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Kilcoyne, Margaret S.; Redmann, Donna H. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2006
Curriculum planners and educators continuously need the latest information on employment trends and workplace skills to assist them with validating, updating, changing, expanding, or revising the courses in the office occupations programs to reflect the most important skills needed. The purpose of this study was to identify the skills that need to…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Office Occupations, Educational Technology, Computer Software
Salant, Priscilla; Saupe, William – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Survey information from 1,616 farm families in Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Tennessee was used to construct a viability ratio measuring a family's ability to meet its obligations from total income. Coupled with other farm characteristics, the ratio allows policymakers to see why some farms are viable and others are not. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Differences, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns
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Wittig, Glenn R. – Public Libraries, 1991
Describes results of a 1986 survey of adult public library users in Mississippi. Data are reported on occupation, age groups, sex, level of education, frequency of visits, and services used; and results are compared with the findings of surveys of public library patrons in other states. A copy of the questionnaire is included. (six references)…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Groups, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background