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Stone, James R., III; Dahlgren, Judith – 1989
A study identified alternative models of short-term upgrading and updating training for employed workers in business and industry. In phase 1, a literature review provided the basis for a nine-cell matrix that conceptualized alternative models of industry-based training as a function of the skill level the training addressed and the degree of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Inplant Programs, Models, Off the Job Training
Woodward, Brenda Hoover – 1987
In 1987, a study was conducted within the Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) to identify the responsibilities of secretaries at the time of the study and to project what their responsibilities would be in 10 years. The supervisor and the secretary at 864 businesses in the IVCCD were surveyed to determine their perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Clerical Occupations, Community Surveys, Educational Needs
Leske, Gary W.; Persico, John, Jr. – 1989
A study investigated whether instructors in schools with formal staff development programs were more technologically up to date than instructors in schools with less formal programs. The study used existing data from program evaluations of five postsecondary technical institute (TI) instructors. A survey instrument collected data from 120 (of a…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)