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Smith, Bettye P.; Hall, Helen C.; Jones, Karen H. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences: From Research to Practice, 2001
Responses from 71 parents, 147 education professionals, and 199 vocational administrators found general support for teaching the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences. More people thought content areas should be taught than believed they were being taught. (Includes commentary by Rosa S. Purcell.) (SK)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Course Content, National Standards, Parent Attitudes
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Weaver, David C. – Journal of Geography, 1998
Employs a graphical analysis evaluating the evolution of the transportation network in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain sections of Georgia and the Carolinas. Concludes that transport expansion appears to support the general parameters of the ideal-typical sequence model and provides useful material for instruction related to the national standards…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Geography, Geography Instruction, Graphs
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Smith, Bettye P.; Hall, Helen C.; Jones, Karen H. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2005
This study focuses on the seven standards that are included in a comprehensive (family-oriented) FCS program: (1) Family; (2) Nutrition and Wellness; (3) Human Development; (4) Interpersonal relationships; (5) Career, Community, and Family Connections; (6) Parenting; and (7) Family and Community Services. The study was conducted to better…
Descriptors: National Standards, Secondary Education, Comprehensive Programs, Consumer Science
Hospitality Business Alliance, Chicago, IL. – 2000
This booklet highlights the efforts of four hospitality employers and one "intermediary" organization connecting workplace experiences to classroom learning for secondary school students. The introduction presents a series overview and lists the names, locations, and featured practice of the employers and organizations. The next sections…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Awareness
Stitt-Gohdes, Wanda – 1997
This proceedings includes the following papers and carousel presentations: "Information Technology Related Career Development Needs of Secondary Vocational Teachers" (Joe W. Kotrlik, Betty C. Harrison, Donna H. Redmann, Cindy S. Handley); "Do Gender and Academic Risk Matter? Influences on Career Decision Making and Occupational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents
Redmann, Donna H., Ed. – 1996
The following papers are included: "Research and Teaching from the Web/Multimedia" (Swan); "Vocational Teachers' Attitude toward, Knowledge of, and Use of National Skill Standards" (Belcher, McCaslin); "Predicting the Leadership Effectiveness of Vocational Education Administrators" (Daughtry, Finch); "Coping…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Apprenticeships