Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…

This curriculum guide for occupational home economics programs was developed by the state of Mississippi to standardize vocational education course titles and core contents. The objectives contained in this document are common to all occupational home economics programs in the state. The guide provides units on the following topics: aging I and…

This unit is part of a Mississippi program designed to provide exploratory experiences and training for handicapped students, to determine if these students are capable of further vocational training or are poor risks for further occupational training, and to train students for basal skill occupations. The materials included in this unit on sewing…