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Worthen, Blaine R.; Zsiray, Stephen W., Jr. – 1994
Most school practitioners, policymakers, and patrons hold strong opinions on year-round education (YRE). This paper determines which of the various assertions made about YRE are supported by research findings and evaluation studies of YRE. Specifically, the paper summarizes and synthesizes what is currently known about the impact of YRE on…
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year
North Carolina State Dept. of Labor, Raleigh. – 1986
This guide is intended to inform the people of North Carolina of the advantages of apprenticeship training and to promote the registration of apprentices and apprenticeship programs. It opens with a general description of the system of apprenticeship, including an account of the role of the North Carolina Department of Labor. Next, profiles are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications, Guides
Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA. – 1988
This collection of articles gathers reprinted materials on teacher attraction and retention for small and rural school districts. The material is organized in two sections: (1) Attracting and Retaining Quality Teachers and (2) Challenging and Enriching Current Staff. Reprints from a number of publications present strategies for addressing the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Merit Pay, Teacher Employment, Teacher Morale
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Perkinson, Leon B. – 1978
Examining the relationship between urban to rural migrants and household income, 2,118 respondents representing urban and rural populations stratified across different labor markets within 8 counties in the northeastern Coastal Plains of North Carolina were surveyed. The variables employed were: households by race, female head, absence of 1974…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Differences, Family Income
Overton, R. Jean; And Others – 1979
This business administration curriculum is designed to prepare an individual for entry into middle-management occupations in various businesses and industries. The first two chapters in the manual give an overview of business administration in the North Carolina community college system and the competency-based curriculum development project from…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
Schlechty, Phillip C.; Vance, Victor S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
This North Carolina-based study argues that a reexamination is needed of the competitive position of teaching in the larger occupational structure of society and that the quality of the teaching force will not be raised merely by raising entrance or exit standards in teacher education. (JBM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Declining Enrollment, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1978
The need for veterinarians and the capacity of the South for providing veterinary medical education are examined. Summarized are eight current veterinary medical education programs in the region and planned developments in education (in Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Arkansas). Projected are the effects of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Opportunities, Demand Occupations, Educational Demand
Southeast Center for Teaching Quality, 2001
For many "hard-to-staff" schools, the negative consequences of teacher shortages are compounded by characteristics that make these schools less attractive to teachers. Most often located in troubled inner cities or isolated rural areas, these schools are frequently plagued by high poverty in the community, higher teacher turnover rates,…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Persistence, State Standards, Teacher Shortage
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
Thompson, Alton; Traub, Betty J. – 1983
A multivariate model, refined by factor analysis, was formulated to investigate the degree of community and life satisfaction among a multistage cluster sample of 249 rural residents in 3 racially-mixed, low-income rural North Carolina counties. The sample was almost equally divided between black (49.8%) and white (50.2%) respondents. Analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Blacks, Community Satisfaction
Dutton, Donnie – 1968
Part of a larger professional continuing education effort (See AC 008 840), this series of ten leadership training sessions for public health workers was evaluted for overall effectiveness. All participants (201 local and 38 State Board of Health personnel) were surveyed by questionnaire and evaluation scale. Relationships were sought between…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Background, Experience, Facilities
Simpson, Richard L. – 1969
This research study began as an attempt to discover the extent of professionalism and variables (individual, community, school, etc.) related to it among public school teachers. Preliminary analysis of survey data gathered from 3189 undergraduate college students and 9688 public school teachers indicated few relationships of any of the independent…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Career Planning, Education Majors
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1983
This guide is intended for use in incorporating competency-based employability skills curricula into vocational and technical education programs. The guide is divided into five sections. The first is a competency listing that includes the competencies identified as necessary for students participating in an employability skills program and a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Business Education
Efird, Barbara – 1998
Helping new career aspirants to develop the skills and strategies necessary to launch their careers is the purpose of this resource compendium. Skills for the workplace, job search skills, self-assessment, and planning are covered, as well as information about careers and occupations. This "agency version" is intended for use by career…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Awareness, Career Choice
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