A study examined the attitudes of experienced vocational agriculture teachers concerning the proper ingredients for excellence in teaching. The 14 Ohio teachers who constituted the study population were selected from 130 teachers nominated by Ohio state supervisors and teacher educators as being master teachers; the grounds for selection were that…

This document contains the occupational duty/task lists for five occupations in the banking and financial services series. Each occupation is divided into seven or eight duties. A separate page for each duty in the occupation lists the tasks in that duty along with its code number and columns to indicate whether that particular duty has been…

This document contains the occupational duty/task lists for two occupations in the word processing series. Each occupation is divided into 9 or 10 duties. A separate page for each duty in the occupation lists the tasks in that duty along with its code number and columns to indicate whether that particular duty has been taught and to provide space…

A study examined local labor market trends in Chicago (Illinois) for the purpose of developing the informational framework necessary to support the efforts of the Chicago Education Summit in forging a quid pro quo agreement between Chicago's business community and high schools. According to the terms of the agreement, the schools would commit…

This employee's manual, part of a series of publications for use in implementing an administrative assistant simulation designed for students enrolled in a postsecondary-level office applications laboratory, outlines the office rules of a fictitious insurance company, Proffitt, Dorsey & Huff, Inc., that functions as both a sales and a service…

Career information concerning jobs in the electricity-electronics field is presented. Included is an overview of all positions of employment in the field, such as professional engineers, technicians, skilled craft workers, and semi-skilled workers. A description of their work, training requirements, and employment outlook is given. Information is…

This handbook for the distributive education coordinator was designed to provide information on adult distributive education (D.E.) and to outline the necessary steps in establishing and conducting an adult program. It begins with an introduction which lists the intrinsic values of adult D.E. and the advantages that these programs offer to the…

The middle management position of departmental chairman is the point in the organizational structure of the educational institution where good supervision, management and administration must begin. A lack of understanding of the importance of the chairman's role has led to a neglect of the position in the administrative organization and a…

Selected from the "Occupational Outlook Handbook," the listings included in this document represent a number of occupations for which junior college or other special training is useful. Each listing, grouped under a broader occupational area, provides a specific occupational title, number employed in the occupation in 1974, qualifications and…

This study identified the educational and occupational characteristics and professional competencies needed by qualified instructors of agriculture in Iowa postsecondary schools. Highest ranking professional competencies suggested by administrators and teachers included: (1) developing and maintaining rapport with students and (2) working…

Describes a program designed to reduce unemployment among out-of-school youth caused by the inability of these youth to document that they have assets in demand by employers. The program would provide the chance to acquire such assets and to build a documented record of achievement, experience, and certification. (LRA)

A definition of social skills needed by individuals with mental retardation in employment settings is proposed. Three measurement approaches are discussed, involving the perceptions of others in work settings, the social goals and perceptions of the targeted individuals, and the performance of social behaviors in natural contexts. (JDD)

An alternative and less time-consuming teacher training system for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers is the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA). A parallel course for ESL teachers of children, an in-service course, and an advanced diploma course are under development. The CELTA program is gaining popularity in the…

The Standards for Vocational Home Economics Education were developed to maintain quality and to encourage excellence in vocational home economics education programs at all educational levels among the states and territories of the United States. The Standards are designed to be used by teachers, local supervisors, teacher educators, state staffs,…

The Standards for Vocational Home Economics Education were developed to maintain quality and to encourage excellence in vocational home economics education programs at all educational levels among the states and territories of the United States. The Standards are designed to be used by teachers, local supervisors,, teacher educators, state staffs,…