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Richardson, William B.; Nieminen, Jerrold A. – 1985
The importance of conducting vocational follow-up studies increases as interest in employment-related education and training programs spreads. Expanding student enrollment and increased Federal and state support have prompted educators to develop models that determine the effectiveness of training programs. This monograph briefly introduces and…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Download full textWashington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1997
An evaluation was conducted of private career schools as part of Washington State's accountability system for workforce development. Of some 230 private career schools in the state, 8 volunteered information. Information was also gathered from employment records of the Employment Security Department for 5,902 persons who were students of these…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Job Skills, Job Training, Outcomes of Education
Jaakkola, Ritva; And Others – 1995
A study examined the extent to which Finnish horticulture graduates' assessments of their work force competencies differ from those of their teachers and employers. Questionnaires were sent to all 68 plant production graduates of the University of Helsinki's plant production program from 1990-1993, a sample of 38 employers representing…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Head, Ronald B. – 1988
In spring 1988, a survey was conducted of the employers of graduates of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to evaluate the occupational success of PVCC graduates and to determine how well academic programs prepare students for the work in various professions. On the graduate follow-up survey of the class of 1985-86, 85 graduates or 49.4%…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Job Skills
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Div. of Career Education. – 1980
This report offers a brief narrative and extensive data tables on an Iowa survey of employers of students who had completed or left preparatory vocational education programs during 1977-78 and became employed in the occupations for which trained or a related occupation. The narrative first discusses procedures, then describes some results shown in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies, High School Graduates
Peer reviewedLuft, Roger L.; Schoen, Janice L. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1986
Discusses a survey of business educators and employers that determined whether business education curricula are addressing certain nontechnical competencies such as (1) problem solving, (2) stress management, (3) professional characteristics, (4) communication skills, and (5) human relations principles. Results indicate that students are not well…
Descriptors: Business Education, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Employer Attitudes
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1999
A 1999 survey of employer views on vocational education and training (VET) interviewed 3,558 employers of recent VET graduates and 2,495 employers with no VET graduates. Focuses The focus was employers' characteristics, their general views on VET, and information on their organizations' training practices. Findings indicated the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Direct linkCarter, David – Education Research and Perspectives, 2007
This paper reflects on the relevance and applicability of "key transferable skills" to the higher education curriculum. Although they are regarded as having common currency within universities, it is argued that their uncritical acceptance devalues and distorts the nature and character of the teaching and learning employed in academe.…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Higher Education, Public Policy, Cultural Context
Monson, Kyle C. – 1995
In conjunction with a follow-up study of April 1995 graduates, the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) conducted a survey of the graduates' supervisors to evaluate the effectiveness of the CCAF programs and services. Supervisors of a random sample of 1,127 graduates were surveyed during June and July of 1995 requesting information on their…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1992
Each year the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP) conducts surveys to determine the opinions of employers about the preparation of graduates of vocational programs. The 1992 survey focused on eight specific occupational training areas (i.e., child care services, computer programming and analysis, dental assisting,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Job Skills
Rosenqvist, Jerry; Vallberg, Ann-Christine – School Research Newsletter, 1989
The newsletter issue presents the results of a project that examined: (1) teaching at the senior level of schools for the mentally retarded in Sweden; (2) teachers' and supervisors' views of the pupils; and (3) the reality of the open labor market. The project analyzed mechanisms in and outside teaching that prevent or impede access to the labor…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Practices, Employer Attitudes, Employment Potential
Lewis, Morgan V. – 1989
Follow-up surveys were conducted of adult clients who participated under Titles IIA and III of the Job Training Partnership (JTP) Act in Ohio. Data were gathered from JTP clients 13 and 26 weeks after completion of the program and combined with data from the state management information system, and a survey of a sample of employers of JTP-Ohio…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Mills, Edward; And Others – 1983
A study was conducted in New York State to quantify the investment made in selected occupational programs at public two-year colleges and the returns from this investment to graduates, employers, and the state government. A survey was mailed to a representative sample of New York State employers with 100 or more employees, covering areas of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Job Training
Catonsville Community Coll., MD. Office of Institutional Research. – 1989
In 1989, a study was conducted at Catonsville Community College (CCC) to determine the post-graduation experiences and attitudes of the students who had graduated from the nursing program between June 1987 and December 1988. Of the 113 graduates surveyed, 24 responded to the questionnaire. In addition, 10 employers returned questionnaires…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
McMillan, Samuel H., Jr. – 1980
A study examined the attitudes of employers who provided jobs for 37 of the graduates and a number of the dropouts from the University of Texas Competency-Based High School Diploma (CBHSD) Program for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients that was implemented at five sites in Texas. Because of the restraints imposed on employers…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Followup Studies
