The chief conclusions of a national survey of secondary schools' industrial arts programs include the following: (1) there is a major shortage of industrial arts teachers; (2) program content has not changed appreciably; (3) enrollment of female students is increasing; and (4) most school shops are not equipped to accommodate the handicapped. (SK)

The Standards for Industrial Arts Programs Project sought to determine what kinds of facilities were in existence, what facilities were being planned, and how existing facilities had been modified to accommodate students with special needs. (LRA)

A survey of state supervisors conducted to determine state policies regarding class size in industrial arts revealed that (1) 16 states have some form of recommendations/guidelines for facilities and (2) 22 of the 36 responding states have guidelines regarding maximum enrollment for industrial arts. (LRA)

The curricula of industrial arts courses in the Asian Region are changing to a more general approach to arouse interest in, and simple understanding of, industry and industrial processes. Spaces for industrial arts should be less tightly tailored to the needs of specific subject fields than was the case in the past. In secondary general schools,…

The utilization of workshop accomodations in the countries of the Asian Region are examined and the study concludes that, in most schools, a single multipurpose workshop is more economical than the separate workshops for separate crafts that are in common use at present. Design criteria are developed for multipurpose "industrial arts"…

About 100 years ago, steam and water power provided less than one-quarter of the energy needed for all production. Men and animals provided the rest. Today in the United States machines supply 98 percent of all power for industrial work. The technological change that has taken place in this time has been phenomenal and, undoubtedly, will be even…

A survey was taken of industrial arts students, parents, teachers, and administrators in Virginia to determine how they perceived secondary industrial arts programs and objectives. Researchers administered a questionnaire to a sample of 32 middle schools and 25 senior high schools over a spectrum of urban, suburban, and rural areas. A total of 883…

A study was conducted to identify and develop instructional aids in the form of physical apparatus that would permit students with physical handicaps and/or limitations to have greater access to laboratory-shop courses in Montana secondary schools. Steps taken in carrying out the study included the following: (1) identifying the physically…

This paper describes the development of a self-instructional package to be used in a pre-student teaching class in safety instruction for industrial educators. The resource itself is contained in the body of the report. The narrative provides the review of literature undertaken and analysis of the data from a survey/questionnaire mailed to sixteen…