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Danis, Frances; Lecoupe, Francine – 1991
An analysis and summary of 19 recent Canadian and U.S. reports on training needs show that all of them warn that Canada (like North America generally) is facing a serious skills crisis at a time of growing demand for capable workers. In addition, the studies point out that the private sector must contribute much more than it has so far to human…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Educational Television
Smith, Gloria – 1991
A partnership was formed to address the crisis that rural health care facilities in rural Nebraska face in attracting and hiring trained health care workers. The Rural Allied Medical Business Occupations (RAMBO) project trained economically disadvantaged individuals in high technology medical fields. Five objectives were outlined in the project:…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinics, Counselors, Economically Disadvantaged
Vaughan, Roger J. – 1989
By embracing education as an economic development tool, policy makers adopt a new economic metaphor--a new way of understanding how the economy works and identifying determinants of development. Development policy has shifted focus, from providing incentives for the accumulation of physical capital to emphasizing investments in human capital. Most…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Policy
Missouri State Center for Health Statistics, Jefferson City. – 1982
A sourcebook for 13 licensed health professions in Missouri is presented for 1980 and 1981. A brief overview of each profession is provided, along with statistical data concerning activity status, personal characteristics, practice characteristics, and place of professional education. The following professions are covered: chiropractors, dental…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Dentists, Employment Statistics, Health Personnel
Stevenson, Bill W.; And Others – 1981
The collection and compilation of occupational supply data from formal, organized training programs were investigated to identify instances of multiple counting and undercounting of labor supply. The study combined a literature review; interviews with 274 individuals in 10 states involved in data production and use at the state or local level;…
Descriptors: Data, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Federal Programs
Institute of Medicine (NAS), Washington, DC. – 1983
This report addresses concerns about the quality of biomedical and behavioral research conducted in the United States and the role that federally supported research and training plays in developing it. In addition, current and projected supply of and demand for scientists in the biomedical and behavioral fields is assessed. These fields include…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Biomedicine, College Science, Doctoral Degrees
Vetter, Betty M. – 1982
This report, which includes 51 tables and charts, examines past, present, and future imbalances in the supply of and demand for scientists and engineers. The supply is assessed by source and by field, and compared with current and short-range demand for new graduates and for experienced scientists and engineers, including assessment of the…
Descriptors: College Science, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Engineering
Paulson, Nancy Ann – 1981
This paper is intended to function as both a major analytic effort and a review of the literature relevant to the establishment of an occupational information system. An introduction is followed by a summary of the legislative history documenting the process by which occupational information has been increasingly recognized as an essential element…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning, Information Needs
Population Crisis Committee, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report discusses population trends abroad and their relation to immigration pressures and policies in the United States. The following sections are included: (1) "Two Major Waves of Immigration"; (2) "The U.S.--A Major Host Nation for Permanent Immigrants"; (3) "Changing Sources of Immigrants to the United…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Immigrants
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Atlanta, GA. Region 4. – 1990
The first section of this report introduces the U.S. Department of Labor's efforts to focus attention on the evolving demographic, economic, and social trends that are causing pervasive mismatches between workplace needs and work force capabilities. Section 2 outlines trends, changes, and challenges, including demographic and economic trends,…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Early Parenthood, Economic Change, Economically Disadvantaged
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Human Resource Research. – 1989
Part of an ongoing effort to maintain a record of research based on data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience (NLS), this document contains approximately 1,600 summaries of NLS-based journal articles, working papers, and dissertations that have been published over the past 20 years. It couples newly found research for…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Employment Experience, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Kaplan, Roberta – 1985
This document is the sixth annual report of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and its network of state counterparts (SOICCs). It presents brief highlights of the NOICC/SOICC Network's accomplishments since its formation under the Education Amendments of 1976, with an emphasis on activities in 1984 and early 1985.…
Descriptors: Adults, Annual Reports, Career Development, Career Education
Ingle, Henry T. – 1988
This report summarizes the proceedings of a seminar which was organized to promote discussion on ways to influence the long-term direction and benefits that new technological developments in the media of communication and information exchange might have on the educational, employment, and general socioeconomic needs of a growing Hispanic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Strategies, Communications, Demography
Shingleton, John D.; Scheetz, L. Patrick – 1982
Results of the 1982-1983 Recruiting Trends Survey of Michigan State University are presented, based on a cross-section of 637 responding employers in business, industry, government, and education. After an overview of the findings, statistical tables and observations for each table are presented. Results indicate that the class of 1982-1983 will…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Interviews, Employment Opportunities, Geographic Regions
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1985
Dental school enrollments and the supply and demand of dentists in the United States and the south are examined. The growth in the supply of dentists in the South is related to an improved economy in this region and a rapid population increase. In addition to producing a large number of dental school graduates, the South is attracting graduates of…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Declining Enrollment, Dental Schools, Dental Students
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