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Download full textSmith, Albert B.; Stewart, Gloria – 1998
A study was undertaken to develop a profile of department and division chairs appointed during the 1995-96 academic year in Texas institutions of higher education. Survey results were used to determine chairs' perceptions of the transition process into their new roles and to find methods to facilitate that transition. Questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Community Colleges, Department Heads
Campbell, Dale F. – 1982
Three issues concerning the provision of occupational education in the community college are addressed in this paper. First, trends in business and industry are identified which point to an increased role for the colleges in training skilled technicians for high-technology industries. The problems of skilled labor shortages and lack of…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Planning, Job Training
Nelson, David; And Others – 1986
This paper: (1) describes the recently implemented Texas plan for school reform; (2) delineates a major component of Texas reform, the career ladder. In response to a nationwide call for raised educational standards, Texas passed HB 72, a comprehensive education bill implementing a comprehensive "career ladder" model for the testing,…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
Dietrich, Katheryn; Greiser, Lee – 1974
The study explored sex disparities in economic remuneration for gainful employment among black, blue collar wage earners residing in selected nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas of Texas. The bulk of the workers' families lived in or near poverty and were highly dependent on famale as well as male income. Preliminary analysis revealed that…
Descriptors: Age, Black Employment, Blue Collar Occupations, Comparative Analysis
Kapes, Jerome T.; White, G. Ray – 1990
Case studies were conducted at the state and local level in Texas to evaluate the impact of the Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act. Changes in vocational education at the state level that could be attributed to the Carl Perkins Act (CPA) included: (1) a smaller state advisory council with a majority representing business and industry; (2) a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Disabilities
Boyd, Aimee M.; Jackson, Melinda L. – 2002
The EnterTech Project was a collaboration of over 80 coalition members (employers, educators, community-based organizations, government entities) whose purpose was to develop a training program to prepare unskilled workers for employment opportunities in Texas high-tech industries. Development of the EnterTech curriculum and instructional design…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development
