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Download full textChristiadi; Loveridge, Scott – 2000
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 shifts decision-making authority for funding of local job training programs from the federal government to state and local boards, which will need local decision-making tools to inform policy. One such tool is a method proposed by S. Goetz and D. Debertin to estimate demand for educational attainment at the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Field Research Corp., San Francisco, CA. – 1979
A statewide survey was commissioned by the California Community Colleges during Fall 1979 to assess public attitudes toward the colleges and to determine the need for vocational education among the California adult public. A stratified random sample of adult residents within each of California's seven community college regions was selected for a…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Community Colleges
Banerdt, Jack – 1980
A survey of the leaders of the 124 union locals in southeastern Wisconsin was conducted by Gateway Technical Institute and the University of Wisconsin, Parkside, to identify the need for a structured, associate degree program in Labor Studies. The survey instrument solicited information on membership size, the practice of hiring an educational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Courses, Educational Demand, Labor Education
Rephann, Terance J. – 1995
In the summer of 1995, 371 establishments in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, were surveyed regarding their opinions of the quality of the local work force. The purpose of the study was to provide evaluation data for planning and curriculum development at the secondary and post-secondary school levels. Forty-three percent of the employers responded.…
Descriptors: Counties, Educational Demand, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
William Rainey Harper Coll., Palatine, IL. Office of Planning and Research. – 1986
In November 1985, a survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Illinois, to test the feasibility of establishing programs for medical record technicians, medical coders, and utilization analysts. The survey instrument was mailed to 1,232 hospitals, medical care facilities, nursing homes, physicians' and dentists' offices, and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Educational Demand
DaVanzo, Julie; And Others – 1994
While national debates focus on rising immigration and its impact, current data on immigrants and how they affect the national life are limited. To determine the feasibility of conducting a national survey of immigrants, a pilot project surveyed Salvadorans and Filipinos in Los Angeles in 1991. This report addresses key methodological issues in…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Attainment, Educational Demand, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnson, Terry R.; And Others – 1988
The results of a study of the market for university-based education programs for executives and managers is presented. Study objectives were to profile corporate use of various executive and management education programs, profile characteristics of university-based executive education programs currently offered, and identify trends and unmet needs…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, College Programs, Educational Assessment
Kotesky, Art – 1979
A telephone survey was undertaken of a random sample of 75 Hispanic-American family groups in Elgin, Illinois. The purpose was to learn the educational needs and characteristics of this and the large Hispanic-American group it represents in the community. Preferred courses were elicited, and the preferred method of instruction was in English with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Education
de Jonge, J. F. M.; And Others – 1992
This report examines, country by country, the present state of student access to higher education institutions in the Member States of the European Community (EC), as well as the elements which affect access directly and the elements which can potentially have an effect on access. Volume 1 of the report gives an overview of the methods of data…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, College Students, Data Collection
Weissman, Julie; And Others – 1993
In October 1992, the College of Lake County (CLC), Illinois, undertook a study to assess the educational needs of new residents to the county and their awareness of the college. The telephone survey of 1,000 randomly selected new residents found that: (1) 47% held a bachelor's degree and 14% held an associate degree; (2) 81% were between 25 and 54…
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
Smith, Laverne – 1989
This study is intended to provide for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities information, conclusions, and recommendations which bear on key questions, issues, and directions relevant to teacher supply and demand in Ontario from the present to the turn of the century and beyond. Analysis is also provided of school…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Foreign Countries
Bourke, Patricia G.; And Others – 1981
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to determine the feasibility of establishing a new human services program with respect to employment potential and student demand for the program. A total of 113 youth service, residential care, community and family service organizations in the area were surveyed to establish a minimum…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Curriculum Development, Educational Demand
Conklin, Karen A. – 2000
The report presents the major findings of a joint research project designed to determine the career and educational interests of Johnson County (Kansas) high school students. Results of these studies provide valuable insights into the current and future educational needs of the county's high school students and assist the school administrators and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Community Colleges
Powney, Janet; And Others – 1995
This report presents the findings of a major study of preschool provision in Scotland. Part 1 of the report sets the context for the project, clarifying its aims, providing information on relevant issues, and discussing the research questions addressed. Part 2 presents the findings arising from the various methods used to collect evidence.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Day Care, Educational Demand, Educational Economics
Bergren, Garnet Thackeray – 1989
A study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of offering a bachelor's degree in secretarial technology at Northern Montana College and to examine the office needs of Montana employers in order to suggest curriculum revision and development. Data collection involved a survey instrument mailed to 150 employers (from which 74 usable returns were…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
