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Download full textMohapatra, Manindra K.; And Others – 1994
A study was done to test four hypotheses on the orientation of American Urban Administrators toward cultural diversity management in the public sector workplace. The study sought to test: (1) the extent of familiarity with the literature on cultural diversity; (2) relative ranking of cultural diversity management capabilities; (3) how women and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Competence
Mohapatra, Manindra K.; And Others – 1993
This study identified the views of state administrators from seven midwestern states about cultural diversity and workforce 2000. A survey of 500 high level state public administrators from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin was conducted in Spring 1993. Respondents (n=125) were 66 percent male, 77 percent white, 98…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility
Parker, James T. – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
From 1989 until 1998 the U.S. Department of Education administered the National Workplace Literacy Demonstration Program. During that period, over $130 million supported some 300 projects where adult education programs partnered with thousands of businesses, agencies, and organizations to provide work-based skills to employees. While only seven…
Descriptors: Workplace Literacy, Adult Education, Labor Force Development, State Programs
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 1982
This report provides descriptive and evaluative information on the Human Resources Development (HRD) program, which was instituted in North Carolina community colleges to provide remedial education and occupational training to chronically unemployed individuals and to offer advice and assistance for obtaining employment. After an executive summary…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Benefits, Educational Finance, Employment Programs
Lavin, Marilyn; Rausch, Diane – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1984
In 1983 the Office of Affirmative Action and Compliance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison surveyed 300 randomly chosen employees to determine the number of disabled persons in its work force. The results are discussed and the survey is appended. (MLW)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Disabilities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education
Lemke, Mariann; Miller, David; Johnston, Jamie; Krenzke, Tom; Alvarez-Rojas, Laura; Kastberg, David; Jocelyn, Leslie – US Department of Education, 2005
The Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) is an international comparative study conducted in 2003 to provide participating countries with information about the skills of their adult populations. ALL builds upon earlier national and international studies of adult literacy. Information from ALL addresses questions such as: (1) What is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, International Studies, Familiarity
Siegel, Donald S. – 1999
A study addressed the effects of technological change using a new, rich source of firm-level data on technology usage and labor force composition. The empirical investigation is based on a survey of Long Island manufacturers' usage of computer-integrated manufacturing systems (CIMS) or advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs). The study also…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Employment Patterns, Job Skills, Labor Force
Clark, Karen L. – 1994
A study surveyed owners of 20 small businesses in North County, San Diego, to determine evidence of teaching and learning. A 13-question survey instrument gathered information regarding whether training and/or education for employees was available, what education was offered, how it fit into the evaluation process, and how business owners saw…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Research, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Training
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. General Government Div. – 1989
The General Accounting Office examined the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) leadership role in addressing critical human resource problems and preparing the government to meet future challenges. Federal managers, OPM employees, and federal personnel officials were surveyed to study federal government problems in hiring, managing, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Government, Government Employees, Labor Force Development
Deese, Stephanie – 2002
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 provided states with a great amount of flexibility in the implementation of a system-wide approach to job training and workforce development. The legislation consolidated employment and training services into a one-stop system that is known as JobLink Career Centers in North Carolina. This document presents…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employment, Job Development, Job Training
Maack, Stephen C. – 2002
This report presents the results of a Rio Hondo College (California) survey of Workforce Development/CalWORKS participants. The survey was designed to measure service quality and provide information for any needed areas of improvement in Workforce Development/CalWORKS services. Approximately 269 surveys were mailed to participants, with a response…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Ekstrom, Ruth B. – 1982
An increase in the number of adult women in the paid work force, many of whom are returning to work after a period as homemaker and parent, appears to be one of the major social changes of the past decade. As part of the Project HAVE Skills program, which was designed to develop career counseling materials for reentry women, questionnaires…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Employment Potential, Females
Peer reviewedGuerriero, Janice M. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1981
Clarifies major issues of women's employment by means of a self-administered, true-false questionnaire. Issues considered are sex differences in employment and earnings, occupational segregation, women's participation in the work force, unemployment and women, social change, and myths and misconceptions surrounding women and employment. Answers…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Females
Moore, Nick – 1986
Designed to provide the information and guidance required to establish and operate a workforce planning system for the library, archive, and information sector in developing countries, this manual shows how to collect, analyze, and understand information about the current state of the workforce, about its development, and about the likely future…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Employment Projections, Guidelines, Labor Force
Wacker, Mary Ellen; Nitzke, Joe – 2001
This document presents the findings of a Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) survey that asked employers to assess the skills of specific graduates employed and to provide detailed information about the jobs held by those graduates. The results were utilized to inform curricula decisions and satisfy a state program review mandate. Surveys…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Surveys, Institutional Evaluation
