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Download full textHaimson, Joshua; VanNoy, Michelle – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2004
Many high school and two-year college vocational programs are exploring new ways to help students develop and document skills valued in the labor market. Over the past decade, some efforts to improve vocational programs have focused on reorganizing curricula around skill standards and assessments formulated by employers. One recent example of this…
Descriptors: Credentials, Certification, Information Technology, Labor Force Development
Shingleton, John D.; Scheetz, L. Patrick – 1986
Information on job market trends for 1986-87 college graduates is presented in narrative summaries and statistical tables. A survey of a cross-section of 761 employers from business, industry, government, and education explored: trends in hiring, hiring quotas and the influence of the organization size, demand for various majors, job availability…
Descriptors: Business, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education
Shingleton, John D.; Scheetz, L. Patrick – 1984
Information on job market trends for 1984-1985 college graduates are presented in narrative summaries and statistical tables. Attention is directed to trends in hiring, expected starting salaries, campus recruiting activities, and other related topics, based on a survey of a cross-section of 658 employers from business, industry, government, and…
Descriptors: Business, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education
Shingleton, John D.; Scheetz, L. Patrick – 1985
Information on job market trends for 1985-1986 college graduates is presented in narrative summaries and statistical tables. Attention is directed to trends in hiring, expected starting salaries, campus recruiting activities, and other related topics, based on a survey of a cross-section of 710 employers from business, industry, government, and…
Descriptors: Business, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education
Shingleton, John D.; Scheetz, L. Patrick – 1987
Information on job market trends for 1987-1988 college graduates is presented in narrative summaries and statistical tables. Attention is directed to trends in hiring, expected starting salaries, campus recruiting activities, and other related topics, based on a survey of a cross-section of 1,019 employers from business, industry, government, and…
Descriptors: Business, College Graduates, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1997
This brief summary report provides data on differences in starting salaries of college graduates and the related changing demands of the labor market. The report notes that: (1) between 1977 and 1993 computer sciences and engineering graduates had much higher starting salaries than graduates in all other fields of study; (2) while starting…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Employment Opportunities, Graduate Surveys, Graduates
Direct linkLord, Joan; Marks, Joe – Southern Regional Education Board, 2005
No single factor will determine the future quality of life for all residents in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states more than whether enough adults earn college degrees and technical certificates. Gone is the dominance of agriculture and manufacturing in most SREB states. These states now must compete in a knowledge economy, but are…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, College Preparation, Paying for College, Geographic Regions
Wong, Nancy Y. J. – Online Submission, 2004
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program has been around for over 30 years and is seen as "one of the most important means for students to foster mentoring relationships with faculty and research staff." By analyzing data obtained through semi-structured interviews and survey results, a…
Descriptors: Research Opportunities, Mentors, Institutional Research, Undergraduate Students
