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Download full textARNOLD, JOSEPH P. – 1965
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO HAVE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND TECHNICIANS IDENTIFY CORES OF SUBJECT MATTER RELATED TO TECHNICIAN JOB PERFORMANCE AND TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THEIR JUDGMENTS. FIFTY-TWO TECHNICIANS AND 116 MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN 52 ILLINOIS FIRMS EMPLOYING 200 OR MORE PERSONS PARTICIPATED. A 99-CARD CURRICULUM DECK,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Research, Educational Needs
PARSONS, WARREN – 1966
INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH THE MANAGERS OF 58 GREENHOUSES WHICH COVERED ONE ACRE OR MORE IN THE CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, AND DETROIT AREAS (1) TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF TRAINING DESIRED FOR THE COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE GROWER IN TERMS OF THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THE SPECIES OF ORNAMENTAL FLOWERING PLANTS PRODUCED, AND THE DEGREE OF ATTAINMENT OF…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Greenhouses
Mayer, Leon Albert – 1968
To determine educational requirements and opportunities for employment, 60 representatives of animal laboratories and meat inspection agencies were interviewed in a 30-county area in northern Illinois. The chi-square test, analysis of variance test, and Pearson product moment correlation were utilized to conclude that: (1) Substantial…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Animal Caretakers, Animal Husbandry, Educational Needs
Fiscus, Keith Eugene – 1965
Questionnaires to determine the vocational and technical education needed by prospective workers in farming and in grain elevator and agricultural equipment businesses were administered to 20 workers in each of the jobs of (1) farm manager, (2) grain elevator manager, operator, salesman, and deliveryman, and (3) agricultural equipment manager,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Crop Processing Occupations
Walker, Sandra S. – 1980
In 1980, a study was conducted to determine the current status of word processing (WP) in Illinois in order to suggest ways to improve curricula in Illinois postsecondary schools. The study involved: (1) soliciting and evaluating WP textbooks and course materials from 9 textbook publishers; (2) requesting information from 14 WP manufacturers and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Electronic Equipment
Dawson-Saunders, Beth; And Others – 1981
This paper presents the results of a study designed to meet the goal of assisting health occupations education planners to provide education relevant to the needs of students and employers. The objectives of the study were (1) to determine and clarify major issues and concerns of Illinois health care employers; (2) to determine, with the input of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Continuing Education
Beckwith, Robert; And Others – 1989
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education (ICOVE) has recommended six needed actions for private-sector involvement in vocational education, as well as in the total educational process. The recommendations are a result of several efforts during the past 4 years. The council has monitored private-sector involvement in education both formally and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Business Responsibility, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Junge, Denis A.; And Others – 1983
This study was conducted to assess business and industry's perceptions of the basic skills needed for entry-level successful employment. It also assessed business and industry's perceptions of the competencies that entry-level employees now have. Information was gathered via a basic skills questionnaire that was mailed to the personnel directors…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Education Work Relationship
Callejas, Juan Jose; Phelps, L. Allen – 1981
A study examined the extent and nature of the services provided to in-school limited English proficiency (LEP) youth who were enrolled in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)/Youth Employment Training Program (YETP)-vocational education linkage programs in four areas of Illinois. Included among data collection instruments and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Definitions, Educational Needs, Educational Practices
Speaking Freely, 1983
This report contains a condensation and highlights of public hearings held by the Illinois State Advisory Council on Adult, Vocational and Technical Education (SACVE) and the Illinois Employment and Training Council (IETC) on the subject of improving education to prepare youth for employment. During the hearings on this topic, 100 witnesses…
Descriptors: Career Education, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Daniels, M. Harry; Karmos, Joseph S. – 1983
A project was conducted to identify skills that vocational students will need to adapt to future changes in the workplace and jobs caused by advancing technology as well as to develop policy stands on how those skills can be imparted. Research was conducted through computer searches of relevant data bases, interviews with vocational educators and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Career Change, Career Development
