A study examined the relationship between the training needs of sales/marketing trainers and their career stages. Data were collected for a self-administered questionnaire that was sent to a random sample of 291 members of the American Society for Training and Development who had been identified as sales and marketing trainers in the 1987 national…

FIFTY-THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND INDUSTRY PARTICIPATED IN THREE CONFERENCES TO DISCUSS PRESENT AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OFFICE OCCUPATIONS AND TO REVIEW A SYNTHESIS OF ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICE JOBS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE SYNTHESIS, MADE BY THE BUREAU OF BUSINESS EDUCATION, UTILIZED…

INTERVIEWS OF 239 BUSINESSES OF THE BAY CITY STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA OF MICHIGAN PROVIDED INFORMATION ON (1) THE TYPE AND NUMBER OF MACHINES USED IN BUSINESS, (2) THE TRAINING DEMANDED BY EMPLOYERS FOR PERSONNEL USING THIS OFFICE EQUIPMENT, (3) THE EXTENT OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING GIVEN BY EMPLOYERS, (4) THE IMPLICATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL…

Data about the farm machinery mechanics trade were obtained from 51 managers of farm machinery dealerships in Texas to determine the content that should be included in courses of study designed to train persons to enter the occupation, and to obtain information about the occupation that would be useful to persons considering the trade as an…

To determine competencies and activities used by workers in a cross section of the statewide labor force, data were obtained from a random sample of 1,500 employed persons drawn from 14 purposively selected index counties in Nebraska. An interview-questionnaire procedure yielded an 87.7 percent response to a checklist of 144 activities, duties,…

Introducing the reasons for the survey with a quotation from the Committee for Economic Development's "Economic Education in the School," 1961, this report provides a narrative and tabular summary of two questionnaires administered to elementary and secondary (7-12) social studies teachers in the PROBE area. One generalization from the…

This study sought mainly to determine the important functions and the preparational needs of directors of hospital education, to identify the most pertinent problems encountered by these directors in recent years, to propose educational recommendations, and to provide a pattern for improving existing preparational programs or developing new ones.…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the curriculum in electro-mechanical technology differed significantly from that offered by other schools in the nation, and whether the first graduates could be considered employable by various selected industries. The content of curriculums in 33 schools was analyzed, the program was…

Recommendations for assisting the functionally illiterate adult are given. These include: (1) administration of quality adult education programs to them, (2) administration of basic education programs with LOGICAL OUTREACH components, (3) positive incentives for learning, (4) exemplary teachers, (5) proper evaluation, and (6) maximum cooperation…

Provided was an analysis of 10 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) regional hearings held in 1970 on education of the gifted; three major sources of information explained to have been used in the analysis were the state survey form, oral testimony given at open hearings, and written testimony submitted for the record from the 10…

Describes the methodology, questionnaire package, and processing of a needs assessment technique to identify skills necessary for successful placement and employment of civil and architectural technicians (associate degree level), using data collected from representative firms. Actual employment skills must be considered in establishing technical…

Claims examination of educational, emotional, and social effects of teachers upon deaf students may show advantages of deaf teachers, even though only 6.3 percent of Canadian teachers of deaf are themselves deaf. Advocates focusing on quality of human interaction as much as on developing technical aids and educational programs. (NEC)

The recent and rapid development of two-year colleges, with a multitude of post-secondary occupational curricula, has created an acute shortage of properly trained instructors. A critical discussion is presented concerning teacher competencies and requirements for vocational teachers for the future. (DS)

Comparison of national data for 1960 and 1976 on educational requirements of jobs and workers' educational attainment, race, and sex indicates that overeducation has increased recently, chiefly because educational attainment has grown. Whites are still less overeducated than Blacks in jobs, but the gap has narrowed. (Author/RW)

The author describes and discusses marketing-oriented jobs as careers in financial institutions and the credit industry in terms of position level, employment and educational qualifications, and the distributive education program areas at Northern Illinois University, Dekalb. (MF)