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Download full textAltstadt, David; Barrett, Lexi; Cahill, Charlotte; Cuevas, Erica; Maag, Taylor – Education Commission of the States, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on many facets of students' successful transitions from secondary into postsecondary education, particularly for students who depend on in-person delivery of content and experience. For many young people, paid work-based learning has historically provided a needed source of income, and its…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Experiential Learning, High School Students
Deming, David J.; Yuchtman, Noam; Abulafi, Amira; Goldin, Claudia; Katz, Lawrence F. – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
We study employers' perceptions of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institution to fictitious resumes and send them to real vacancy postings on a large online job board. According to our results, a bachelor's degree in business from a for-profit "online" institution is 22…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Postsecondary Education, Credentials, Academic Degrees
Hunter, Alain; And Others – 1979
The intent of this study was to address the process of selection of an appropriate training setting based upon criteria being used by employers and educators in Illinois who plan for the vocational education of handicapped persons. Study 1, a pretest of the questionnaire, quantified the criteria for determining the better approach for training…
Descriptors: Competence, Criteria, Disabilities, Employer Attitudes
Wood, Eugene S. – 1969
To evaluate the preparation of post-high school agricultural graduates in Illinois, a four-phase study was conducted to: (1) determine the background, interest and abilities of the students, (2) determine student competencies and attitudes at the end of the first year of on-the-job training, (3) determine opinions of graduates and employers 6…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Supplies
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1986
This publication contains 19 one- or two-page profiles of Illinois teachers, educational administrators, and business people who have contributed greatly to the success of their vocational education students. The profiles are written in the third person but many contain first-person accounts, along with testimony about the subjects by employers,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Students, Business Responsibility, Community Colleges
Dawson-Saunders, Beth; And Others – 1981
This paper presents the results of a study designed to meet the goal of assisting health occupations education planners to provide education relevant to the needs of students and employers. The objectives of the study were (1) to determine and clarify major issues and concerns of Illinois health care employers; (2) to determine, with the input of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Continuing Education
Beckwith, Robert; And Others – 1989
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education (ICOVE) has recommended six needed actions for private-sector involvement in vocational education, as well as in the total educational process. The recommendations are a result of several efforts during the past 4 years. The council has monitored private-sector involvement in education both formally and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Business Responsibility, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Wentling, Tim L.; Piland, William E. – 1982
This document, one of 12 guides that have been developed to facilitate evaluation by and for local education agency (LEA) personnel in Illinois, covers student follow-up and employer follow-up surveys--activities designed to collect data for use in decisions regarding nearly every aspect of the program. State guidelines for the locally-developed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Assessment, Employer Attitudes
Speaking Freely, 1983
This report contains a condensation and highlights of public hearings held by the Illinois State Advisory Council on Adult, Vocational and Technical Education (SACVE) and the Illinois Employment and Training Council (IETC) on the subject of improving education to prepare youth for employment. During the hearings on this topic, 100 witnesses…
Descriptors: Career Education, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
Daniels, M. Harry; Karmos, Joseph S. – 1983
A project was conducted to identify skills that vocational students will need to adapt to future changes in the workplace and jobs caused by advancing technology as well as to develop policy stands on how those skills can be imparted. Research was conducted through computer searches of relevant data bases, interviews with vocational educators and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Career Change, Career Development
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Leadership Training Inst./Vocational and Special Education. – 1981
This information guide is designed to help handicapped adults and parents of handicapped youth become aware of the vocational programs and services available in the community as well as in Illinois and to understand what to ask for when considering vocational programing. Chapter 1 is an introduction and overview. Information is provided on the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Career Awareness, Career Development
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 2000
This document is intended to help practitioners plan and implement activities for observance of Career Development Month in Illinois. Part 1 examines the following topics: the definitions of career development and education-to-careers; the rationale for devoting a month to career development; a career framework; and suggested Career Development…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Career Development
