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Thorpe, Claiburne B. – Journal of Negro Education, 1973
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
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Smit, Norman – Community College Journal, 2004
States across the country are all chasing what are becoming known as "new-age" technologies. These are technologies such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, bio-informatics and others. These technologies offer the potential for long-term economic growth and well-paid jobs to employees working in these sectors. As these technologies mature,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Industry, Biotechnology, Information Science
Belkin, Lawrence – 1973
The paper suggests some reasons why regional income-flow differentials, through the migration of labor, have not been very effective in equalizing regional wage rates and income in depressed areas such as the Coastal Plains. Emphasis is placed on the experience of the North Carolina Mobility Project. The author holds that mobility projects have a…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Income, Labor Force, Labor Turnover
North Carolina Manpower Development Corp., Chapel Hill. – 1972
This report covers the contract period from October 1, 1970-September 30, 1971. It follows earlier reports and summarizes much that has been learned about assisted relocation of rural workers to urban locations within North Carolina. These developments include attempted linkage with training programs, some successful others not and various…
Descriptors: Blacks, Disadvantaged, Educational Programs, Employment Services
Manpower Research Visibility, 1972
Manpower Research Visibility is a supplement to American Vocational Journal. (SB)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Job Development, Labor Force Development
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1995
School reform increasingly requires curriculum integration of academic and vocational-technical education. The first part of this guidebook presents views held by 17 North Carolina teachers in support of an integrated curriculum at the middle- and high-school levels. Part 2 provides examples of parallel academic and vocational curricula for the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Fused Curriculum, Integrated Curriculum
Ministry of Women's Affairs, Wellington (New Zealand). – 1993
An overview is provided of the Human Resources Development (HRD) program in the North Carolina Community College System, focusing on trend data and program achievements for 1992-93. The first section of the report traces the growth of systemwide HRD activities from 1970, when a pilot program offering basic pre-job training was implemented at…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs
Terry, Geraldine B.; Charlton, J. L. – 1974
Changes between 1960 and 1966 in the labor force characteristics of women in low-income rural areas of Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee were examined. Within a rural milieu, characterized by low income and high out-migration, the study determined the: (1) scope, social characteristics, and nature of mobility and its effects on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
North Carolina State Advisory Committee on Services to Migrants, Raleigh. – 1973
The third edition of the annual report by the North Carolina State Advisory Committee on Services to Migrants has the same purpose as previous reports--to improve state services to migrant families. Grouping responsible governmental and non-governmental programs by agency, the descriptions include eligibility requirements and names of contact…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Action, Economic Opportunities, Family Programs
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 2002
The Duke Endowment's Program for the Rural Carolinas is a 5-year effort to assist the revitalization of rural communities. Guiding principles of the program are that the rural Carolinas matter, this generation of workers matters, effective community development involves the entire community, solutions must be locally determined, healthy…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Economic Development
North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. – 1998
This report was prepared by representatives of the North Carolina Interagency Performance Management Team and the staff of the Governor's Commission on Workforce Preparedness (GCWP). The purpose of the report is to have team members use mutually agreed upon measurements to study the employment and wage outcomes of North Carolina's workforce…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Employment
Cleary, Jennifer; Fichtner, Aaron – John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, 2005
State governments across the nation are engaging community colleges as cornerstones of their comprehensive economic development strategies. This executive summary summarizes the efforts of 10 states, recommended by national experts, to deploy community colleges in support of state economic development priorities. The 10 states are: Florida,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, State Government
Cleary, Jennifer; Fichtner, Aaron – John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, 2005
State governments across the nation are engaging community colleges as cornerstones of their comprehensive economic development strategies. This report summarizes the efforts of 10 states, recommended by national experts, to deploy community colleges in support of state economic development priorities. The 10 states are: Florida, Mississippi,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, State Government
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Campbell, Dale F.; Faircloth, D. M. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1982
Examines the community college's role in state economic development, describing the North Carolina model, which teams community colleges and the department of commerce to insure adequate program funding. Encourages similar linkages in other states to provide resources for occupational training of skilled workers in high technology, critical…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Economic Development
Gourley, Frank A., Jr., Comp. – 1973
With the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the need for manpower development in the field of industrial safety and hygiene has resulted in the development of a broad based program in Occupational Safety and Health. The manual provides information to administrators and instructors on a program of study in this field for…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
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