Describes apparatus and procedures to design and construct a "printing box" as a graphic arts project to make color prints on T-shirts using photography, indirect and direct photo screen methods, and other types of stencils. Step-by-step photographs illustrate the process. (MF)

School safety is a human concern, one that every school and community must take seriously and strive continually to achieve. It is also a legal concern; schools can be held liable if they do not make good-faith efforts to provide a safe and secure school environment. How schools are built and maintained is an integral part of school safety and…

This brief guide discusses ways to provide safe instruction and to minimize the risk of injury and potential liability in a laboratory environment. The three main concerns covered are: (1) the physical plant must be in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); (2) the physical facility should have all tools in good…

Described is an innovative plan by which two community colleges and the electronic engineering department of a nearby university joined, under terms of a reciprocal agreement, to transfer a new electronics technology from an industry setting (the research laboratory) to the two colleges which performed needed work for the laboratory. (Author/AJ)

Teacher input is essential to facility planning. A feasibility study also determines needs by focusing on community characteristics and needs, instructional efficiency, safety, and future plans. (MW)

The primary objective of this study was to develop an instrument to measure student attitudes toward individualized and laboratory instruction during a specific period of instruction such as an hour, day, week, or month. Positive and negative statements relating to these attitudes were developed and screened by five professors. The resulting 50…

A case study describing site analysis, landscaping, team approach to design solution, space relationships, and an open space concept. An effort is made to bring technical-vocational departments to the forefront and eliminate wasteful corridor space in the process. The program is phased to meet financial limitation. (JS)

A discussion augmented by plans of a partially transportable industrial arts learning laboratory. The design calls for four laboratories, parts of which are fixed and parts of which are capsule sections which can be rotated between four junior high schools on a nine week basis. Advantages and disadvantages of the design are discussed in sections…

As a result of the tremendous increase in the need for new, well-planned college facilities, the Council of Educational Facility Planners proposes guidelines for the conception, planning, and implementation of such facilities. Major content areas are: (1) Concepts of Vocational-Technical Education, (2) Groups Served by Vocational-Technical…

This booklet illustrates a number of suggested plans, with the drawings presenting ideas for space arrangement, facilities, and equipment rather than prescribed layouts. In established schools, many of the suggestions may be applied to improve existing arrangements. Room plans are presented for combined woodwork-metalwork and separated…

The development and implementation of a two-year interdisciplinary course integrating a machine shop and drafting curriculum are described in the report. The purpose of the course is to provide a learning process in industrial drafting featuring identifiable orientation in skills that will enable the student to develop competencies that are…

To develop accuracy in various metalworking techniques, teachers designed two parts or tool cabinets for students to build. Drawings for the two containers, and a photograph and materials list for the more complicated one, are included. (MF)

The author describes cooperative role responsibilities for vocational and special educators in meeting the needs of handicapped students, along with some appropriate teaching techniques. (MF)