Subject: Voc. Ed.: Industrial & Technical

Perspective Series: Vocational Technology

5 of 21 programs from The Perspective Series that offer a comprehensive perspective on the latest Vocational Technologies being utilized in the world today. Produced by London Television Service. Programs available on 5 individual DVDs, Digital Streaming Files or Videos; also in a 5-Disc Set. (Complete Series available on 21 individual DVDs, Digital Streaming Files or Videos; also in a 21-Disc Set.) Other focus areas in the series include: Agriculture & Marine Technology; Earth Science Technology; Environment Technology; Health & Medicine Technology. For pricing call in US: 800.876.2447/Intl. 603.434.9262 or e-mail

List of Titles

"Cycho" (Mountain-Bike Technology)

Emma Guy's dream is to descend the rocky fringes of the Sierra Nevada - not on her own two feet, but on two wheels of a mountain bike. Here we see Emma's dream has become a quest to find the best, most rugged, most up-to-date mountain bike in the world. 07DR IJSCA 30 min. Click for more

Diagnostic Dummies

Getting volunteers to act as drivers when researching driver safety in a car crash are hard to come by. The same is true when testing the viability of a life jacket in icy conditions. And how many people can lie still enough for long enough in a hospital bed to find out when bedsores occur? This program introduces Click for more

Driving Into the Future

"Recommended. Highlights global concerns with fossil fuel consumption and pollution; good 3-D graphics help explain various alternative fuel possibilities." -EMRO Review
The car has given us mobility unknown to previous generations. Even though it also kills or injures thousands of people every year and Click for more

Leisure Ware

There are people who are always drawn to danger, who wish to go higher and further, who desire to pit themselves against the elements, and who choose to battle against the most dangerous conditions. These people demand the best in terms of clothing and equipment. And as we see here, their demands are indirectly benefiting Click for more

Monitoring the Peace (Arms Control Inspectors)

"Recommended. The material is well organized and shows how science and technological tools are used to identify arms production, weapons testing, monitoring of peace agreements, and the destruction of weapons to comply with arms reduction agreements." -EMRO Review
Technology is being used by peacekeepers Click for more