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Download full textIllinois Univ., Chicago. Center for Urban Economic Development. – 2000
In 1998, the Illinois statewide coalition Work, Welfare and Families, in partnership with the Chicago Urban League, undertook a study to assess the effects of welfare reform on low-income families and children across Illinois. The findings were derived from three sources: a self-administered survey of 2,166 low-income clients of Illinois social…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedSander, William; Krautmann, Anthony C. – Economics of Education Review, 1991
Examines effects of local taxes and schooling on private nonfarm employment growth in Illinois since 1980, assessing educational outcomes determinants (ACT scores, school attendance, and dropout rates). Jobs are negatively affected by property taxes, positively affected by ACT scores, and unaffected by expenditures per pupil. Family background…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Rate, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1991
This report examines workforce preparation in the state of Illinois within the following general areas: (1) the current and future workforce preparation needs of business; (2) higher education's role in relation to the roles of secondary education, business, labor, and government in providing workforce preparation programs; and (3) the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Demand, Educational Improvement
Kleinsasser, Robert C. – 1991
This study was conducted to investigate the attrition rate among foreign language teachers, attrition being the major component in determining the annual demand for new teachers. The study extended the teacher attrition knowledge base by analyzing data from the state of Illinois' teacher workforce data base, the Teacher Service Record (TSR), which…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
SIMON, ERNEST J.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THE STUDY COMMITTEE PRESENTED ITS REPORT TO THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR USE IN DEVELOPING A "MASTER PLAN" FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS. INCLUDED WERE--(1) CHARACTERISTICS OF ILLINOIS' UNEMPLOYED, (2) DATA ON HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS, (3) THE ROLE, NATURE, AND DEMAND FOR ADULT AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, (4) A RECOMMENDED PLAN FOR…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dropouts, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Anderson, Edward T.; Zook, Wayne H. – 1971
The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess 17 secondary area vocational centers in Illinois. Data were intended for use in the decision-making process relative to new programs, and were not used as a means of comparing the efficiency or effectiveness of the centers studied. Factors included in the study were the length of operation,…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Evaluation, Facilities, Financial Support
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1986
Designed to assist Illinois public community colleges in satisfying state and federal reporting requirements, this handbook provides guidelines for conducting vocational education follow-up studies and reporting data. Following introductory information, an overview is presented of the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Management Information…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Office of Education (DHEW), Chicago, IL. Regional Office 5. – 1980
The publication, intended for persons involved in educational activities, provides selected data on demographic, social, economic, and educational characteristics of Region V, United States Department of Education. Region V comprises Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The majority of the data was drawn from the 1976…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Demography, Disabilities, Economic Research
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Adult Vocational and Technical Education. – 1978
A project was conducted to expand the career horizons of young women and young men, with particular emphasis on the increasing options for women. The first activity completed was a comprehensive report on the employment trends of women and the implications of those trends for women's participation in vocational education programs. A curriculum…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Planning, Curriculum Development, Employment Patterns
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1991
In 1990, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) conducted a study to determine ways in which the community college system could increase its participation in the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers. Drawing information from ICCB course files and unit cost data, as well as a survey of the colleges, the study investigated the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Education Courses, Education Majors
Kjos, Diane; And Others – 1983
A study examined the relationship between defense contracting and vocational education in Illinois. During the study, researchers analyzed data from a variety of national and Illinois state data sources, including the Department of Defense, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the Research and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1978
Results of a statewide follow-up study involving 27,663 fall 1974 first-time students enrolled in occupational/career programs at all Illinois public community college districts are reported. Highlights indicate: the top objective for enrolling was preparation for employment in occupational/career area (56.2%); a large majority of former students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
Aponte, Robert; Siles, Marcelo E. – 1997
This statistical brief provides a follow-up assessment of the changing demographic and economic landscape of the Midwest between 1980 and 1990. Latino population growth in the Midwest during the 1980s was modest, but since the region's other groups experienced minimal or negative growth, Latino growth accounted for over half the Midwest's total…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1991
In March 1991, 3,081 fiscal year 1990 graduates of selected occupational programs in the Illinois Community College System (ICCS) were surveyed concerning their objectives for attending college, current educational status, present employment status, salary, employment start-up, geographic location of employment, and satisfaction with their…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1987
A study was conducted by the Illinois Community College Board to track students who had completed occupational programs at community colleges between 1983 and 1985 to see if their studies had helped them succeed in the working world. Surveys were sent to 9,807 of the 52,400 students who completed degree or certificate programs, requesting…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
