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Download full textWilson, Richard Arlen – 1968
To determine the number of architectural draftsmen needed in the state of Iowa and the skills and knowledge they should possess, 297 industries, architects, and engineering firms were surveyed with an 83.84 percent response. Major objectives were: (1) to identify employers of architectural draftsmen, (2) to ascertain skills and technical knowledge…
Descriptors: Architecture, Drafting, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
WEEDE, GARY DEAN – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO PROVIDE DATA FOR USE IN DEVELOPING OR IMPROVING ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. A POSTAL CARD QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO 678 MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN IOWA EMPLOYING MORE THAN 50 PERSONS AND ALL ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, AND PRECISION INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS EMPLOYING FEWER THAN 50 PERSONS. DATA WERE…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Electrical Occupations, Electronic Technicians, Employer Attitudes
Des Moines Area Community Coll., Ankeny, IA. – 1977
Three thousand eight hundred ninety-eight adults who had received a High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) during 1976 in Iowa were surveyed to assess the impact of finishing a high school completion program on their placement after completion. Three hundred Iowa employers were also surveyed to analyze existing personnel policies and practices…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Benefits, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Lex, Louise; And Others – 1980
The goal of the 1980 Employment Project in Iowa was to expand nontraditional career options for women and high school girls. The two targeted areas were Des Moines and the Iowa Lakes Region. Project staff sponsored three meetings to help 237 women explore nontraditional jobs and training opportunities. Two intensive orientations to nontraditional…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Building Trades
Weber, Bruce A., Ed.; Duncan, Greg J., Ed.; Whitener, Leslie A., Ed. – 2002
The 16 chapters in this five-part book, each by different authors, trace the effects of welfare reform (mandated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), upon poor people in rural areas of the United States. The book begins with an introduction called "As the Dust Settles: Welfare Reform and Rural…
Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Economic Impact, Employer Attitudes
