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Download full textCrohn, Leslie – 1983
A study examined the views of leading Northwest business executives concerning the implications of and need for technological literacy in the 1990s and beyond. The executives made it clear that the United States is moving toward a future in which high-technology industries will alter work functions dramatically. Providing students with a basic…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Emerging Occupations, Employer Attitudes
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Educational Services Branch. – 1986
This guide was developed to help classroom teachers in Alberta, Canada, assist high school students in preparing for employment. (It was originally designed to accompany Alberta Job Search information presentations.) The guide contains 11 units covering the following topics: introduction, career planning, personal fact sheets, the job search,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Case Studies
ITT Educational Services, Inc., Indianapolis, IN. – 1984
A study examined management perspectives on retraining workers and educational alternatives for such training. During the study, more than 300 senior human resource executives from Fortune 1500 firms across the nation were interviewed by telephone. Of those interviewed, 84 percent felt that their workers are concerned about such issues as: losing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Dislocated Workers, Educational Needs
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Smith, Bruce – 1984
A study analyzed the explicit and implicit behavior of employers in their assessment of young job applicants for entry-level clerical, retail trade, and machine trade jobs. In order to determine the influence of applicants' education and skills on employability assessments made by employers, the researchers analyzed almost 600 mail questionnaires…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Educational Benefits
Radcliffe, Susan K. – 1985
This report provides institutional indicators for budget projections based on data on student characteristics, credit instruction and degrees, credit-free instruction, faculty, community use of facilities, and fiscal background for fiscal years (FY) 1980 through 1984. Part 1 provides data on enrollments by program type, gender, minority status,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
National Inst. for Work and Learning, Washington, DC. – 1987
A study examined existing collaborative activities between private or public employers and adult basic education (ABE), general educational development (GED), and English as a second language (ESL) programs in Maryland's 24 local education agencies. Information was gathered directly from 16 ABE administrators (including 4 community college…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Mannebach, Alfred J., Comp. – 1987
Among the 36 research papers and critiques are "A Comparison of 1972 and 1980 Secondary Agricultural Education Students" (Navaratnam, Oliver); "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (Moore); "Assessment of Preservice Preparation by Recent Graduates of Agricultural Education Programs" (Yahya, Burnett); "Characteristics and Activities of Vocational…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education
Ratcliff, James L. – 1987
The purpose of the Northeast Iowa Technical Institute (NITI) Needs Assessment Study was to examine the constituents and clients of NITI to determine whether the present mix of vocational-technical and adult education programs and services was optimal to meet the needs of the residents of Merged Area I. Particular attention was given to the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Graduates, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys
Ratcliff, James L. – 1987
The study described in this report was conducted to determine whether the present mix of vocational-technical and adult educational programs and services at Northeast Iowa Technical Institute (NITI) was optimal in meeting the needs of the constituents and clients of the college. Particular attention was given to the question of whether NITI would…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Graduates, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys
Welch, Frederick G. – 1979
A study was conducted to develop baseline information about the cost effectiveness of cooperative vocational education to be used in teacher education programs in Pennsylvania. Information gathered included data on cost effectiveness, types of occupations for which students were prepared, the effect of school dropout and youth employment on local…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Capstone Experiences, Career Guidance, Cooperative Programs
Nelson, Orville – 1982
A study identified the vocational needs of Winnebago adults. To identify these needs, researchers interviewed 340 of the approximately 3,174 Winnebago adults living in the Central Wisconsin area, administrators of 15 area secondary and postsecondary schools, and 103 Winnebago students attending area high schools. While job placement and vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, American Indian Education, American Indians
Alexander, John H. – 1975
This study examines postsecondary, less-than-baccalaureate occupational education opportunities in Kentucky, focusing on governance, coordination, availability, and participation in such programs. Program offerings and enrollments were determined through a survey of state vocational-technical schools, community colleges, four-year colleges and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Coordination, Educational Opportunities, Educational Planning
Owens, Thomas R.; Haenn, Joseph F. – 1976
Evaluation conducted during the 1975-76 school year of the Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is reported, focusing on the evaluation findings of the EBCE demonstration project in Tigard, Oregon called Community Experiences for Career Education, (CE)2, and the five NWREL EBCE pilot…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Daily Living Skills, Educational Objectives
Wirth, Arthur G. – 1981
The traditional systems used to produce goods and services in this country are being challenged by evolving alternatives. The focus of these new alternatives is on the human element in the work force. Studies in adult work attitudes indicate that a more humanistic system is needed to promote productivity. Inherent in the human condition is the…
Descriptors: Adults, Automation, Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes
Ockerman-Garza, Janet; And Others – 1982
An analysis was made of the case histories of two Georgia State University (GSU) "cooperative models" for the delivery of career education and formal academic services to economically disadvantaged groups. One of the models served primarily black, primarily female Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants by providing…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Blacks, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
