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Carol L. Morman – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Technical degrees, community college baccalaureates, and applied degrees do not have standard definitions and their value to industry is not well known. The purpose of this study was to use an explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach to collect the perceptions and expectations of employers toward a single proposed degree offering in Ohio.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Special Degree Programs, Tech Prep
Brüning, Nora; Mangeol, Patricia – OECD Publishing, 2020
Employers increasingly reach job seekers through online job postings, particularly for jobs requiring a higher education qualification. Job postings available online provide a rich source of real-time and detailed data on the qualifications and skills sought by employers across industries, occupations and locations. Using a sample of over 9…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Labor Needs, Employer Attitudes, College Graduates
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Diane Weinbrandt; Amy Shuman; Shannon Ott; Makenna Riter-Rowland; Eric Anderson; Andrew Buck; Jessie Green; Margo Izzo; Savannah Stark – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2023
As postsecondary programs grow for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (SwIDD), there is an increased focus on program evaluation and effectiveness, specifically related to impact on employment outcomes. Ohio's Statewide Consortium (OSC) of postsecondary programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Lynn E. Shoemaker – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Despite existing legislation and provision of post-secondary transition plans to bridge the gap between secondary school and the workplace for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), workplace sites in rural central Ohio have continued to have a hiring rate of individuals with ID that is lower than the national average. The focal point of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Rural Areas, Secondary Education, Employment
Lewis, Adam H. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined key approaches that could be used in evaluating and improving employee training in universities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which employee training opportunities at one university used collaboration and technology, identify the foci of the training opportunities, and describe employees'…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Job Training, College Students, Employer Attitudes
Altstadt, David; Barrett, Lexi; Cahill, Charlotte; Cuevas, Erica; Maag, Taylor – Education Commission of the States, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on many facets of students' successful transitions from secondary into postsecondary education, particularly for students who depend on in-person delivery of content and experience. For many young people, paid work-based learning has historically provided a needed source of income, and its…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Experiential Learning, High School Students
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Bragg, Debra D.; Soler, Maria Claudia – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2017
This study analyses the perspectives of four stakeholder groups towards Applied Baccalaureate (AB) degrees in the United States. Perspectives towards AB degrees that are held by community college personnel, university personnel, employers and student participants are analysed using the Policy Narrative Framework. Findings show the stakeholder…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Stakeholders, Community Colleges, Universities
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Van Tilburg, Emmalou – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1987
A survey of 229 Ohio Cooperative Extension county agents attempted to determine the role of various factors in formation of intentions to leave the job. Low levels of job satisfaction were related to pay and promotion, while high job satisfaction was related to coworkers, supervision, and the work itself. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Attitudes, Extension Agents, Job Performance
Benson, Dennis K. – 1990
A survey of 491 Ohio employers of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) terminees conducted in November 1989 received 346 responses. Employers were queried on attitudes toward JTPA terminees, wage subsidies, employee productivity, wages paid, benefits given, and retention, among other questions. Employees who had completed JTPA programs and were…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employer Attitudes, Employment Programs, Fringe Benefits
Snyder, Eldon F.; Perry, Joseph B., Jr. – Rural Sociol, 1970
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Background, Employer Attitudes, Mexican Americans
PARSONS, WARREN – 1966
INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH THE MANAGERS OF 58 GREENHOUSES WHICH COVERED ONE ACRE OR MORE IN THE CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, AND DETROIT AREAS (1) TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF TRAINING DESIRED FOR THE COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE GROWER IN TERMS OF THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE SPECIES OF ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS PRODUCED, AND THE DEGREE OF ATTAINMENT OF…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Greenhouses
Ohio Business Roundtable, Columbus. – 1998
The Ohio Skill Gap Initiative was conducted to determine the following: (1) what foundational skills--and skill levels--do entry-level employees need to succeed in today's workplace and (2) whether the students graduating from Ohio's public schools possess the foundational skills that will permit them to acquire the knowledge and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications, Entry Workers
Rusling, Diane E. – 1979
Six school sites were visited to evaluate the work being done there in the third and final year of the Ohio Experience-Based Career Education program (EBCE) for secondary students (primarily 9th and 10th graders). Evaluators interviewed school staff, present and former EBCE participants, and employers in the communities. Questionnaires were also…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Employer Attitudes, Experiential Learning, High Schools
BRUM, HERBERT DUANE – 1965
THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY THE NUMBER AND CHARACTERISTICS OF OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS IN OHIO. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED, PRETESTED, AND MAILED TO 7,847 DIFFERENT FIRMS, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SAMPLE. RESPONSES WERE KEYED TO THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CODE INDEX SO THAT CENSUS DATA COULD BE USED AS A PROJECTION…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Janney-Pace, Priscilla; And Others – 1993
The Workplace Literacy Skills and Training Inventory was created as a needs assessment instrument to determine existing programs and services and current needs at workplace sites. Subjects were 64 representatives from businesses in Greene County, Ohio, randomly selected from the yellow pages. The framework for the inventory consisted of 16 skills…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Competence
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