GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT PLAN OF INSTRUCTION IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION THROUGH TEACHER EDUCATION. PROJECT REPORT NO. 6.

Overview & Synopsis

THE 1967 NATIONAL SEMINAR IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION CONSIDERED TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS--(1) IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN USING THE PROJECT METHOD IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION, AND (2) IMPLEMENTATION OF CURRICULUM CHANGES INVOLVING THE PROJECT METHOD OF TRAINING DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS. THIS REPORT ON IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION COVERS THE TOPICS--(1) COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED BY PROJECT TRAINING TEACHERS, (2) INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION, (3) EXPERIENCES PROVIDED FOR THE TEACHER TRAINEES, (4) ANCILLARY SERVICES, RESEARCH AND MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT, AND (5) RESOURCES NEEDED BY THE TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION. SINCE EACH TOPIC WAS EXAMINED BY TWO TASK FORCES, THE REPORTS OF BOTH ARE INCLUDED. EACH CONTAINS A SUMMARY, KEY POINTS, IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND REFERENCES. "GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT PLAN OF INSTRUCTION IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS" (VT 005 557) CONTAINS THE REPORTS OF TASK FORCES THAT CONSIDERED THE SECOND PROBLEM. (MM)