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Wilder Research, 2021
Opportunity America received a grant from Lumina Foundation to conduct a national research study of community colleges' credit and noncredit occupational education programs and their relationships with employers. Opportunity America contracted with Wilder Research to manage data collection and analysis for the study. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Job Training, Noncredit Courses
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Tucker, Irvin B., III – Economics of Education Review, 1987
Examines the relative importance of education credentials in consumer perceptions of self-employed business people. Using 1980 national cross-sectional data on goods- and service-producing occupations, the regression analysis shows that highly educated entrepreneurs are not influenced by consumer credentialism. Includes 17 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Credentials, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment