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Download full textElkins, J., Ed. – 1976
Provided are 10 papers on the handicapped student's transition from secondary education to employment. Entries are included with the following titles and authors: "Transition from School to Work" (on the conditions of such transition for young people in Australia) by E. Guthrie; "Functional Literacy and Numeracy of Australian 14 Year Olds" (a…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Dropouts, Handicapped Children, Job Placement
Hohenshil, Thomas H., Ed. – 1976
The general purpose of this conference was to examine the current views and programs regarding new dimensions in educational and job placement services. Participants from five states attended the conference, held at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. The report reproduces the complete texts of speeches…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Conference Reports, Employment Counselors
Vandegrift, Judith A.; Danzig, Arnold – 1993
Two major assumptions underlying the school-to-work transition movement are that public high schools have failed to provide adequate preparation for the school-to-work transition and that work experiences exist into which states can "plug" young workers for pay. These assumptions were analyzed from the standpoint of their applicability…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy, Employment Opportunities, High Schools
Shrey, Donald E.; Hursh, Norman C. – 1983
Private sector vocational rehabilitation programs, which serve the vocational needs of industrially injured workers, have experienced tremendous growth since 1970. Legislative mandates, worker compensation insurance, as well as the ineffectiveness of state rehabilitation counselors to provide adequate job placements for disabled workers are all…
Descriptors: Accidents, Behavioral Objectives, Caseworker Approach, Counseling Techniques
Camp, William G.; Hively, Cathy S. – 1988
A study analyzed the employment pattern of agricultural education graduates of the class of 1987, using part of the annual "National Study of the Supply and Demand for Teachers of Vocational Agriculture in the United States." All institutions of higher education in the United States that certified teachers of agriculture made up the study…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Extension Education
Brazziel, William – 1978
Reported are the results of a study undertaken in 1975 among a number of colleges and universities to answer these questions: What can colleges do to assist their graduates in finding a place in a crowded labor market?: Are there useful, effective patterns in efforts of a sample of institutions nominated as exemplars in this respect?; What can be…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Role, Declining Enrollment, Education Work Relationship
Cook, Gordon – 1978
The difficult job market for PhD's during the current period of retrenchment on campuses and the need for job search skills for the jobs in the nonacademic sector are addressed. It is suggested that colleges and universities should adapt a version of the Deeper Investigation of Growth (DIG) techniques pioneered by Richard Gummere at Columbia…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
McKinney, Floyd L. – 1980
The project Factors Affecting Job Placement in Vocational Education used case study methodology to determine factors that can be used in determining policy and in making decisions to improve vocational education at federal, state, and local levels. Case studies were chosen as the research methodology because there was a need for a detailed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Economic Factors, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Weiskopf, Donald C., Ed. – 1975
This report is divided into three parts. The first part is the opening address. It argues for the importance of constructive leisure as a human need. The essay suggests that recreation educators need to learn from such humanistic psychologists as Abraham Maslow, who have studied what man needs to achieve self-actualization. The second part of the…
Descriptors: Certification, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education, Human Services
Becker, William J. – 1976
A screening mechanism using objective data was developed to determine which of the nearly 60 different associate degree and diploma occupational programs offered by Gateway Technical Institute should be subjected to in-depth evaluation and at what frequency the evaluation should be conducted. Four factors for which objective data were available…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Job Placement
Zahn, Donald – 1973
The business education teacher must thoroughly understand why and what he is doing in career education. A career education program can be viewed as consisting of five categories from which the teacher is to form a basic career education philosophy. (1) To develop in the student self-awareness and a positive attitude toward self, school, and work.…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Career Counseling, Career Education
Grisham, Linda J. – 1992
A longitudinal study followed up participants of three Florida Adult Migrant Projects in order to examine project success in converting unemployable migrant and seasonal farmworker clients of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Title IV-A, Section 402, into independent wage earners and to determine the extent to which employment was consistent to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Job Placement, Job Training
Buckheister, Patrick – 1985
The Language and International Trade Program instituted in 1978 at Eastern Michigan University enrolls three-fourths of the university's undergraduate and graduate foreign language and bilingual studies majors and has become the largest business language studies program in the United States. Important program components include an international…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Consortia, Financial Support, Higher Education
Wilgosh, L.; And Others – 1988
The first part of the paper describes research addressing whether there is a match between vocational preparation and employer expectations for individuals having disabilities, with emphasis on research performed in Alberta, Canada. Research goals include the identification of generic and/or specific skills and behaviors for vocational training of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Martin, William B. – 1989
The Individualized Resource Program/Community-Based Vocational Training Program of the Iowa Valley Community College District provides assessment, vocational and functional academics training, and job placement services for adults with developmental disabilities and moderate mental retardation. Participants complete a non-credit community college…
Descriptors: Adults, College Programs, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs
