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Download full textPennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Center for Continuing Liberal Education. – 1968
This document presents self-perceived needs of managers and first line supervisors in the following Pennsylvania industries: chemical, rubber, and plastic products; banking; apparel, textile, and leather; construction; department stores; electrical machinery; fabricated metal products; insurance; machinery (except electrical); transportation…
Descriptors: Administrators, Banking, Business, Construction Industry
Schwaller, Anthony E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Education training programs in industry stem from several major needs--to accommodate the turnover and growth in personnel, to accommodate changes in knowledge and skills required by a company and its employees, and to improve the skills and performance of present employees. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Business, Educational Needs, Industrial Training, Industry
Peer reviewedArmstrong, Christopher – History and Social Science Teacher, 1979
Reviews Canadian business history books published since 1972 as well as reprints of useful older works. Topics dealt with are the fish, timber, and wheat industry, transportation, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship, Canadian economy during World War I, the development of natural resources, and the lives of the rich and the powerful. (KC)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Biographies, Business, Economics
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1974
This publication contains the three addresses and all papers presented at the 1974 annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges. The theme of the conference concerned the expectations of higher education regarding business and industry and the expectations of business regarding higher education. Topics included: what business expects of…
Descriptors: Business, Business Responsibility, Conference Reports, Economics
Maryland State Dept. of Employment and Social Services, Baltimore. Employment Security Administration.
The results of a Manpower Needs Survey Conducted to discover the job opportunities available in two Maryland counties for the trainee or graduate of a community college is presented. The information presented was obtained from employers in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties who were mailed questionnaires in February 1971. The sample of firms…
Descriptors: Business, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedGruebel, Jerold – Journalism Educator, 1978
Notes the increased use of television programing and facilities by business and industry. Urges radio/television educators to adapt their curricula to reflect industry's television needs, and to make students aware of the opportunities in industrial television. (RL)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Business, Business Communication, Curriculum Development
International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland). Human Resources Dept. – 1965
THIS IS THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATION OF MANAGEMENT TRAINING NEEDS AND FACILITIES IN AFRICA. THE DISCUSSION OF NEEDS AND PROBLEMS REPRESENTS A CONSENSUS OF THE MOST INFORMED OPINION AVAILABLE TO THE INDUSTRIALIST WHO WAS ENGAGED AS EXPERT AND SPENT UP TO FOUR WEEKS IN EACH OF 13 COUNTRIES--ETHIOPIA, UGANDA, MALAWI,…
Descriptors: Business, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Employment Statistics
Gottlieb, Edward P. – 1969
This paper stresses the stake of business and industry as full partners with the schools in the total educational process. Especially needed are programs relevant to on the job training and paid work experience, to replace the outmoded vocational education system which has failed to prepare youth for employment. (NH)
Descriptors: Business, Educational Facilities, Educational Needs, Industry
Ruhland, Sheila K. – 1995
A study explored the additional knowledge and skills an international salesforce needs based upon 95 respondents from Wisconsin manufacturing companies. Six areas were evaluated by sales representatives involved with international sales and marketing to identify the education and training needed within the next 3 years by the work force. Four…
Descriptors: Business, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, International Trade
Seels, Barbara; Glasgow, Z. – 1991
This survey was designed to obtain information on jobs and task requirements for instructional design (ID) professionals and relate positions in the field to academic programs. Data were collected via a questionnaire that combined needs assessment and analysis of instructional requirements, including the demographics of ID positions, the…
Descriptors: Business, Competence, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Here's How, 1983
One of a series of practitioner-oriented newsletters, the document provides elementary school principals with information about school partnerships with business and industry. Based on a series of recent reports criticizing American schooling, the article recommends that schools form alliances with business and industry in teaching students, in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Business, Career Education, Cooperative Programs
Frasher, Richard Dempsey – 1969
The current status of noncredit continuing engineering education is described and criticized to facilitate the planning of future activity in this field. First, in a review of the background and current nature of continuing education in general, it is shown that rapid technological change makes periodic continuing education imperative for…
Descriptors: Attendance, Business, Educational Needs, Educational Responsibility
Mant, Alistair – 1969
Results are presented of a survey of British top executives (largely from smaller companies) as to general difficulties and specific educational or developmental needs facing experienced business managers. First, a definition of an experienced manager is elaborated, followed by familiar managerial types, conditions conducive to learning, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Attitudes, Bibliographies, Business
Skertchly, Allan R. B. – 1968
This book undertakes to define management education and training requirements in relation to the needs of Great Britain and other advanced technological societies. It considers the present and predicted structure and functions of industry and business, as well as desired qualities (intellectual and communication skills, organizational…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Adult Learning, Bibliographies
Alabama Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Auburn. – 1976
The central purpose of a study was to ascertain the views of business and industry toward vocational education in Alabama. The objectives were (1) to determine the familiarity of business and industry with the State's vocational education programs, (2) to determine the extent business and industry feels that the State's public vocational education…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Business, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs
