The personnel organization in the school shop is a relatively new method of teaching. It is an effort on the part of the school shop to break away from the traditional, authoritarian type of shop procedure. This study was made to determine how widely this method of shop teaching is being used, and the approval given it by shop teachers. In initiating the study, a personal comparison was made of the old and new methods. The personnel organization was used for two years, then compared with twelve years of traditional teaching. A survey was made among Oklahoma shop teachers to determine their methods of teaching and their opinion of the personnel organization. Suggestions from various authorities were studied. Many of the values received from personnel organizations cannot be measured accurately, since they deal with attitudes and concepts of democracy. Practical experience is given in an organization approximating industrial organization. Distinct advantages of the organization are increased efficiency, safety-consciousness, better use of time, added teaching time for the instructor.Industrial Arts Educatio
