Summarizes findings from the Key Performance Indicator Satisfaction Survey administered by Sheridan College in the summer 2000, fall 2000, and winter 2001 terms. This survey was administered in compliance with the Ontario government's efforts to increase the accountability of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology through the measurement of…

A concerns analysis is a method of data collection for program improvement budget requests. It is also a public relations tool, opening lines of communication between the school and the community. Data sources for this analysis include employer, parent, and student surveys and the community forum. (SK)

Summarizes a report of a follow-up study conducted on the baccalaureate program of the School of Technical Careers (STC) at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Findings show that the Bachelor of Science in Technical Careers degree is considered equivalent to other college degrees and that to many employers it may be a preferred degree. (TA)

Interviews with students and teachers at two Sheffield high schools and employers involved in work experience placements revealed clear differences in the value and outcomes of work experience. The primary gap was between the rhetoric of the benefits of work experience, its effect on curriculum, and the actual experience. (SK)

Survey responses identified skills that both employers (n=87) and students (n=196) feel are important and the teaching methods that are effective in developing those skills. Results indicated that students and employers had slightly different perceptions, although oral and written communication were viewed by both groups as important. (JOW)

This is an evaluation report of the California Human Development Corporation (CHDC) Rural Workplace Literacy Project targeting migrant farmworkers. The program provided bilingual instruction in 15 worksites tailored to job-related literacy needs. Evaluation data were gathered through interviews, test results, observation, and an in-class…

This report outlines the methodology developed by a project undertaken to gather data on client satisfaction with Technical and Further Education (TAFE) services in South Australia. These findings are reported: a system of collecting client satisfaction information is feasible and practical and such a system can be instituted largely at the…

The adult vocational education program in Minnesota was studied to provide information that state administrators, planners, and legislators could use to gain an understanding of the program and how it is perceived by students, employers, and adult vocational education directors and coordinators. A total of 1,519 questionnaires were mailed to a…

Traces the causes and effects of the devaluation of honors grades over the past fifteen years noting particularly effects on transcripts and grades as a means of exchange and suggesting faculty responsibility for restoration of academic standards. (JT)

This monograph provides a contextual statement, overview of the methodology, and copies of instruments and related materials from a study of high school students and their employment in Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. The contextual statement summarizes background information and rationale for the study. In the section on methodology and…

A needs assessment was conducted to identify education needs of the undereducated adult, determine whether the adult education program was meeting needs, identify adult education needs of employers, and increase community awareness and support for adult education. In the first of two surveys 400 adults were interviewed in person and by phone. Half…

To identify motivations and expectations regarding experiential education programs, a study interviewed 143 individuals from five participant groups. High school students, program coordinators, secondary principals, employers/sponsors, and parents involved in eighteen experiential programs in four states (Ohio, California, Florida, and…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE CONCERNS AND EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND EMPLOYERS REGARDING PROSPECTIVE PARTICIPATION IN WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS. CONCERNS AND EXPECTATIONS CITED IN PREVIOUS STUDIES WERE INCLUDED IN AN INTERVIEW SCHEDULE WHICH WAS FIELD TESTED, REFINED, AND ADMINISTERED TO 105 ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE AND…

Reports on a survey of 1,244 Georgians including secondary and postsecondary vocational students, secondary nonvocational students, parents, guidance counselors, and employers. Results indicate general agreement that vocational education in the state of Georgia is experiencing success. Lowest scores, however, came from employers. (CH)

This report examines students', teachers', and parents' reactions to standardized testing and whether the move to raise academic standards has improved the quality of college students and new employees. It is based on telephone interviews conducted in late 2001 with a national and random sample of 600 K-12 public-school teachers, 610 parents of…