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Nagy (Mark C.) Associates, Rosemont, PA. – 1987
This document reports on a needs assessment conducted to determine demographic, occupational, and educational data in Pennsylvania, results of which were to be used to update the state's comprehensive vocational education plan. Answers to three major questions were sought for Pennsylvania and its 67 counties. The questions and their subtopics were…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
Download full textSALISBURY, C. JACKSON; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY WAS TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTIVE BASE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION. BASIC DATA WERE PROCURED FROM INTERVIEWS WITH SELECTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, EDUCATORS, AND OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF BUSINESSES DEEMED BEST QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THE DESIRED INFORMATION. THE REPORT INCLUDES--(1)…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Distributive Education, Educational Programs, Employers
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1968
A general description of vocational education programs within the secondary schools of Appalachia, and an indication of where these programs can be strengthened to make the instructional offerings relevant to the jobs available to Appalachian secondary school students are discussed. Manpower supply is examined by enumerating enrollments in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
Mansfield Univ., PA. Rural Services Inst. – 1993
This report presents numerical data for 1990-92 on demographic, social, and educational variables, comparing rural and urban areas of Pennsylvania. Two types of comparisons are provided: (1) rural, urban influence, and urban groupings, based on population density typology (people per square mile and size of the largest community in the county);…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Databases, Demography, Educational Attainment
Singh, Manjit K.; Weidman, John C. – 1992
This study analyzed trends from 1971 to 1989 in academic ranks and salaries of women faculty as compared to men faculty in Pennsylvania's higher education institutions. The data for the study were culled from public documents published yearly from 1971-72 to 1989-90 by the Division of Educational Statistics, the Pennsylvania Department of…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
De Jong, Gordon F. – 1992
According to March 1991 Current Population Survey data, 64 percent of young workers in Pennsylvania aged 15-39 have no more than a high school education. Pennsylvania is at some competitive economic development disadvantage compared to the national young adult labor force because of its lower share of more educated young workers with advanced…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, College Graduates, Dropouts
Olson, Susan J. – 1990
A study sought to determine what factors and events have influenced the occupational behavior patterns of 1977-1978 Pennsylvania home economics education graduates. The study examined how women graduates of the traditionally female field of home economics education have experienced labor force participation over the past 10 years. Home economics…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Graduates, Declining Enrollment, Employment Patterns
Moyer, Kerry L. – 1992
This report presents demographics and information on Pennsylvania's state system of higher education and on issues that may influence that system in the 1990s. Following a brief introduction, the first section treats changes in state demographics including migration, minority groups, accelerated aging of the general population, and family housing.…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends, Females
Clearfield County Vocational Technical School, Clearfield, PA. – 1992
An analysis compared the high school and post-high school experiences and opinions of students from the classes of 1983, 1986, and 1989 in a five-district area served by one area vocational-technical school (AVTS) in rural west-central Pennsylvania. Responses were examined overall and a comparison made by graduation year secondary program of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Lewis, James P.; Burrows, Robert T. – 1984
This study was conducted to provide information on the educational and employment status of 1976-1980 vocational program completers in Pennsylvania. Results were based on a 59 percent return (2,669 persons) from selected area vocational-technical schools. The data were collected by mail from October 1982 to January 1983. Some of the findings were…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Experience, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Pennsylvania State Board for Vocational Education, Harrisburg. – 1964
MAJOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A STUDY OF CURRENT AND PROPOSED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE STATE ARE SUMMARIZED. AREAS COVERED ARE (1) EMPLOYMENT TRENDS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN WHICH, ON THE BASIS OF THE ANALYSIS OF 12 MAJOR STATISTICAL AREAS AS TO POPULATION, URBAN AREAS, INDUSTRIAL AREAS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Certification, Community Colleges
Donny, William F. – 1977
The postgraduate employment status of students graduated in all degree fields and degree levels from Pennsylvania postsecondary institutions in 1976 is presented. Where possible, the 1976 survey findings are compared with 1975 findings. Data for 45,915 graduates, or 51.4 percent of the graduates of institutions of higher education at all degree…
Descriptors: Administration, Biology, Business, College Graduates
Donny, William F. – 1980
The employment of graduates of all degree levels in Pennsylvania institutions of higher education in 1979 was examined, based on data for 44,875 graduates or 50.6 percent of all higher education graduates. Research was designed to determine what proportion of graduates in each degree field and degree level were employed in their fields of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic)
Arnold, Walter M. – 1969
The Pennsylvania Vocational Education Study was planned primarily as a pragmatic overview and analysis of vocational, technical, and continuing education for the years 1964-1968, with a goal of determining its achievements, deficiencies, and direction in the light of priority needs. Recommendations and conclusions were derived from data relating…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economic Progress, Educational Administration, Employment Patterns
Wetzel, Susan – 1977
The demographic and evaluative data from a follow-up mail survey of 2,194 graduates (1975-76) of twelve Pennsylvania community colleges are presented with emphasis on Delaware County Community College (DCCC). Statewide findings included the following: (1) the median age was 25.2, but students over 30 represented 20.6%; (2) 52.9% were female; (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges
