Identification of Common Content in Courses Offered by Various Vocational Services at the Secondary Level. Final Report [electronic resource] / Patricia D. Murphy.
To identify the concepts and instruction that are common in secondary vocational courses, a questionnaire was developed which consisted of 91 concepts/ideas grouped into these categories: (1) elements of educational programs, (2) the worker: benefits and obligations, (3) the worker as a person, fami...
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| Summary: | To identify the concepts and instruction that are common in secondary vocational courses, a questionnaire was developed which consisted of 91 concepts/ideas grouped into these categories: (1) elements of educational programs, (2) the worker: benefits and obligations, (3) the worker as a person, family member, and consumer, (4) getting a job, (5) job information, (6) understanding economic principles and concepts, (7) safety practices, and (8) grooming/physical fitness. The questionnaire was mailed to a panel of experts consisting of 100 North Dakota secondary vocational teachers, teacher educators, and field practitioners who were asked to respond to the importance of the items in their vocational fields. Responses from each of the 100 panel members were rank-ordered by project personnel into those items considered most essential, useful, and least essential. The highest ranked items related to personal characteristics of the worker and dealt with attitudes of the worker rather than job skills. Items viewed as useful pertained to the economic system, worker's benefits, and types of business. The commonalities identified could serve as a basis for curriculum development or for a prevocational course. A booklet of suggestions for teachers, based on this study, is available as VT 019 908 in this issue. (SB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED075622. Availability: North Dakota Research Coordinating Unit, State Board for Vocational Education, State Office Building, 900 East Boulevard, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501 (no price quoted). Sponsoring Agency: North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck. Research Coordinating Unit. Educational level discussed: Secondary Education. |
| Physical Description: | 38 p. |