Inexpensive telecommunications, the spread of computing, and globalization are creating major change in the location of work within and between countries. Because no tools have yet been developed to investigate the new spatial employment patterns, a cluster analysis involving more than 50 variables and 206 countries was performed to group…

The question of whether recent changes in the labor market will likely have an adverse effect on people's expectations of work and their willingness to participate in the labor process was examined in a study of the impact of mass unemployment on expectations of work and productivity. Data regarding employment/unemployment and productivity in the…

Since 1974, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has conducted annual surveys of graduates to obtain information on their jobs, career satisfaction, and transfer to other institutions, as well as the effect of PVCC on their careers and further education. Findings from the survey of 1993-94 graduates, based on responses from 50.4% of the 224…

In the first phase of a longitudinal study to gather information on quality-of-life outcomes of adult basic education (ABE) programs in Tennessee, adults entering literacy programs at eight sites in rural and urban Tennessee were interviewed using a baseline questionnaire covering socioeconomic, social, personal, and physical well-being. One year…

Since 1974, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has conducted annual surveys of its graduates to obtain information on jobs, career satisfaction, transfer to other institutions, and the effect of PVCC on careers and further education. Findings from the survey of 1991-92 graduates, based on responses from 46.4% of the 233 alumni surveyed,…

The world population is changing: world population is growing rapidly, more people live in urban areas, and the share of the world's population living in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) nations is shrinking. The U.S. population is becoming older and more diverse. Across the United States, demographic changes are…

Since 1974, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has conducted annual surveys of its graduates to obtain information on jobs, career satisfaction, transfer to other institutions, and the effect of PVCC on careers and further education. Findings from the survey of 1990-91 graduates, based on responses from 54.2% of the 240 alumni surveyed,…

Since 1974, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has conducted annual surveys of its graduates to obtain information on jobs, career satisfaction, salaries, transfer to other institutions, and the impact of PVCC on careers and further education. Findings from the survey of 1989-90 PVCC graduates, based on responses from 48.2% of the 224…

Since 1974, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has conducted annual surveys of its graduates to obtain information on jobs, career satisfaction, transfer to other institutions, and the impact of PVCC on careers and further education. Findings from the survey of 1988-89 PVCC graduates, based on responses from 54.2% of the 225 students who…

A series of follow-up studies were conducted to examine the employment, education, and training activities of persons who had taken the General Educational Development (GED) Tests in the spring of 1980. The first two studies, conducted in the fall of 1981 and the spring of 1982, were nationwide surveys that analyzed the survey responses of 458 and…

The report briefly outlines the population characteristics, public employment and political representation status of the Chaves, Curry, Eddy, Lea, and Roosevelt counties in southern New Mexico for a 10-year period. The three sections of each profile focus on the county government, largest city in that county, and school district encompassing that…

In winter 1979, a survey was conducted of the 206 students who graduated from Howard Community College (HCC) in 1978 to determine graduates' occupational and/or educational status and to measure their satisfaction with HCC preparation for transfer and/or employment. Selected findings, based on a 50% response rate, indicate that almost 80% of the…

Based on follow-up studies of the 1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978 graduates of Manitoba's community colleges, this handbook outlines the employment experiences of graduates from 88 programs of study offered by the colleges' health and personal services, business and administrative studies, applied arts, industrial and technology, and teacher education…

A survey of all 1978 occupational program graduates of Illinois Community Colleges was conducted during January and February 1979 to determine: (1) graduate employment status, placement rates, and salaries; (2) job location; (3) job satisfaction; (4) graduates' evaluation of community colleges; (5) degree of graduates' success in achieving…

A progress report prepared by the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges assesses the status of women and minorities by evaluating patterns of participation between 1970 and 1978 in the areas of institutional governance, faculty and staff employment, and student enrollment. Findings indicate that there has been little change in the…