Tasks performed by vocational cooperative teachers in secondary schools of Texas considering time spent, importance, use of teacher aides, and implications for curriculum development.
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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[College Station, Tex.] :
Mitchell,
1978.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy Link to ProQuest copy |
| Abstract: | Purpose [line break] This study analyzed the job of vocational cooperative coordinators in secondary schools in Texas. [line break] Objectives [line break] The study investigated tasks performed, relative time spent on those tasks, when and ideally when tasks should have been learned, how important coordinators thought them to be, and if coordinators would use teacher aides to assist in performing those tasks. It was sought to determine if comparable performance areas existed among the seven program areas and whether tasks were performed differently by coordinators in: large vs. small schools; large vs. small communities; coordinators with varying amounts of cooperative experience; and coordinators of full-time vs. combination units. [line break] Methodology [line break] A list of 211 tasks was compiled, validated and printed in a questionnaire administered to cooperative coordinators in statewide in-service meetings during the summer of 1977 with Texas Education Agency personnel assisting. From 1510 instruments received, 1412 usable questionnaires provided data analyzed by various computer programs including the Comprehensive Occupational Data Analysis Program (CODAP). ... |
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| Item Description: | Chiefly tables. Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 386 leaves ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-134). |