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Gebert, Henriette D.; Lucas, John A. – 1982
A follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to evaluate the dietetic technician program and to obtain externally required information. Questionnaires were sent to all 79 of the students who had graduated from the program between 1975 and 1981. Study findings, based on responses from 67% of the program graduates,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Karlen, Janice M. – 1979
A mail survey of the 326 May and August, 1978, Essex Community College (ECC) graduates was conducted from November, 1978, to February, 1979, to collect demographic data, determine employment and educational status and anticipated needs for future services, and solicit evaluations of personnel service programs and the quality of academic…
Descriptors: Age, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Download full textFoothill-De Anza Community Coll. District, Cupertino, CA. Occupational Training Inst. – 1993
The Student's Ultimate Career Coursework, Employment and Student Services (SUCCESS) Handbook project was undertaken to identify student support services available through the California Community Colleges (CCC), increase student retention among special needs vocational education students, and identify common barriers to employment. The project…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling
PAVE, The Education and Training Foundation, Alexandria, VA. – 1991
Partners for American Vocational Education, in collaboration with education institutions and health care providers in the District of Columbia, developed a partnership between local education institutions and private sector health care providers. This business-education venture undertook to enhance existing and implement new education and training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education
Kidney, John – 1982
This self-instructional module, one of 16 on techniques for coordinating work experience programs, provides preservice and inservice educational materials for teacher-coordinators supervising on-the-job training. The two goals stated for this module are to know the procedure for job placement and to be prepared to instruct students for job…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Cooperative Education, Counseling Techniques
Asselin, Susan B. – 1987
This guide is designed to help vocational education teachers prepare students with special needs to make a successful transition from school to employment. The guide is organized in five chapters. The first chapter provides a definition of transition and a model for transition from special education or vocational education to the community. In…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Isbell, F. Travis; Jonas, Stephen – 1976
A survey of companies employing graduates of Lorain County Community Colleges's (LCCC's) Engineering Technologies programs was conducted to determine: (1) skills or technical areas that needed strengthening; (2) additional skills or knowledge needed by LCCC graduates; (3) employer attitudes toward LCCC placement practices; (4) attitudes toward the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Matsen, Marie – 1990
In 1990, a follow-up study was conducted of former students of Lane Community College (LCC) and their employers. The survey targeted three groups of former LCC students: all 1988-89 graduates who earned degrees or certificates, all no-formal-award leavers with 70 or more credits, and all early leavers who had earned less than 70 credits while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
Creange, Renee – 1980
Barriers re-entry women often encounter as they attempt to use basic support services at colleges and universities are described, and ways in which the accessibility and quality of such services may be improved are suggested. The following services are covered: information services, transportation and commuter services, housing and food services,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services, College Housing
Scheetz, L. Patrick – 1988
Results from the 18th annual Recruiting Trends survey completed by the Collegiate Employment Research Institute for Career Development and Placement Services at Michigan State University are presented. For this 1988-89 survey, cross-sections of employers from business, industry, government, and education were contacted, and responses were received…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Rights, College Graduates, Demography
Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. – 1977
The Nebraska state career education plan was developed to assist individuals in developing essential educational and career skills for responsible functioning. The plan, linking the school and work world, extends chronologically: elementary level--career awareness, middle/junior high school level--career exploration, and senior high school…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Budgeting, Career Awareness, Career Education
Gallup Organization, Inc., Princeton, NJ. – 1999
A study examined adults' attitudes and experience related to work and the selection of a career or job. Data were gathered through a telephone survey of a sample of 1,003 adults (659 employed either full- or part-time), 18 years of age and older, conducted in June and July 1999. The following areas were explored: current employment status; the…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Career Choice, Career Development
Lewis, Morgan V. – 1999
The standards established by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology were examined through mail surveys of samples of current students, graduates, and employers. In addition, administrators of all accredited schools and colleges and the corporate offices of schools that have such offices were asked to rate sections…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Attitudes
Rice, Eric; And Others – 1978
To identify the issues, characteristics, barriers, and needs related to vocational education provisions in Southeastern correctional institutions, a project was developed. Survey data was collected through a 100% sample of adult and juvenile correctional facilities in seven states. Study procedures utilized a combination of state level interviews,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Blacks
Essex Community Coll., MD. – 1994
This document describes the Maryland Hospital Skills Enhancement Program, a collaborative effort of the Maryland Hospital Association, Essex Community College, and three Maryland hospitals that was designed to improve the literacy/basic education skills of hospital employees in 11 targeted service occupations. Two curriculum models were used:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Business Communication
