The Future of NAITTE: Honoring the Past, Understanding the Present, Embracing the Future
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: As I prepared this response to Charles Gagel's 2006 article recapping and comparing the 1993 and 2004 surveys of the National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators (NAITTE) membership, I approached the task based on a limited number of years of experience with the NAITTE organization.In the late 1990s, when I was a graduate student at Oklahoma State University, I joined NAITTE and was fortunate to be able to present my dissertation at the graduate student research symposium.After I began my higher education career in the fall of 2000, my adviser encouraged me to continue my activities in the organization in order to become involved in our profession and to network with others in the field.Since that time, I have remained an active NAITTE member, serving on the research committee and most recently, beginning a two-year service as president-elect.I fully appreciate and respect those who had a vision for NAITTE at its inception as well as the many who later worked to continue that vision.I acknowledge the service as teacher educators our profession provides, recognize the need for the teachers we produce, and understand the value of the programs that career and technical education offers.With that respect and admiration in mind, the following comments are intended not to criticize but to prod us to think about our future as an organizationThe Past, Present, and Future of NAITTE To say that we live in times of change is an understatement.We are constantly bombarded with changes including new methods of communication, new forms of technology, and an ever increasing amount of information to _______________
Author: Self, Mary Jo
Institution: Oklahoma State University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W222114317