A Validation of Selected Teaching Competencies for Industrial Teacher Education.

MF-$0.75 HC-$1.50 PLUS POSTAGE *Industrial Education; *Performance Based Teacher Education; Performance Criteria; Relevance (Education); *Teacher Education; *Teaching Skills; Trade and Industrial Education; Vocational Education; Vocational Education Teachers In order to develop relevant teacher education programs which will satisfy the demands for accountability, competencies necessary to perform effective2y in contemporary school setting need to be identified and validated. listing of selected competencies, identified for vocational and applied arts teacher education, was examined. Sixty-one practicing industrial education teachers were interviewed to determine if the listing of teaching competencies was valid. The general conclwzion was that the teaching competencies identified for vocational and applied arts teachers were valid for industrial education. (Author) U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, S. WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF irpS DOCUMENT HA', IILLN PPC ()DUD L Ice RE CI P/CD THL PLIqt.ON UN 01,(....1,01.,TION ORIGIN AIONG ;.L:. OR OPINiON, ,-TAIED DO NOT NI CI_ ',`,4IOLY RE PRE ',I NT DI I NATIONAL iNLTITUTL OI t-DoCI-,ON POST TiON OR POLICY A VALIDATION OF SELECTED TEACHING COMPETENCIES FOR INDUSTRIAL TEACHER EDUCATION By N. John Popovich Vocational Teacher Educator/Administrator Northern Michigan University Statement of the Problem To think about the future, even the immediate future, is dangerous, but not to do so will be disastrous. This quote reflects the demanding need for change in teacher education. The need for teacher certification reform, the demands for accountability, and the need for preparing teachers in field oriented programs of teacher education necessitates the development of curricula that will prepare competent personnel for the schools of tomorrow. In attempting to develop programs that will prepare competent teachers, traditional programs will