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Arnold, Carolyn; Marzone, Jean – 1981
As part of its five-year state plan for vocational education, the California State Department of Education and the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges commissioned a study of the needs of displaced homemakers. (These women's needs were relevant to the state's plans for vocational education because the Education Amendments of…
Descriptors: Adults, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Shaffer, Richard A. – 1990
In 1990, Cuesta College (CC) conducted a needs assessment of local employers to determine the type of work done by their employees, number of employees, hiring plans, the current level of employee training, and training needs. The mailed survey had 266 usable responses for a 40.9% return rate. Study findings included the following: (1) 31% of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Projections, Job Training
Lyons, Dave – 1981
A project was undertaken in Humboldt County to collect information from large and small businesses in the areas of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, transportation, wholesale and retail, finance, services, and public information with respect to their employee requirements and needs. In all, 451 firms were surveyed to determine the size of the…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
New Ways to Work, San Francisco, CA. – 2002
This guide provides employers with information to help begin or expand a commitment to the School-to-Career initiative (STC). (Companion guides for associations, labor unions and engagement specialists are available separately.) It begins by describing these three easy steps to getting started: plan your strategy, choose your activities, and get…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Career Education, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship
Barton, Amy E. – 1978
A one year descriptive study of demographic characteristics, employment situations, and supportive services needs of women farmworkers in the California labor force was conducted in 1977-78. Data were collected in interviews with both employers and 400 women and 200 men engaged in farmwork in Fresno and Imperial Counties. Most of the women were of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Employed Women, Employer Attitudes
Piuma, Chesca – 1980
This study investigated the feasibility of developing five vocational education curricula for severely handicapped (i.e., trainable mentally retarded) young people, aged 13 to 21, that would enable them to work in the employment areas of gardening, housekeeping, laundry services, food services, and minor auto maintenance. One goal of the project…
Descriptors: Ability, Adolescents, Auto Mechanics, Curriculum Development
Slark, Julie – 1980
In order to assess the effectiveness of its Human Services vocational program, Santa Ana College (SAC) conducted a three-part study involving: (1) a survey of the 678 students (including 22 graduates) who had enrolled in a Human Services course from Fall 1976 through Summer 1980; (2) a survey of 178 Human Services agencies in Orange County,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Surveys
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Dixon, Marjorie C. – 1976
The research reported in this master's thesis was undertaken to determine whether a need exists for an office occupations curriculum for male students and, if so, to propose such a curriculum. Male students at the College of Alameda, California, were surveyed for expressed interest in office occupational employment, with certain demographic data…
Descriptors: Business Education, Clerical Occupations, College Curriculum, Community Colleges