A Study of Manitoba Businesses and Industries Interested in Participating in Professional/Technical Updating of Business and Vocational/Industrial Teachers.[Section 1.]
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 264 366 CE 040 947 AUTHOR Cap, Ores',; Porozny, George H. TITLE A Study of Manitoba Businesses and Industries Interested in Participating in Professional/Technical Updating of Business and Vocational/Industrial Teachers. [Section 1.] INSTITUTION Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Div. of Vocational Education.; Manitoba Univ., Winnipeg. Faculty of Education. PUB DATE Sep 82 NOTE 127p.; Published jointly by the Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba, and the Department of Education, Vocational Education Division, Province of Manitoba. For section 2 of this report,see CE 040 948. PUB TYPE Reports - Research/Technical (143) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Business; Business Education Teachers; *Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Improvement Programs; Industry; Inservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teacher Education; Professional Development; Retraining; *School Business Relationship; Secondary Education; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Improvement; Trade and Industrial Teachers; *Vocational Education Teachers IDENTIFIERS *Corporate Support; *Manitoba ABSTRACT This document, section 1 of a three-part study, reports on a effort to identify Manitoba business and industrial establishments willing to receive business and vocational/industrial teachers interested in professional/technical updating. Objectives were:(1) to determine accessibleareas, types of activities, and duration of updating activities made available by willing establishments; (2) lo underta'Ae a review of current updating practices in Canadian Provinces and Territories; and (3)to initiate two updating activities. Provinces and Territories indicateda common concern about, and awareness of, the professional/technical updating problem. Mail questionnaires were designed to identify interested firms, secure information about the firms, and identify accessible areas, types of activities, and the most suitable periods for updating activities.
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