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Fadale, LaVerna M.; Winter, Gene M. – 1984
This report describes the methods and findings of a study of the attitudes, values, and habits required for successful employment in technical-level positions. Part I describes the purpose and procedures of the study which sought to determine the feasibility of using the Affective Work Competencies Inventory (AWCI) to measure the affective…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications
Download full textBerkey, Arthur L. – 1974
In a followup study to collect data which could be used for the evaluation and improvement of secondary occupational education programs in agriculture in New York State, questionnaires were sent to respondents of the original survey (agricultural graduates from the classes of 1968 and 1970 and their employers). From the 1968 class, questionnaires…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Berkey, Arthur L.; And Others – 1969
To gather occupational follow-up data from secondary agricultural graduates and their employers as a basis for evaluation of occupational education programs and to develop a procedural follow-up model, self-administered questionnaires were obtained from 430 graduates and 126 employers to ascertain occupational status, relevance of training,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Heenan, Edward W. – 1992
A study examined the current employment status of persons who graduated from the Dutchess County (New York) Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Technical Center in June 1992. Data were obtained from a follow-up survey mailed to program graduates in October 1992. Of the 456 individuals who graduated in 1992, 207 were still available…
Descriptors: County Programs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Employment Services
Peer reviewedWinter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – Community Services Catalyst, 1990
Reports on a study conducted by the Two-Year College Development Center to evaluate contract courses delivered by New York community colleges. Discusses findings related to the effectiveness of contract courses, implications of training opportunities, perceived value of training, and employer recommendations. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Cost Effectiveness
Francis, John Bruce; Jones, Griffith, III – 1976
The effectiveness of vocational education at New York State's public two-year colleges was investigated during spring 1976. Part one of the project was a follow-up study of 1970-71 and 1973-74 graduates to ascertain their success in job or transfer placement within fields for which they were trained, salary and job mobility patterns, and opinions…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
Bail, Joe P.; Crunkilton, John R. – 1969
A study was conducted in eight area schools in 12 upstate New York counties to identify the concerns and expectations of personnel having an interest in area vocational schools. A questionnaire was developed, field tested, and mailed to a representative sample of occupational students and their parents, occupational teachers, administrators,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Boards of Education, Counselor Attitudes, Doctoral Dissertations
SMITH, D.B.; AND OTHERS – 1967
RESULTS OF UNSTRUCTURED SMALL GROUP INTERVIEWS WITH 78 FORMER CORPSMEN AND 10 COWORKERS AND INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH 33 OF THEIR EMPLOYERS IN NEW YORK, CHICAGO, HOUSTON, AND SAN FRANCISCO WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT JOB CORPSMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING. RESPONSES WERE CODED, TABULATED, AND SUBJECTED TO…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Disadvantaged Youth, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1997
This document contains materials for use in conducting a 1-hour presentation on school-to-work (STW) programs in New York State for area employers in order to elicit their support for the state's STW initiative and encourage them to share information about the initiative with others in their communities. The document begins with nine tips for…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F. – 1993
This document summarizes the accomplishments of the first year of the Cornell Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project in Broome County, New York, a program in which six high schools and six employers in the Binghamton area have joined forces to prepare noncollege-bound young people for careers in manufacturing and engineering technology,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Check Lists, Competence, Competency Based Education
