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Peer reviewedIverson, Maynard J. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1985
Reports on a study of factors affecting the responsiveness of 15 North Carolina community colleges to 30 service area industries. Indicates that the elements considered most important to both college and industry personnel were reliability, presidential commitment to training, instructional quality, tailored courses, and special funding for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Institutional Evaluation, Job Training
Download full textNational Council on Employment Policy (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1980
This evaluation of programs conducted in fiscal 1978 under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) consists of an overall picture of the 1978 YEDPA program experience and case studies of programs in 12 states. Findings and recommendations are presented concerning the implementation of YEDPA programs by Comprehensive Employment…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Awareness, Career Education, Case Studies
Clary, Joseph R.; Iverson, Maynard J. – 1983
During 1981-82, a study was conducted by personnel in Occupational Education at North Carolina State University to determine the elements that affect an institution's ability to respond to the training needs of industry. Fifteen community/technical colleges, representing 43 percent of the total enrollees in the system, and 30 major industries in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 1988
In February 1988, a National Advisory Panel was brought together to discuss the role of North Carolina's community colleges in a rapidly changing economy. This paper summarizes the findings and suggestions that emerged from the meeting. Chapter I examines the original purposes and current mission of the state's community college system. Chapter II…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Change
Davison, Pamela – 1977
A study was done to determine North Carolina inmates' vocational education/training needs, parolees' and ex-offenders' employment opportunities, and available vocational education/training resources. To determine vocational educational needs, a survey was conducted of inmates at seventeen correctional units (for adults and for youth). Estimates of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Choice, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
North Carolina State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Raleigh. – 1990
This is the first of five volumes of essays in the form of recommendations for the improvement of programs, services, and activities offered through vocational-technical education in North Carolina. The volume explains the rationale for, and comments on, 17 recommendations prepared by the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education for fiscal…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Planning
Batt, Rosemary; Osterman, Paul – 1993
Selected state and local experiments in developing/supporting workplace-centered training programs were analyzed to identify issues relevant to developing a national policy for workplace training. Intensive case studies of state economic development/training programs in California and Illinois and the employment and training programs provided by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Community Colleges
