Businesses in South Dakota were surveyed to gauge employers' perceptions of vocational education, to determine the extent of private sector interaction with vocational education, and to document employers' experiences with vocationally trained and nonvocationally trained employees. The statistically valid random sample consisted of 347 small…

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…

Reviews the debate and existing evidence on the quality of work experience programs for high school students and calls attention to the possible advantages of using the school itself as a student work site. Describes two student-run, school-based restaurants and surveys their graduates' attitudes and career outcomes. (KH)

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)…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE OCCUPATIONS OF FORMER VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE STUDENTS. THE STUDY INVOLVED A SURVEY OF 1,315 STUDENTS FROM 88 DEPARTMENTS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM 15 SUPERVISORY DISTRICTS. THESE STUDENTS WERE OUT OF SCHOOL 1 OR 5 YEARS. MANY SIMILARITIES EXISTED BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS. ONLY 1 PERCENT WERE UNEMPLOYED.…

IN 1967, GRADUATES OF THE ELECTRONICS PROGRAM OF CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE WERE SENT A QUESTIONNAIRE ASKING HOW THEY RATED THE CURRICULUM AND WHAT THEY DID AFTER GRADUATION. THE 178 STUDENTS POLLED HAD GRADUATED AT ANY TIME DURING THE 14-YEAR LIFE OF THE PROGRAM. SEVENTY-EIGHT USABLE RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED, FROM WHICH THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE…

Based on a national review of student and employer follow-up efforts, this training guide describes the options that are available at each step in the process of designing, developing, and implementing follow-up systems and the advantages and disadvantages in each case. The guide is divided into five major sections. The first section discusses the…

The study was conducted in Texas on a sample of 778 students to develop a process for administrative decision-making related to modifying or redirecting educational programs through collection and analysis of followup data obtained by questionnaires sent to former students. The document deals with a comparison of former students who took…

To identify and describe secondary vocational education programs that have been successful in increasing the total placement rate when compared with other courses of instruction, 445 programs were selected through a literature search, mail and telephone inquiries, personal contacts, and other means. The evaluation of each program was studied,…

This paper is concerned with the uses and misuses of occupational information. Several points are made concerning misuse: 1) The Occupational Outlook Handbook needs to be read and interpreted rather than just handed out; 2) too much material is outdated; 3) many materials are biased and need to be replaced; 4) counselors should read all material…

Discusses guidance for the development of consumer and home making education with the emphasis on bringing the consumer who needs consumer education into the program. (Author/RK)

Of the over 90 percent of 1,078 graduates from the various vocational programs surveyed since 1963, nearly 74 percent have followed a line of work utilizing their education. Data points to the need for further study and possible changes in the secondary programs. (SB)