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Blum, Debra E. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
Public policy programs at universities are continuing to define and defend their institutional niche, influenced by new quantitative approaches of cost-benefit analysis and more analytic decision making. At least 50 institutions offer master's programs in public policy leading to jobs in government and industry. (DB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Peer reviewedWooten, William – Public Personnel Management, 1993
When knowledge, skills, and abilities of four job classes (secretarial/clerical, managerial/administrative, professional/technical, service) were identified, 68% of those determined important for managerial/administrative were also important for secretarial/clerical. Job analysis proved useful in identifying possible career paths, and potential…
Descriptors: Ability, Clerical Occupations, Job Analysis, Job Skills
O'Leary, Christopher J. – 1995
In 1993, about 93 percent of respondents previously surveyed in 1992 were reinterviewed as part of a study of the impact of labor market programs in postsocialist Hungary. The surveys investigated the impact of retraining and public service employment (PSE) on labor market success by comparing outcomes for participants to others who were…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Employment Patterns, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
Download full textMohapatra, Manindra K.; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted of professional socialization, public service values, and political orientations of the state administrators in Kentucky. A sample of 3,000 Kentucky public managers was mailed a six-page self-administered questionnaire in three waves. A response rate of 49 percent generated 1,467 usable questionnaires. About 69 percent of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Government Employees, Higher Education, Political Attitudes
Peer reviewedHonig, Lucille J.; Brod, Richard I. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Gives employment opportunity information in the following fields where foreign language can be used as an auxiliary skill: 1) Business, Industry, Commerce; 2) Civil Service; 3) Education; 4) Law; 5) Library Science; 6) Media; 7) Science; 8) Service; 9) Social Sciences; 10) Travel, Tourism. The fields of foreign language teaching and interpretation…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Interpreters
Peer reviewedGuttman, Robert – Monthly Labor Review, 1974
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
GREENFIELD, HARRY I. – 1966
PRODUCER SERVICES, THOSE SERVICES WHICH BUSINESS FIRMS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS PROVIDE AND USUALLY SELL TO THE PRODUCER RATHER THAN TO THE CONSUMER, AND THE FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR SUPPLY AND DEMAND ARE ANALYZED. APPROXIMATELY 8.5 MILLION WORKERS, OR ABOUT 13 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL, ARE EMPLOYED IN PRODUCER SERVICES. DURING THE…
Descriptors: Age, Economic Development, Economic Research, Employees
GENTRY, GENE A. – 1966
OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE--(1) THE MECHANICAL COMPETENCIES AND UNDERSTANDINGS NEEDED BY EMPLOYEES IN TWO OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS, AND (2) THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMPETENCIES NEEDED BY THESE EMPLOYEES AND SUCCESSFUL FARMERS. DAVID TUGEND'S SURVEY INSTRUMENT WAS THE BASIS FOR AN INSTRUMENT USED TO INTERVIEW RANDOM SAMPLES OF 25…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery Occupations, Educational Needs, Farmers
Rice, Linda Maxwell; And Others – 1980
These performance tests for the area of cosmetology consist of a sampling technique (domain referenced tests) which covers all the possible performance situations. When used in total, they may also serve as a comprehensive test. Introductory materials discuss domain referenced testing, determining the domains, and developing performance testing…
Descriptors: Cosmetology, Job Performance, Job Skills, Performance Tests
Segel, David; Ruble, Ronald A. – 1962
The Lincoln Guidance Research Project, funded by the National Defense Education Act, studied a group of junior high school students in a transitional neighborhood with major emphasis on educational needs of students who will find employment in service occupations. Recommendations included intensive remedial work at the seventh grade level,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Career Counseling, Curriculum, Economically Disadvantaged
Gwinnett County Schools, GA. – 1977
Part of a course designed to acquaint high school students with basic information concerning careers in community service, this student guide is the first of nine (each with accompanying teacher's manual) which constitute a course entitled "Orientation to Public Service." Focus in the units covered by the guide is on self-analysis,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Decision Making, Guides
Burns, William E. – 1972
The summary report is an outgrowth of a 1972 meeting of the National Advisory and Review Committee of the California State Department of Education, Vocational Education Section. The principal intent of the report is to provide project staff and consultants insight into the problems of career development for public service occupations, as well as…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Cluster Grouping, Curriculum Development
Nelson, Hilding E. – 1975
The diversity and multitude of new public service occupations has encouraged the development of new occupational curricula in community colleges. One such effort involved the development and distribution of two comprehensive curriculum guides for governmental management and instructional associate programs by the California Community Colleges…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Government (Administrative Body), Government Employees, Program Content
Canei, Robert A.
Because many different types of service occupations and industries may be involved with tourists, the manual has been developed so that the instructor may add or delete from its content. The manual contains topical outlines and suggestions for instructors in four sessions. Other sections for program development contained in the manual are agenda…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Programs, Developmental Programs, Distributive Education
PDF pending restorationIllinois State Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation, Springfield. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1973
The directory is an unannotated list of approved occupational training programs found in the secondary schools of Illinois. Entries are listed alphabetically by location. Counties are listed with each school location to differentiate between similar location names. Programs are grouped under five occupational areas: applied biological and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Courses
