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Download full textPommerville, Robert – 1968
The Salt Lake City, Utah, Manpower Development and Training Act power sewing program was studied to ascertain its effectiveness in meeting the needs of the area needle craft industry. Specific factors examined were the system of referral of students to the program and qualifications of entry students, the administrative structure of the program,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Vocational Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Needs
Bottoms, Gene; Copa, Patricia – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Assesses the current demand for and range of vocational education programs in the United States, describing participation, program availability, teaching methods, effectiveness, student and employer attitudes toward vocational education, the importance of federal funding, and needs for improvement and changes in program content and support. (PGD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Demand, Employer Attitudes
Devine, Marion; And Others – 1994
An evaluation was conducted of the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative (TVEI), a program that aims to improve the skills of young people in Scotland to enable them to be effective, enterprising, and capable at work. The evaluation looked at the extent to which TVEI had enhanced the acquisition of certain key skills (communicating,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Attitudes, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Klitzke, Elizabeth; And Others – 1987
An evaluation of secondary vocational education in Wisconsin was made using self-evaluation data from 55 schools. Each school gathered data from graduates, employers, advisory committee members, staff, and current students. Findings from the data were synthesized under five outcome areas: employment, postsecondary training, training satisfaction,…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Schrader, Marvin A. – 1984
In an effort to determine the effectiveness of Lakeshore Technical Institute's (LTI's) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program, questionnaires were administered to 1982 program graduates (N=45) and their employers (N=43) requesting an assessment of the graduates' preparedness to perform 39 nursing functions. Responses were submitted to a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), College Graduates, Competence
Rusch, Frank R.; DeStefano, Lizanne – 1988
The Secondary Transition Intervention Effectiveness Institute studies issues related to secondary education and transitional services for individuals with special needs. This third annual report offers an overview of secondary transitional services in the United States by Jane Dowling. Papers describing preliminary findings of the Institute's…
Descriptors: Databases, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Miguel, Richard J.; Jipp, Lester F. – 1980
This document reports the results of an exploratory study designed to create a typology of programs based on the normative and personalistic dimensions of experiential education. This preliminary typology is unique in that it represents a break-through in providing researchers a classification system theoretically based and empirically tested. It…
Descriptors: Classification, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Education Work Relationship
Woodnutt, Tom – 1978
Using a sample of all graduates and a randomly chosen group of leavers (those who had completed three terms over a four-year period), a study was conducted at Chemeketa Community College to develop a model survey instrument for employers to evaluate the automotive technology program. Several steps were followed in the development process,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Auto Mechanics, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs
Montague, Ann; Hopkins, Linda – 2002
A project was conducted in Australia to investigate the most effective ways whereby learners receive informal and formal support to assist them to successfully complete vocational education and training (VET), either in school or in business job-training programs. Data were collected through a literature review, a case study of 11 organizations,…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries
Vandegrift, Judith A.; Wright, Joel – 1999
The fourth, and final, annual statewide public opinion polling is part of a multifaceted evaluation of Arizona's school to work (STW) initiative. Baseline data were established in spring 1996; comparative data have been collected annually since then. The polling assesses public attitudes toward STW, and determines their level of support or…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Riesenberg, Lou E.; Stenberg, Laurie A. – 1990
A follow-up of 1983 Idaho high school graduates who had participated in secondary vocational education sought to determine program effectiveness and efficiency. Idaho public school graduates of 1983 were the population. Data were collected from transcripts and two different mail questionnaires. The Idaho Student Followup questionnaire assessed…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes
Lewis, Morgan V.; And Others – 1990
Vocational education programs conducted by the Cincinnati Public Schools were reviewed to analyze their characteristics and to clarify their mission and goals. The review examined information on demographic and economic trends in the labor market served by the schools and developed information on the purpose, conduct, and outcomes of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck. – 1977
First-year evaluation of the Career Education Plus (CE+) project at Minot High School (North Dakota) was conducted. CE+ is an alternative educational program that provides career education learning opportunities for students in grades 9 and 10. Generalized project objectives were as follows: to provide for competencies in basic skills; to enhance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Career Exploration, Educational Objectives
Enoch, Lloyd W. – 1977
In a follow-up study of secondary school students who completed vocational education programs in the Roanoke City Public Schools during the 1975-76 school year, students and their employers were asked to rate the effectiveness of the vocational instructional programs in relation to twelve aspects of employment. Questionnaires were sent to 381…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Lindholm, Michael; Jones, Roger C. – 1980
This study evaluated the effectiveness of school district participation in CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) youth programs in Box Elder and Cache Counties, Utah, as well as the overall effectiveness of CETA youth programs administered by the Bear River Association of Governments. For three years, the Bear River Association of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Employee Attitudes
