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Peer reviewedNietupski, John; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1996
A study of 98 Iowa businesses found significantly more positive perceptions of supported employment by employers who had hired supported employees than those who had not. Large businesses were found to have more positive perceptions than small businesses. Extra training/supervision demands and lack of skills were cited as concerns. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Training
Peer reviewedQuinley, John W. – Catalyst, 1996
Describes a survey of 1069 Iowa businesses to determine their needs for workforce training and the role of the state's community colleges in meeting those needs. Presents results related to types of businesses served; employer goals, needs, and ratings of program quality; and the role of technology. (21 citations) (AJL)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Job Training
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
PDF pending restorationCOMBASE, Stockton, CA. – 1996
Research sought the perspectives of Iowa employers and deans and directors of continuing education regarding training and retraining needs of business and how Iowa community colleges' continuing education divisions could best meet those needs. A survey was mailed to Iowa employers and the deans and directors wrote summaries that described an…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Educational Needs
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
