass communication on contemporary society. Media affects the individual and society politically, socially, and economically. Knowledge and understanding of the operation, impact, history and development of radio, television, newspapers, magazines, and…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Behavioral Objectives, Broadcast Industry, Communications
State Univ. System of Florida, Tallahassee. – 1980
Proceedings from a conference entitled "Women Moving Forward: Improving Florida's Economy through Leadership, Power and Influence" are presented. The 1979 statewide conference, which brought together leaders from industry, government, education, and the communities, was designed to promote the social and economic needs of women. Contents…
Descriptors: Administrators, Affirmative Action, Business, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Baker, William E.; And Others – 1972
The document is one of five summary reports, all part of a Pre-Technical Curriculum Planning Project for secondary students who aspire to technical employment or post secondary technical education. This report represents the results of an assessment of the northeast Florida area's technical occupations in engineering and industrial fields. A…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Electrical Occupations, Electromechanical Technology, Employment Opportunities
Rietveld, Richard; And Others – 1989
The 1988 final report of a task force from the Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission stated that in order to ensure continued growth of the motion picture film industry in the state, the postsecondary community must provide a well-trained and competent work force adept in all aspects of the industry. The film industry is a growing…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support
Corporation for Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1980
The Ventures in Community Improvement (VICI) demonstration, a national research and demonstration program, was designed to test the effectiveness of a youth employment program in various settings. Eight VICI programs, each of which enrolled up to 60 unemployed, out-of-school, economically disadvantaged youths between the ages of 16 and 19, were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Building Trades, Community Change, Community Programs
Hill, Raymond; And Others – 1986
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,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities
University of South Florida, Tampa. Dept. of Adult and Vocational Education. – 1988
This guide identifies considerations in the organization, operation, and evaluation of secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs. It contains both a vocational program guide and Career Merit Achievement Plan (Career MAP) for commercial foods. The guide contains the following sections: occupational description; program…
Descriptors: Bakery Industry, Cooking Instruction, Cooks, Curriculum Design
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1990
This packet contains a program guide and Career Merit Achievement Plan (Career MAP) for the implementation of an apparel production program in Florida secondary and postsecondary schools. The program guide describes the program content and structure, provides a program description, lists job titles under the program, and includes a curriculum…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Classroom Techniques
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1990
This vocational program guide is intended to assist in the organization, operation, and evaluation of a program in fashion marketing in school districts, area vocational centers, and community colleges. The following topics are covered: program content (job duties of wholesale and retail clothing salespersons and curriculum framework and student…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Applied Tech., Adult, and Community Education. – 1997
This document contains vocational education program course standards (curriculum frameworks and student performance standards) for exploratory courses, practical arts courses, and job preparatory programs offered at the secondary and postsecondary level as part of the family and consumer sciences component of Florida's comprehensive vocational…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Care Occupations, Competence, Competency Based Education
Heggen, James R. – 1981
A project was undertaken to formulate a fast-track model for developing curriculum that recognizes the needs of special target groups in industrial arts programs in Florida middle schools. During the project, two groups of key teachers and supervisors from four districts within the state of Florida met in short brainstorming sessions to develop,…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Career Exploration, Communications, Construction (Process)
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