This report documents findings of a survey of attitudes of business toward vocational education in South Dakota. Chapter I discusses the purpose of the study. Chapter II describes the procedures followed in collecting data from employers. It documents all steps from questionnaire design to data entering and concludes with a presentation of…

THE NEW HOPE PROJECT WAS AN EFFORT TO TRAIN THE UNEMPLOYED AND THE EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED. AN ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT TRENDS WAS MADE OF THOSE GROUPS WHO HAD COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING IN SELECTED SERVICE OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS CUSTODIAN, NURSE AIDE, WAITRESS, SALES, AND SERVICE STATION. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SERVICE STATION AND CUSTODIAN TRAINEES,…

OF THE 12,073 PERSONS WHO COMPLETED MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT INSTITUTIONAL COURSES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1965, INCREASED EARNINGS WERE REPORTED FOR 5,470 OF THE 8,327 FOR WHICH BOTH PRE-TRAINING AND POST-TRAINING EARNINGS DATA WERE AVAILABLE. TRAINING FOR OVER 85 PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYED GRADUATES WAS GIVEN IN THE MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL…

Vocational education in large urban areas is a key element in meeting the demands of economic, social, and technological change. The five major California urban centers included in this study are Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco. For each city, there is a report on the present program of vocational education at the…

Although some countries have shown much inventiveness in organizing domestic services, this country has been hindered by ethnic and racial heterogeneity, with considerable class differences. Reform of household employment is complicated by its low status and the increasing proportion of Blacks. This analysis views social behavior within the…

The president of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO writes about the growing changes in industrial technology and the need for vocational training and retraining to meet industry's need for skilled workers. (MF)

The author presents a methodology to identify new and emerging occupations for the purpose of appropriate vocational education curriculum development, involving collection of occupational data, development of criteria, and evaluation of occupational data for curriculum development. (MF)

Paper presented at Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska, March, 1971). The deaf employment situation is discussed within the framework of employment statistics from the 1950's to the 1970's with the implication deaf vocational training may need to focus on services, not technical work.…

This document was produced by the author(s) based on their research for the report "Cross- Cultural Training and Workplace Performance" (ED503402). It contains the following materials related to the report: (1) Primary approach letters; (2) Tests for statistical significance; (3) Survey of current cross-cultural training practice; (4)…

A study examined the personal, educational, and career factors that influence the success of women who hold high-level positions in the administration of vocational education at the regional, state, and federal levels. Of the 70 women who were originally asked to participate, 46 responded. Two data collection methods were used: a written…

This report describes a study of the present and future employment possibilities for the handicapped and disadvantaged in Northern Worcester County, Massachusetts. The report is divided into three sections: a) Career Education, b) Research Study, and c) Sampling. The first section introduces the principles of career education and their…

This bulletin summarizes the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections which are available and discusses their use in local educational planning. Included are material on projections of future manpower needs, information on occupational training programs, and statistics by occupation on manpower needs, annual openings, training methods,…

Assesses the employment status of mentally retarded young adults. Results indicated that the total unemployment rate was 58 percent, almost three-fourths of those who were employed earned less than $500 per month, most individuals had never used professional job placement services, and those who were employed had obtained their jobs through family…