This study was made to determine the advantages of the use of epoxy resins in the industrial arts laboratory. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using epoxy resins as a wood adhesive. Data was gathered from texts, periodicals, and unpublished data. Tests were conducted using epoxy samples acquired from three epoxy manufacturers on three different woods and joints. The study discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using epoxy resins as a wood adhesive and the material and equipment necessary for the use of epoxy resins. Strength tests were performed on the joints adhered with epoxy and on joints adhered with white glue. A hand operated high tensile strength machine was used to conduct the tests. Epoxy Resins were found, in most cases, to give a more durable bond than white glue. Further studies should be made using epoxy resins as adhesives for metal, glass, plastic, and other materials used in the industrial arts laboratory.

<p> Arizona police officers are required by the Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training board to complete continuing training on an annual basis. Police continuing training has traditionally been offered as lecture-based classroom training. Online training offers an alternative method of providing training. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of an online version of a police training class to a classroom-based version of the same course. Participants consisted of sworn police officers employed by the Phoenix Police Department and taking the department&rsquo;s Domestic Violence Investigation (DVI) course. The study compared student learning outcomes between the two course versions, as well as student attitudes and perceptions of training. </p><p> The study utilized a descriptive research design with a mixed methods approach. Research questions investigated the attitudes and perceptions of participants, compared student learning outcomes between the two course versions, and asked whether educational level and previous experience with online learning was linked to positive learning outcomes in the DVI course. Quantitative data consisted of demographic questionnaires, a 45-question assessment of the likelihood of success in online learning, a 10-question pre-test, and a 10-question post-test. Qualitative data was obtained through interviews with six participants who had taken the DVI course. </p><p> The results of the study indicated participants in the online version of the DVI course performed as well or better on the post-test than their counterparts in the classroom. Participants interviewed for the study enjoyed the online presentation of the course, and supported the development of additional online training options within their department. Positive student learning outcomes for the online DVI course provide support for the development of online police training programs.</p><p>

The over-all purpose of this study is to ascertain whether industrial arts teachers in Texas are utilizing methods in testing and in assigning final grades.

The purpose of this study was to investigate recruitment practices used .in industrial arts education programs and to identify factors which influence students in deciding to prepare for teaching industrial arts. Findings led to these conclusions: 1. Teacher-respondents were mostly unaware of or apathetic to the -problem of recruiting for the future. 2. Teachers used three types of recruitment practices: (a) presentations about industrial arts teacher education; (b) motion pictures and slides on industrial arts; and (3) articles in periodicals written about teaching and college activities.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1931. / Vita. Published also as Teachers college, Columbia university. Contributions to education, no. 490. Bibliography: p. 58.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-210). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-210). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1931. / Vita. Published also as Teachers college, Columbia university. Contributions to education, no. 490. Bibliography: p. 58.

The problem to which this study is addressed is that of education in a technological age. The principal concern is for the recognition of technology in developing general education for the student with particular reference to industrial arts education. The purposes of the study are to assess technology's significance for education, concepts of education which postulate technology as significant, and the impact of technology on education. Finally, the study discusses critically the implications of these assessments for industrial arts education. Four categories of sources provide the data: the history and philosophy of technology, social sciences, the work of generalists, and education. Selection of data includes both common and divergent viewpoints of facts and judgments. The data are formed into a composite structure of ideas which have implications for education in a technological world.

Many of the more than one million people infected with the HIV virus in the United States continue to work after a positive test for the antibody to the virus that causes AIDS. As the numbers of HIV infected people grow in this country, more and more employers, co-workers, counselors, friends or family, will have to deal with the compound issues of HIV infection and work. Therefore, knowing and understanding the issues of concern to HIV infected individuals while they continue to work will become increasingly important. To gather this information, a series of Focus Groups were conducted. From the tapes and transcriptions of the groups, discussion items were identified and clustered for each group. They were then analyzed for: convergence across groups; areas of common concern; and inferences into attitudes held by those who are HIV infected. Because the disease is relatively new and because very little data exists about the impact it is having on those who are working and infected, this research project was an exploratory one. It attempted to gain insight into how people are coping with these two issues while learning more about them. Because of the lack of current information on this topic, the groups were facilitated with low structure to generate as many ideas as possible from the participants. The purpose of the research was to supplement existing information about the impact of HIV/AIDS in the workplace. This study changed the prevailing focus of existing research/writing and brought it to those individuals who are both dealing with the disease as a personal reality and continuing to work. In gathering this data, another goal was to provide information that will help make the work-life, and thus the overall quality of life, better for those who are HIV infected.