Selected Publications
Cannon, J., Kitchel, A., Duncan, D., & Arnett, S. E. (2011). Professional development needs of Idaho technology teachers: Teaching and learning. Journal of Career and Technical Education, 26(1), 32-47.
- Arnett, S. E., Kitchel, A., & Cannon, J. (2011). Experiential learning curricular development model for stimulating student interest in green collar careers. Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development, 5(1), Article 3. Available at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ojwed/vol5/iss1/3
Kitchel, A., Cannon, J., & Duncan, D. (2010). Professional development priorities of Idaho business teachers: An examination of a set of competencies associated with teaching and learning. The Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, LII (3), 138-151.
Kitchel, A., Cannon, J., & Duncan, D. (2009). Program management educational needs of Idaho business and marketing teachers. Career and Technical Education Research, 34(3), 175-189.
- Kitchel, A., & Yopp, M. (2009). Economic Systems and Institutions. In W. Wilhelm (Ed), 2009 NBEA Yearbook: No. 47 Economics and Personal Finance (pp. 29-43). Reston, VA: NBEA
Research Projects
Principal Investigator: K. Allen Kitchel
Title: Business, Management & Marketing Education Programs of Study
Sponsor: Idaho Division of Professional-Technical Education
Funding Dates: July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Grant Amount: $7,000
Misc: Identify and associate essential learning outcomes for the courses associated with the Idaho Business Education Programs of Study. The work of the project to be disseminated through a teacher accessible website and on CD. Involved hiring and managing support staff.
Principal Investigator: K. Allen Kitchel
Title: Idaho Business Education Standards Crosswalk Project – Phase I
Sponsor: Idaho Division of Professional-Technical Education
Funding Dates: July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Grant Amount: $14,400
Misc: Coordinating and facilitating teacher meetings, cross walking business education courses and Idaho business education standards, the creation of a database management system to facilitate the project, and the publication of the work completed during Phase I on a CD and disseminated to teachers at the 2008 Idaho Professional-Technical Summer Conference. Involved hiring and managing support staff.
Principal Investigator: K. Allen Kitchel
Title: Database Assistance for Upper Columbia Basin Network
Sponsor: National Park Service, Upper Columbic Basin Network
Funding Dates: December 3, 2006 - June 30, 2007
Grant Amount: $10,000
Misc: Involved the planning and creation of a database management system, as well as two technical documents to support the National Park Service’s research on park inventories. Involved hiring and managing support staff.
Outreach Projects
North Idaho DECA Secondary Regional Conference, University of Idaho, (~225 secondary students attend this conference), planned, coordinated and administered conference annually 1998-2010.
Business Professionals of America Secondary Regional Conference, University of Idaho (175-250 secondary students attend this conference), planned, coordinated and administered conference, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011.
MBA Research National Conclave Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, selected by the Idaho Division of Professional-Technical Education as Idaho consortium representative, June 2009.
Business Professionals of America Secondary Regional Conferences, Lewis-Clark State College, assisted in administering conference, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010.
Business Professionals of America’s Idaho State Leadership Conference, assisted Idaho Division of Professional-Technical Education with conference, 1998-2011.
Awards and Honors