This report compares the findings on graduates newly qualified to teach from the National Center for Education Statistics's 1981 Survey of 1979-80 College Graduates with those from their 1978 Survey of 1976-77 College Graduates. In the 1976-77 survey, 7,922 graduates responded from 283 institutions; in 1979-80, 9,312 graduates responded from 286…

The fifth of 16 booklets designed for use in an Open University course in special education in the United Kingdom, this document focuses on life as a handicapped adult. Experiences of adults are presented to illustrate obstacles to becoming independent and overcoming low expectations. Programs within schools to prepare handicapped students for…

In summer 1983, the Howard County Employment Planning Council, Howard Community College, and several other county agencies and businesses joined forces in a countywide planning activity designed to identify important employment trends in the county and to define the need for training and retraining programs in response to those trends. A survey…

According to the 1980-81 edition of the "Occupational Outlook Handbook," the market for graduates of technical communication programs is good and likely to get better during the 1980s, especially in the areas of electronics and computer and environmental science. The first step in setting up a technical communication program at a college or…

A growing number of speech communication graduates are unable to find employment in their field. To ameliorate this situation, speech communication educators should consider the following three recommendations. First, the mission of higher education should be reassessed. In addition to the creation and dissemination of knowledge, higher education…

This training monograph was produced by the Manpower Development Higher Education System and provides manpower planners with the types of theoretical and practical information necessary to achieve planning effectiveness. The training is designed for delivery on three consecutive days. The material is most appropriate for the new planner or for the…

Five thousad position advertisements, which appeared in "The Chronicle of Higher Education," were examined. Three aspects of the positions advertised in financial aid were examined: the time and location by state of the advertisements, the nature of the position being advertised, and areas of skill, knowledge and job responsibility. (MLW)

For at least 20 years, America has been engaged in the process of school reform, the most recent of which is the P-16 education reform movement. However, the phenomenon of two- and four-year colleges working closely with schools is clearly not new. A divide has developed between the educational levels, resulting in a lack of collaboration among…

This report considers the state of science and mathematics achievement in the United States, with a focus on the lower average achievement of minority students and on the relatively high proportion of minority students who achieve at high levels in mathematics and science. The data and analyses available from many sources suggest that meeting the…

Reviews and provides examples of the phenomenon of the reverse transfer student, the four-year college graduate who enrolls in the community college to learn a technical skill. (JG)

This article explores the previously quite marked absence from English policy debates on 14-19 education of issues that, in other developed countries, would be seen as key elements in the policy landscape. These are: the role of employers as providers of learning; the structure of employers' demand for skills, their recruitment and selection…

This article explores the ability of the training and work experience offered under public works programmes to promote employment in South Africa. Public works are a key component of South African labour market policy and are ascribed considerable potential in terms of addressing the core challenge of unemployment. However, despite this policy…

The new political dispensation and socio-economic transformation in South Africa do not, unfortunately, guarantee jobs for those who wish to enter the labour market after school. Indications are that only between 5-7% of successful Grade 12 candidates in the country find employment in the formal sector. The problem of unemployment and ways to…

The economics and sociology of the relationship between training and employment in Europe were examined through a comparative study conducted in six countries: Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In each country, teams of researchers used a standardized methodology to collect the data needed to estimate (over a…

This booklet provides data from a survey of more than 400 graduates in English from the University of Connecticut, showing what those graduates are doing, what value they now place on an English major, and what advice they might give undergraduates now majoring in English. Responses to the survey are listed within these categories: administration,…