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Lenoir Community Coll., Kinston, NC. – 1991
At Lenoir Community College (LCC) in Kinston, North Carolina, 20% of established programs and 33% of the non-academic support services are reviewed each year in an annual cycle, with all programs reviewed within a 5-year period. To evaluate the Mental Health Associate (MHA) Program at LCC, assessment surveys were sent to 44 graduates from the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1998
This paper has been written as a supporting paper to "A Bridge to the Future: Australia's National Strategy for Vocational Education and Training 1998-2003" (ED 420 764). Because vocational education and training (VET) activities constitute a major expenditure for Australia's federal, state, and territory governments, effective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adult Education, Educational Finance
Roberts, Brandon; Padden, Jeffrey D. – 1998
This report, which is directed toward policymakers at the local, state, and national levels, is based on an extensive nationwide study of welfare-to-work initiatives. It identifies strategies to assist the private sector in employing welfare recipients. The document begins with an executive summary that discusses the following: the research study…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Employer Attitudes
Annis, Ann W.; Rice, Rodger R. – 1992
The image and effectiveness of an economics and business department at a medium-sized Christian liberal arts college were assessed, in order to assist in departmental planning for the future. Using goals from the extended mission statement of the department, two groups of graduates were surveyed, 421 recent graduates who had graduated between 1…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Departments
Shoemaker, Byrl R. – 1989
The automotive industry continues to be the only industry that has set national standards for vocational-technical education and certification programs that meet those standards. The certification program for automotive technician training has proved that it improves the quality of training in programs at secondary and postsecondary levels.…
Descriptors: Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics, Certification, Community Colleges
Northern Territory Dept. of Education, Darwin (Australia). – 1990
As a step in ensuring positive and constructive links between business and education through research, this study was conducted to assess employer views of student assessment and credentialing processes in the Northern Territory (Australia), replicating a study conducted in New South Wales (Australia). A questionnaire was completed by 206…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Credentials, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment
Hirschowitz, Ros; And Others – 1991
A study identified the environmental and personal factors that promote or hinder the development of entrepreneurship in the informal sector in South Africa. A developmental perspective of informal businesses set forth in the literature supported the global approach chosen for the research. Information was acquired through indepth interviews with…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Forrester, Keith, Ed.; And Others – 1993
The nine papers in this volume represent a majority of the presentations at a conference that examined in detail employee development (ED) initiatives from Europe and North America. An introduction provides a contextual background to the vocational training and education debates characterizing policy development in the European and North American…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies
Middle Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission, Macon. – 1989
An assessment was made of the vocational/technical training needs of the four-county Middle Georgia area served by Middle Georgia Technical Institute. Information was obtained through surveys of area businesses and former students of the school, as well as demographic and economic studies. Some of the findings were the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Facilities
Cooney, Joe; Burgenbauch, Susan – 1981
This guide is designed to provide counselors and training instructors with the materials to teach clients the human survival skills necessary for job success. Ten one-hour training sessions which offer an action-oriented approach emphasizing conceptual skills such as planning, communication, and decision making include: (1) the importance of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Budgeting, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
Stoessiger, Rex – 1982
An analysis of a 1979 questionnaire and interviews with young women leaving school or continuing their education in country areas of Tasmania revealed that the females were having greater difficulty in obtaining employment and were the most isolated when unemployed. For this reason it was considered desirable to continue the study. A questionnaire…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropouts, Educational Status Comparison, Employer Attitudes
1979
The Michigan Student Information System (MiSIS) is the student flow component of the Michigan Community College Occupational Education Evaluation System (MCCOEES), a comprehensive state-wide system for evaluating occupational education. The Michigan Student Information System (MiSIS) Activities Manual was designed to help college-level personnel…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Continuing Education, Data Collection
Beavers, Jerry L. – 1982
In spring 1982, a follow-up study was conducted at Wytheville Community College (WCC) to determine the current activities of students enrolled during fall 1979 who did not graduate; the employment status of occupational technical graduates; the progress of transfer students enrolled at four-year institutions; and the opinions of both graduates and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
American Vocational Association, Arlington, VA. – 1983
The seven major papers in this collection discuss the implications of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) (Public Law 97-300) of 1982 from the points of view of its various constituencies. Two of the papers discuss the effects of the JTPA on national employment and training programs, and on state-level programs, while a third discusses…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Peterson, Brent D.; Pace, R. Wayne – 1986
The Organizational Communication Profile (OCP) provides a way to survey organization member attitudes, perceptions, expectations, and degree of satisfaction with the manner in which information is handled within the organization. Although the OCP is relatively easy to administer and interpret, the instrument has a complex design and provides…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Communication Research, Data Analysis, Data Collection
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