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Peer reviewedElrod, G. Franklin – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1987
A survey completed by 270 vocational teachers identified skills considered prerequisite to success in vocational courses. Important academic skills appear to be (1) basic math, (2) written communication, and (3) measurement. Social skills considered important include (1) getting along with others, (2) taking criticism constructively, and (3)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Individual Needs, Interpersonal Competence, Prevocational Education
Download full textSouth Carolina State Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Columbia. – 1986
This report, the fifth in a series of studies of South Carolina's vocational education system, summarizes the results of a recent mail survey of more than 1,200 employers throughout the state regarding their perceptions of and experiences with vocational education, its graduates, and entry-level workers. Some of the results of the survey were as…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
South Carolina State Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Columbia. – 1992
A public forum held by the South Carolina Council on Vocational and Technical Education yielded information about the present and future needs of business and industry and how these groups perceive the role of secondary and postsecondary vocational education in today's society. The information elicited at the conference was summarized as follows:…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education
Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA. Educational Policy Research Center. – 1977
Despite the demonstrated need for better basic skills among adolescents and growing public concern over the condition of urban junior high schools, only a small proportion of ESEA Title I money is used to help students beyond the sixth grade. This study was designed to determine what Federal, State and local resources are being used to assist…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educational Methods, Educationally Disadvantaged
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1987
This guide presents a statewide strategy to ensure that all South Carolina vocational educators are properly prepared to provide relevant basic skills reinforcement instruction as part of all vocational courses. The guide is organized in three sections. The first, a short section, answers the following questions: (1) Why should basic skills be…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competence, Educational Resources, Guidelines
South Carolina State Council on Vocational and Technical Education, Columbia. – 1990
This document describes the Business and Industry Forum conducted by the South Carolina Council on Vocational and Technical Education to solicit public input on the present and future needs of business and industry, how the companies represented perceive the role of secondary vocational and postsecondary vocational education in today's society,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Apprenticeships, Basic Skills, Career Guidance
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1988
This progress report provides interested groups, organizations, agencies, employers, and individuals with information on the state of vocational education in South Carolina. Part I is an overview of vocational education in the state. It discusses these curriculum thrusts: comprehensive career guidance program; competency-based curriculum…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
