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Download full textManitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Literacy and Continuing Education Branch. – 1996
Manitoba, Canada, workplace stakeholder groups were interviewed to determine the issues they faced and their awareness of, and ability to deal with, workplace basic skills issues. Interviews collected the opinions of 78 employer representatives, 121 employees, and 5 union representatives in the 6 emerging economic sectors of health care products,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Quinley, John W. – 1996
To gather information on the workforce training and retraining needs of American businesses and how community colleges can best meet those needs, a study was conducted of recipients of workforce education and training nationwide. One-hundred and four community colleges in 27 states participated in the study, sending questionnaires to 4,703…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Andersen, Neil A. – 1994
A survey of 121 principals and other administrators gathered data concerning their opinion of Year 1 and 2 teachers who had graduated from the Primary Programme of the Christchurch College of Education in New Zealand in 1991 and 1992. The survey addressed planning skills; management skills; relationship skills; resources and curriculum skills;…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Education, Employer Attitudes
Taylor, Angela; And Others – 1990
A study determined employer perceptions of single parents/displaced homemakers' skills after receiving training through special training centers across Kentucky. Centers were funded through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Employer perceptions of single parents/displaced homemakers in comparison to other employees was also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Displaced Homemakers
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1997
This document outlines the major features and achievements of the Australian vocational education and training system in 1996 and provides some illustrative examples of specific initiatives undertaken by states, territories, and the Commonwealth. Among the major achievements detailed in the report are the following: (1) for students--35,000 more…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Wentling, Tim L.; And Others – 1991
An evaluation described Tech Prep prototypes as they were implemented in five different Indiana sites and assessed their effectiveness. Evaluation procedures included: (1) collection and analysis of data from students involved in Tech Prep for the first time in 1990-91 and students involved for the second year; (2) analysis of prototype project…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Demonstration Programs, Employer Attitudes, High Schools
Seckendorf, Robert S.; Tate, Ann – 1983
A study sought to determine what four major populations think about six specific issues relating to vocational education programs. A secondary objective was to determine attitudes about some issues specific to each of the groups surveyed. The four population groups were eleventh grade male and female, vocational and academic students; parents;…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Employee Attitudes
Birch, D. W.; And Others – 1989
This document reports Stage 1 of a study of quality assurance in nonadvanced further education in England and Wales. Stage 1 involved: (1) an assessment of the influence of external agencies and national examining bodies via a review of published documents and interviews with key personnel; (2) an exploration of the expectations and perceptions of…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Quality, Employer Attitudes, Evaluation Methods
Hines, Donna – 1986
A study examined the effectiveness of the cooperative training component of the vocational/technical programs at 30 junior and community colleges and technical institutes throughout Texas. Data were collected from 353 cooperative education students (of 445 contacted), 108 coordinators (of 160 contacted), and 121 work site supervisors (of 488…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Employer Attitudes
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1984
This study followed up 79,812 vocational job training completers and 316 vocational job training leavers in Ohio for the school year 1981-82. Data were gathered in January 1983 for the 1982 graduating class. The results of the study showed that economic benefits resulted from completing a vocational job training program. Even with the severely…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Employer Attitudes, Employment, Employment Patterns
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1984
This document, a transcript of hearings conducted by a Congressional committee in San Diego, evaluates the administration and effectiveness of laws enacted by the Congress to assist veterans in obtaining job training and employment. Particular emphasis was placed on the implementation of the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983, Public Law…
Descriptors: Adults, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Employer Attitudes
Fadale, LaVerna M.; Winter, Gene M. – 1988
In fall 1988, an evaluative study was undertaken at the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY) to document the outcomes of contract courses delivered to local employers and to gain information that could lead to program improvement. Data were gathered through questionnaires mailed to the contact person of participating firms…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Economic Development
Reed, Jim F. – 1988
This publication presents examples of outcome and institutional effectiveness information produced through student and employer follow-up for Texas community and technical colleges from 1978-1987. The data in the booklet were collected through the Texas Student Information System (Tex-SIS) and are presented in reference to a series of questions…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
Grise, Philip J.; Klein, James D. – 1987
A study sponsored by the Bureau of Adult and Community Education, Florida Department of Education, was conducted by the Center for Needs Assessment and Planning at Florida State University to compare the success of General Educational Development (GED) and traditional high school graduates in Florida's work force. (GED graduates account for about…
Descriptors: Dismissal (Personnel), Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Employment Practices
Hogue, Ken; And Others – 1985
A study compared the effectiveness of on-the-job work experience (CO-OP) with pre-employment laboratory experience (PEL) of the six instructional areas in vocational education. This was accomplished by obtaining the perceptions of program completers (1983 graduates), participating employers, and vocational education teachers from seven sample…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Surveys, Job Skills
