Minnesota and Wisconsin technical college personnel (25 presidents, 63 counselors, 23 placement officers, and 34 alternates) considered training-related labor market information most important in program maintenance decisions; advisory committee input for program modification decisions; employer input for adding programs; and cost for dropping…

The study attempted to describe the structure of the college-to-work transition for baccalaureate degree recipients and the mechanisms through which the transition occurs. Data were collected through interviews with recent graduates (N=30) and seniors (N=27) at a midwestern, comprehensive research university. Analysis indicated that employment was…

A study examined placement as a key indicator of commitment to occupational preparation in secondary education. The study focuses on the different amounts and types of support received for placement services in different types of schools, the effect of type of school (rural, urban, or suburban) on the placement services available, and the personal…

The student work opportunity program at Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, which provides valuable learning experiences and helps students meet educational expenses, is described. More than 87 percent of the 1980-81 graduates worked in an on-campus job while attending college. The on-campus jobs also provide essential services for the college,…

A survey of 30 colleges, 15 with predominatly black students and 15 with predominantly white students, was conducted in 15 different states. The major objective of this study was to provide knowledge about the effectiveness of the placement process in a representative sample of four-year colleges with predominantly black student population and…

A survey of 30 colleges, 15 with predominantly black students and 15 with predominantly white students, was conducted in 15 different states. The major objective of this study was to provide knowledge about the effectiveness of the placement process in a representative sample of four-year colleges with predominantly black student population and…

To analyze the differential benefits from vocational training, a study was made involving 1,701 former students selected at random from 19 area vocational-technical schools in Tennessee. Major objectives of the study were to determine: (1) economic justification of vocational training, (2) wage differences among the vocationally trained and…

This comprehensive developmental career education program includes follow-up and evaluation studies to serve students desirous of full- or part-time employment. Employment counseling is defined as individual or group assistance to secondary school students which will then enable them to develop and demonstrate successful job-seeking and holding…

This report presents the methodology, data analysis, results, and highlights of a graduate follow-up survey conducted in 1998 at Nevada's Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) for the 1996-97 graduating cohort. The goal of the study was to find out graduates' opinions of TMCC, their employment status and location, and the extent to which…

The need for student part-time employment to defray educational expenses led to the establishment of the Job Locator and Development program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Goals of the program are: to identify and develop off-campus part-time employment, and to assist students in securing employment. (MLW)

Reports on information concerning the recruitment of students; job assignments of graduates; allocation of revenues and expenditures; and management reform at Hangzhou University (China). Shows that new students are increasingly coming from senior high schools and that the number of students coming from peasant families is decreasing. Provides…

Provides data showing student recruitment; job assignment of graduates; revenue and expenditure allocations; and management reforms at Beijing University (China). Reports that more new students are coming from senior high schools and that fewer students from peasant families are entering the university. Provides concrete empirical data. (KO)

Interviewed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals in 1993, the president of McDonald's USA addressed the overlapping of skills acquired in the McDonald's work place with those acquired in school. He noted an adequate balance between work and school is necessary for success and viewed employment as a complement to a high school…

Some college students know exactly what kind of career they want, while some progress most of the way through their senior year without giving career issues too much attention. Discusses whose responsibility it is to get students interested in career issues. College (career services), employer, and student responsibility are examined. (JBJ)

Seven articles on hospitality management training discuss the following: computerized management games for restaurant manager training, work placement, real-life exercises, management information systems in hospitality degree programs, modular programming, service quality concepts in the curriculum, and General National Vocational Qualifications…