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Groves, Garrett; Palmer, Iris – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2015
Governors plays a central role in ensuring that public educational institutions provide students with the knowledge and abilities required for a successful life and career. The systemic use of data from education and labor markets informs governors and other policymakers of the effectiveness and efficiency of their existing postsecondary systems…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Labor Market, Data
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Kerkvliet, J.; Nowell, C. – Economics of Education Review, 2005
We develop and empirically implement a model of university student retention using opportunity cost, financial aid, academic and social integration, and students' background explanatory variables. For one year, we tracked students from Weber State University (WSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) to learn whether they remained enrolled for 0, 1,…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Wages, Grants, Social Integration
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Halpern, Andrew S. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1993
This report, part of a 3-year follow-along study of 422 Oregon and Nevada students with disabilities who are transitioning from school to adult life, examines experiences of students who had worked on a job while still in school, methods of finding jobs, hours worked, and wages earned. Implications for policy development are outlined. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy, Followup Studies
Owens, Thomas; Cohen, Carolyn – 1991
A survey elicited workers' opinions in five areas: (1) essential skills, attitudes, and behaviors needed on the job by entry-level workers; (2) the purposes, content, and delivery of training needed and desired by workers; (3) productivity; (4) workplace environment; and (5) employee benefits. Information was gathered through written surveys of…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Entry Workers
Sullivan, Kerri – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2003
This analysis addresses the role of car usage in employment outcomes such as employment status, average weekly wages, and weeks worked per year. It postulates that car ownership is an important employment tool for adults of low educational attainment in Portland, even in the context of other factors such as social networks/resources (social…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Ownership, Transportation, Employment Level
Oregon State Dept. of Employment, Salem. – 1969
The Smaller Communities Services Program, as noted, is a means of expanding the services of the Oregon Department of Employment to rural and low-income areas in the state. This report is a summary of program findings in rural Jefferson County, Oregon, and is the result of field work performed over a 4-month period by a mobile team composed of 2…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agencies, Agriculture, Career Guidance
Clymer, Carol; Roberts, Brandon; Strawn, Julie – 2001
A study reviewed the efforts of six states (California, Florida, Minnesota, Oregon, Texas, and Washington) to create new policies and strategies to support low-income individuals as they work. The study found the following: (1) working steadily initially after leaving welfare is linked to being employed in later years but is not linked to higher…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities