IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION ALL STATES EXCEPT SOUTH DAKOTA AND WISCONSIN HAVE PUBLICLY SUPPORTED COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES. THESE COLLEGES ARE INSTITUTIONS WHICH OFFER LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. JUNIOR COLLEGES GENERALLY OFFER ONLY LIBERAL ARTS COURSES WHILE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ALSO PROVIDE VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND…

THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE NEED FOR A RENEWED CONCEPTION OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, HELD IN MAY 1965, ASSEMBLED SPECIALISTS FROM INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND EDUCATION TO EXAMINE THE MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. MAJOR EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE RAPID CHANGES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND PRESENT…

A SAMPLE OF COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 1963 WAS SURVEYED 2 YEARS AFTER GRADUATION. THE SAMPLE WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS WHICH CHARACTERIZED THE GRADUATES POST HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES--(1) 123 WENT DIRECTLY TO SCHOOL, (2) 84 WENT DIRECTLY TO WORK, (3) 83 WENT TO SCHOOL AND THEN TO WORK, AND (4) 59 WENT TO WORK AND THEN TO SCHOOL.…

In this report data from the 1995 Year 9 Cohort of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) is used along with a variety of empirical approaches to assess the benefits of additional years of schooling for various groups of youth conditional upon their estimated propensity to engage in further schooling. Background material is provided…

Demographic and workplace trends imply the need for changes in vocational education and teacher preparation, such as access for all students, dropout prevention, curriculum updating, diverse role models, programs for older populations, strategic planning, promotion/tenure reforms, improved ethnic/gender representation, and collaboration with…

This notebook is a collection of materials designed to support the workshops implemented under the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Title 9 Equity Workshops Project for personnel from institutions of postsecondary education. It contains a collection of background readings and reference materials relevant to Title 9 and sex equity in…

The economic consequences of urban relocation and the relationship of pre-relocation experiences and migrant characteristics to successful completion of vocational training and employment are assessed for 202 male American Indian relocatees who had participated in the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Direct Employment or Adult Vocational Training…

After asserting that public institutions should not provide training for nonexistent jobs, this paper reviews problems associated with the accurate prediction of future manpower needs. The paper reviews the processes currently used to project labor force needs and notes the difficulty of accurately forecasting labor market "surprises,"…

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL-EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS PROJECTION SYSTEM IS TO PROVIDE LONG-RANGE (10-YEAR) PROJECTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS BASED ON ANTICIPATED LEVELS OF INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT. THE SYSTEM WILL BE USED BY THE BUREAU OF ADULT AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE BUREAU OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SELECTING PROGRAMS TO BE DEVELOPED OR…

THIS DOCUMENT, THE FIRST OF FIVE PLANNED REPORTS, PRESENTS THE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF PRACTICAL NURSING, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ILLINOIS. IT DESCRIBES THE BETTER LICENSING PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS THAT HAVE COME WITH THE INCREASED RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE OF THE OCCUPATION TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. THE REPORT ALSO DESCRIBES A 1600-HOUR…

IN 1963, 19,297 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATED IN COLORADO. OF THE 577 TO WHOM QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED IN 1965, 386 RESPONDED. THEIR RESPONSES WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE OCCUPATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF GRADUATES ENTERING THE LABOR MARKET. TABULAR DATA ARE GIVEN FOR RESIDENCE, CURRENTLY AND AS STUDENTS, GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY, AGE, SEX,…

This study was undertaken to determine the occupational opportunities available for high school students and graduates in the Northwest R-I School District of House Springs, Missouri. Specific objectives of the survey were (1) to locate possible part-time and full-time career opportunities for youth and adults, (2) to secure occupational…

INFORMATION ON EMPLOYEE SELECTION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES WAS SECURED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED BY 215 OF 283 FIRMS EMPLOYING AT LEAST 100 PERSONS. DATA FROM 207 SEPARATE ITEMS FOR EACH FIRM WERE KEY PUNCHED AND TABULATED INTO MULTIVARIATE CROSS-CLASSIFICATIONS. OVER 60 PERCENT OF THE FIRMS WERE IN CITIES HAVING OVER 25,000 POPULATION, 40…

This study of Santa Ana College students was designed to assess the success of the district's vocational curricula in meeting student needs for job-related skills by ascertaining the relevancy of student coursework to current student employment. One hundred and eighty (30 percent) of the 599 students enrolled, or recently enrolled, in certain…

The eighth annual study of occupational opportunities in Nebraska is based on a 5 percent random sample of employers in each of the six Technical Community College Areas in the State. A computerized straight line projection technique was used to project total employment, need over the next 12 months, reason for need, and need over the next two…