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Peer reviewedCole, Joyce Couch; Bragman, Ruth – Journal of Rehabilitation, 1985
This article presents a five-step, structured format to be used in preparing employers for conducting interviews with disabled applicants. Described in this article is a straightforward, convenient tool that can also be used by rehabilitation personnel when providing awareness training and employer education. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews, Guidelines
Wamble, Jack D. – 1986
A study compared the perceptions of electronic technology education teachers and employers in the electronics industry regarding the competencies graduates need for employment in the industry. The study population consisted of 27 state institutions with electronics technology programs in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kentucky,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Electronic Technicians, Electronics Industry, Employer Attitudes
Download full textPayne, W. Vincent – 1984
This paper reviews and describes the characteristics of successful vocational education programs at Virginia State University. (The paper is aimed at developing institutions and historically black colleges, as well as at vocational educators and administrators who are especially concerned with program improvement.) Virginia State University is a…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Mobility
Passmore, David L. – 1987
A study used the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Force Experience Youth Cohort to determine the labor market consequences for young people of acquiring a General Educational Development (GED) degree in 1985. Three major consequences of receiving a GED were examined: labor force participation, employment status, and hourly wages. The…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Entry Workers, High School Equivalency Programs
Carson, Betty W. – 1986
A study was conducted to determine whether the General Educational Development (GED) Test credential was acceptable to employers in hiring and promoting employees. Major employers in the Denver Metropolitan area were surveyed to determine (1) whether or not there are policies regarding GED credentials versus high school diplomas in governing the…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Entry Workers, High School Equivalency Programs
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1984
This study followed up 79,812 vocational job training completers and 316 vocational job training leavers in Ohio for the school year 1981-82. Data were gathered in January 1983 for the 1982 graduating class. The results of the study showed that economic benefits resulted from completing a vocational job training program. Even with the severely…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Employer Attitudes, Employment, Employment Patterns
Reed, Jim F. – 1988
This publication presents examples of outcome and institutional effectiveness information produced through student and employer follow-up for Texas community and technical colleges from 1978-1987. The data in the booklet were collected through the Texas Student Information System (Tex-SIS) and are presented in reference to a series of questions…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
Grise, Philip J.; Klein, James D. – 1987
A study sponsored by the Bureau of Adult and Community Education, Florida Department of Education, was conducted by the Center for Needs Assessment and Planning at Florida State University to compare the success of General Educational Development (GED) and traditional high school graduates in Florida's work force. (GED graduates account for about…
Descriptors: Dismissal (Personnel), Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Employment Practices
Evans, Sue – 1986
An exchange program was conducted between the Arlington, Virginia, elementary and middle school educators and the city's business/industry/community in order to increase educators' knowledge of local business developments and for employers to identify competencies needed in their businesses. Educators as well as business persons were contacted…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Pipes, V. David – 1983
In summer 1983, an evaluation of the nursing program at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute was conducted to determine whether program objectives were being met, to measure program success, and to identify areas needing improvement. Surveys were sent to 19 early (pre-1978) and 47 recent Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) graduates; 17…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Educational Trends
Carbol, Barry C. – 1987
The General Educational Development (GED) testing program has been a part of the Alberta High School Equivalency Program since 1981. Between December 1981 and December 1983, 4,333 applicants passed the GED in Alberta, and 802 applicants failed to pass the test. Random samples of 200 individuals from each of these groups were studied to determine…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Credibility
Schuster, Michael H. – 1984
Intended for students, practitioners, policymakers, and academicians in personnel and industrial relations, this book presents findings of a 5-year study of joint union-management programs to improve productivity. Chapter 1 underscores the growth and importance of union-management cooperation and discusses union and management attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Case Studies, Cooperation
Livieratos, Barbara B. – 1988
A study was conducted at Maryland's Howard Community College (HCC) to examine employers' views of the job readiness and vocational preparation of HCC graduates. The study sample included 55 employers of 1985 HCC graduates who agreed to have their employer contacted. The nursing program had the highest representation in the study sample, which…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Education Work Relationship
Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ. – 1995
Mercer County Community College (New Jersey) and six small businesses used federal grant money to develop a model program of workplace literacy that would assist 600 adult workers with inadequate basic skills in performing their jobs. In analyzing the overall skills of the work force, the literacy audit identified these basic skills/literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Carifio, James; And Others – 1988
A year after graduation, a survey was attempted by the Massachusetts Board of Regents of all 1981-82 career graduates of public community colleges in the state (N=5,267). Of the 1,881 responding graduates, 847 reported that they were employed full-time, and 737 of the working graduates gave the board permission to contact their employers for an…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
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