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Download full textNational Advisory Council on Continuing Education, Washington, DC. – 1983
This report focuses on the current dynamics and greater potential of linking postsecondary continuing education activities to the training and retraining of the American workforce. Four issues were identified as central to adult education as it relates to human resource development and the improvement of the nation's economy. These issues are (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Agency Role, College Role
Matsen, Marie – 1990
In 1990, a follow-up study was conducted of former students of Lane Community College (LCC) and their employers. The survey targeted three groups of former LCC students: all 1988-89 graduates who earned degrees or certificates, all no-formal-award leavers with 70 or more credits, and all early leavers who had earned less than 70 credits while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1983
This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education (COE) designed for special needs students, is intended to provide students with information relative to job safety. Emphasis is placed on monetary and personal costs of accidents, causes of accidents on the job, and how accidents can be…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development
Sherman, Susan W., Ed. – 1983
Unemployment among young people is a serious and persistent problem in this country. Unemployment rates are especially high among members of minority groups, for high school dropouts, and in economically depressed areas. Vocational education can help to alleviate the problem of unemployment, and a close link between schools and employers can help…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Bruno, Sam J., Ed. – 1985
These proceedings present 12 articles that suggest opportunities for scholars and practitioners to contribute to business communication. The papers are organized into four sections, each composed of three papers. The papers in Part I, Specialized Communication Techniques, are: "Does Style Affect the Reader's Image of the Writer?" (James Suchan),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Business Education
Stein, Walter M. – 1977
Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This handbook is one of a subset of three program support function guides. Activities listed are designed to affect the indicators of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Career Development
Clayton, Dean; Park, Ok – 1981
A project was conducted to develop, field test, and disseminate a curriculum guide for vocational education teachers to use in teaching managerial skills to vocational education students on the secondary level. After a cadre of 20 Arkansas secondary vocational education teachers who were either directly involved or interested in establishing a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Advertising, Business Communication
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1980
With Social Security and retirement benefits unable to keep up with inflation, and persons living longer than ever in this country, retirement at age 65 or younger may no longer be a desirable choice for millions of older workers. These themes were articulated by government officials and foundation officers at the first session of a U.S. Senate…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Demography
Davison, Pamela – 1977
A study was done to determine North Carolina inmates' vocational education/training needs, parolees' and ex-offenders' employment opportunities, and available vocational education/training resources. To determine vocational educational needs, a survey was conducted of inmates at seventeen correctional units (for adults and for youth). Estimates of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Choice, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
STAHLECKER, LOTAR V., ED. – 1967
INTENDED AS A REFERENCE TOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL PERSONS, THIS COMPILATION CONTAINS 78 ARTICLES SELECTED FOR THEIR PERTINENCE TO OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION FOR MENTALLY RETARDED YOUTH AND ADULTS. THE ARTICLES ARE GROUPED INTO SIX MAJOR AREAS. ON GUIDANCE, 22 ARTICLES COVER THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO WORK, COUNSELING, EVALUATION OF WORK POTENTIAL,…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Community Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
California State Univ., Sacramento. Inst. for Human Service Management. – 1979
To determine the feasibility of developing skills training programs for women interested in skilled labor employment, a year-long study examined the problems surrounding the influx of women into skilled labor occupations and the elements which define success in gaining employment. The study was conducted in two phases: an exploratory phase and a…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment
Vanek, Joann – 1977
The paper analyzes the work roles of husbands and wives in the 1970s and suggests policies to implement sex equality in the workplace and at home. Data reviewed in the paper support the structural-cultural view that work behavior both inside and outside the home is shaped by deeply embedded cultural and structural forces. In 1975, 41% of families…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Rearing, Data Analysis, Day Care
Wiltshire, Kenneth – 1999
An international congress produced discussion and debate regarding the factors that will shape technical and vocational education in the new century and the new millennium. Speakers declared that the 21st century will be an era of knowledge, information, and civilization. According to the speakers, key features of the 21st century will include…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change
Holzer, Harry J.; Stoll, Michael A.; Wissoker, Douglas – 2001
Data from interviews with 750 employers in Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles were used to analyze the job performance and retention rates of recently hired welfare recipients. The 20-minute interviews focused on employers' subjective ratings of recently hired welfare recipients' job performance and whether employers experienced the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Basic Skills, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Hirsh, Wendy; Jackson, Charles; Kidd, Jennifer M. – 2001
The key features of effective career discussions at work were explored in a large-scale investigation that included semi-structured interviews with employers from 5 organizations in England, 118 employees who had participated in discussions about their own careers, and 30 employees identified by their employers as excellent givers of career…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Guidance, Communication Skills
