The principal of the Southern Nevada Vocational-Technical Center at Las Vegas, Nevada, briefly outlines its development and function. The facility cost approximately 3 million dollars and was built on 390 acres of land purchased from the Federal government. The PERT method was used in planning. Instructional facilities, including those for auto…

Secondary school industrial arts teachers, industrial arts teacher educators, superintendents, and architects were surveyed to determine what role the secondary school industrial arts teacher should have in the planning of industrial arts facilities. The findings indicated that teacher educators considered it more important for industrial arts…

Selection of tool steels for particular applications, different classifications and their properties, and methods of heat treating and machining the steel are described. (MF)

The author describes the planning and equipping of a new machine shop facility at the East Los Angeles Occupational Center. Lists of machine shop and classroom equipment, a floor plan of the facility, and some new shop curriculum approaches are included. (MF)

An account is given of the first year of participation by three schools in a Federally funded project entitled "A Comprehensive Career Education Model, K-14," and their plans for future development. A spiral curriculum related to the fifteen occupational clusters identified by the U.S. Office of Education is described. (AJ)

Para-professional assistance enables the agriculture teacher to give more individual attention to students, and for added emphasis on individual learning. (Author)

A list of major topic headings describing Occupational Safety and Health Act requirements that have some significance for the industrial arts learning environment and possible equipment needs and considerations. A 30-item Laboratory Safety Evaluation Form is included. (HD)

The Industrial Instructional Space Module approach to shop planning can precisely determine the total space allotment and cost for a general unit woodshop and a general unit metalshop. (Author/MW)

A brief discussion and description of the educational and architectural planning for a vocational high school constructed in Toronto with provincial and federal government funds. Floor plans, shop plans and equipment lists are included. (FPO)

A guide for planning new and revising existing industrial arts facilities which gives a listing of tools and equipment recommended for each of the major areas of instruction (automotive and power mechanics, ceramics, drafting, electronics, elementary, general shop, graphic arts, metalworking, plastics, and woodworking). General descriptions and…

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a shop safety attitude scale that could be administered at the beginning of a shop course to help identify students who may be accident repeaters. A semantic differential scale was adapted from one originated by Osgood and his associates (1964) and administered to a sample of 125 university…

Describes the Occupational Laboratory Achievement Program in Warren, Ohio, city schools designed to help vocational students, particularly disadvantaged youth, to acquire skills and maturity before being placed in the Ohio Occupational Work Experience program operated specifically for academically disadvantaged students. (MF)

Project Occupational Versatility is a self-instructional industrial arts shop program designed to give junior high students responsibility for the selection, management, and evaluation of their projects. Student procedure, facilitation, and teacher procedure are described and a school shop floor plan is pictured. (MF)