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Download full textChalfie, Deborah, Ed.; Dodson, Diane, Comp. – 1996
In an effort to pare labor and benefits costs, many businesses and government employers have significantly reduced the size of their permanent, full-time work forces in favor of a part-time work force and various types of contingent workers: independent contractors, temporary workers, on-call workers and day laborers, and leased workers.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Zhao, Peisheng; And Others – 1996
New York State's New Ventures program, a comprehensive 21- to 24-week career exploration and job skills training program to help low-income women prepare for economic self-sufficiency through employment in higher-paying nontraditional occupations, was evaluated through a 5-year formative outcomes-based evaluation process. Program data (including…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, At Risk Persons, Career Exploration, Economically Disadvantaged
Kan, Feng Min – 1990
A survey was conducted in three technical and vocational training centers in Beijing (China) to determine whether receiving technical or vocational training at training centers made it easier for unemployed girls to have a job. Data were obtained through structured and open interviews and questionnaires; 286 of 350 trainees who were solicited…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Research, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Nash, Margaret A. – 1991
This workbook is designed to help girls and women explore the possibility of a career in nontraditional occupations, such as trade and technical occupations. It is organized in eight sections that cover the following topics: planning a career, knowing what you like, nontraditional choices, working in the skilled trades, working in the high-tech…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Choice, Career Planning, Citations (References)
Robinette, Martha – 1992
This booklet provides a brief overview of ideas, facts, and resources offered during a summer institute hosted by the Partnership for Academic and Career Education (PACE). Section 1 contains summaries of four industry tours taken by institute participants. Section 2 describes two technology demonstrations at Tri-County Technical College. Section 3…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Career Education, Education Work Relationship
Bismarck State Coll., ND. – 1993
This document outlines the curriculum plan for the one-semester vocational-technical training component of PHOENIX: A Model Program for Higher-Wage Potential Careers offered by Bismarck State College (North Dakota) which prepares and/or retrains individuals for higher-wage technical careers. The comprehensive model for the program is organized…
Descriptors: Biology, Career Exploration, Chemistry, Communication Skills
Seeland, Suzanne – 1991
This paper presents an overview of the Equal Opportunities and Vocational Training program of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) from its inception in 1977 until 1990. In the first section, the report describes the legislation that spurred the equal opportunities and vocational training program and presents…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Needs, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Kendall, Elizabeth L. – 1983
Nontraditional and traditional secondary vocational education program completers in West Virginia were surveyed to determine their attitudes toward their school preparation, work, and encountered work barriers. A questionnaire was mailed to 100 nontraditional and 100 traditional program completers, and a 10 percent sample was contacted by…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes, Environmental Influences
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Two Year Coll. Development Center. – 1987
A project was undertaken by the Two-Year College Development Center to identify programmatic efforts in New York State two-year colleges that were effectively serving special needs populations and were due, in some measure, to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The project involved a survey of the chief academic officers at 62 State…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Disabilities
Seppanen, Loretta J. – 1983
Women's status as students and employees in Alaska's community colleges is greatly influenced by the unique Alaskan environment, where women make up only 47.6% of the population and where the population is on the whole very young. Women comprised 58% of all enrolled students in Alaskan community colleges in fall 1982 and received 56% of the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Employed Women
On Campus with Women, 1987
Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in two newsletter issues. Topics include the following: the struggle for sex equity in higher education for women faculty; differences in pay for men and women workers; different treatment of men and women students in the classroom; the decline of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Students, Court Litigation
Robinson, Dolores M.; And Others – 1985
Between September 1, 1984, and August 31, 1985, a study examined the barriers to enrollment in and completion of postsecondary-level nontraditional vocational education programs in Florida. Data were collected from students and faculty members at 36 of Florida's 59 area vocational-technical centers and community colleges as well as from on-site…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1987
Degree trends in 21 general fields of study and selected majors within the fields are reported for the University of California and California State University. Included are: changes in the number of degrees awarded from 1976-1977 through 1985-1986; the numbers of degrees awarded and percentage changes in specific majors; and changes in men's and…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Programs, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
Ethington, Corinna A.; Wolfle, Lee M. – 1987
In order to increase women's representation among quantitative degrees, Berryman (1985) suggested two strategies: (1) increase women's share of the initial mathematical/scientific pool; or (2) reduce attrition from the pool. However, current research indicates that the decision to enter a quantitative field of study for women is the result of a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Planning
Shaffer, Kathy M. – 1982
This manual presents strategies that are intended for use by support staff to retain nontraditional male and female students in secondary vocational education programs. They may also be applicable to postsecondary and adult vocational students. Strategies are divided into five major categories: policy, inservice (workshops and training activities…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Curriculum, Educational Policy, Evaluators
