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Davies, P. – Economics, 1984
A questionnaire that college economics students can use to investigate the degree and nature of competition in the retail market for petrol is provided. A simple computer program is included to help in the analysis of the questionnaire. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Economics Education
Cox, Mary; And Others – Feedback, 1984
Reports on how computerized broadcast stations prepare the news. Discusses implications for news and education, pointing out ways teachers can prepare students for computerized newsrooms.
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Computers, Higher Education, Journalism
Foundation for Teaching Economics, San Francisco, CA. – 2001
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is an area of land located in the northeast corner of Alaska within the Arctic Circle that includes a potentially oil-rich coastal plain between the Beaufort Sea, the Brooks Range, and the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. For the past several years, ANWR has also been the location of a national debate over energy…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Government Role, High Schools, Oil
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Hillestad, Robert – School Arts, 1979
Suggests a variety of alternative fashion illustration techniques and materials which do not require rigorous training in sketching the human figure. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Materials, Clothing Design, Fashion Industry
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Towns, Marcy Hamby – Journal of Chemical Education, 1998
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Committee on Professional Training presented results from an industrial roundtable which showed that one of the key experiences industry seeks in new hires is team problem solving. Undergraduate chemistry education, however, historically stresses individual work. Offers suggestions for improving student learning…
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Chemistry, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education
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Casey, James – Physics Teacher, 1993
A simple experiment concerning the elasticity of wood is described that can easily be performed at home. The forces needed to produce a stress in wood are measured and compared. Provides a mathematical discussion of the elasticity and stress of wood. (MVL)
Descriptors: Force, Home Study, Lumber Industry, Physics
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Mackin, Joan – Science Teacher, 1994
Shows how effective partnerships can be formed between private industry, research facilities, or universities and any high school through the creative use of community resources and innovative program implementation. (ZWH)
Descriptors: High Schools, Industry, Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship
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Old, John – Economics, 1991
Presents a case study of radio broadcasting that could be used with students in an investigation of competition and regulation. Discusses the British Broadcasting Act and its attempts at privatization, encouragement of competition, and deregulation of markets. Includes questions and the Hotelling Model of a market to explain the situation in radio…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Competition, Economics Education, Foreign Countries
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Haddow, Amy – Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 1998
This classroom activity introduces the concept of sustainable development by illustrating how cooperative behavior between people competing for limited resources can benefit all involved. Students thumb-wrestle for candies and cooperating students can get more candy by taking turns as partners rather than competing as opponents. Offers extension…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation Education, Cooperation, Educational Games
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Sawhney, Anil; Mund, Andre; Koczenasz, Jeremy – Journal of Construction Education, 2001
Describes a way to incorporate practical content into the construction engineering and management curricula: the Internet-based Interactive Construction Management Learning System, which uses interactive and adaptive learning environments to train students in the areas of construction methods, equipment and processes using multimedia, databases,…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Higher Education, Integrated Learning Systems, Interaction
Texas State Technical Coll., Waco. – 1996
This document is intended to help education and training institutions deliver the Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology (MAST) curriculum to a variety of individuals and organizations. MAST consists of industry-specific skill standards and model curricula for 15 occupational specialty areas within the U.S. machine tool and metals-related…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Marshall Univ., Huntington, WV. Dept. of Occupational, Adult, and Safety Education. – 1982
This competency-based communications and media-cluster curriculum is designed for use by teachers and students at the early high school level during the exploration of a variety of occupations. The purpose of the materials is to assist students in assessing whether or not they would like to prepare for these kinds of occupations. The curriculum…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Broadcast Industry, Career Education, Career Exploration
Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund, Pomfret Center, CT. – 1991
This packet consists of the instructor and trainee manuals for an asphalt raking course. The instructor manual contains a course schedule for 4 days of instruction, content outline, and instructor outline. The trainee manual is divided into five sections: safety, asphalt basics, placing methods, repair and patching, and clean-up and maintenance.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Asphalts, Building Trades, Construction Industry
Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund, Pomfret Center, CT. – 1994
This packet contains the instructor and trainee manuals for a course dealing with trench protection and principles of pipe laying. Part 1 is the instructor guide for an 80-hour course--12 classroom hours and 68 hours of hands-on exercises. Contents are as follows: a course outline; course schedule; equipment list; material and equipment checklist;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Building Trades, Construction Industry, Construction (Process)
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1989
This document contains teacher's materials for a seven-unit secondary education vocational home economics course on textiles and apparel design. The units cover: (1) fiber/fiber characteristics and textile development (including fabrication and dyeing, printing, and finishing); (2) textile and apparel design industries (including their history and…
Descriptors: Clothing, Clothing Design, Clothing Instruction, Fashion Industry
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