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Yang, Xiaokun – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
In teaching an integrated circuit (IC) design course, many benefits can be gained by offering an industry-relevant project associated with a training to a bundle of electronic design automation (EDA) tools and design methodologies. However, few open-source projects were able to cover the key qualifications needed by industry. Therefore, this…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, School Business Relationship, Employment Qualifications
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Ebner, Katharina; Soucek, Roman; Selenko, Eva – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: This study illuminates the assumption that internships facilitate labor market entry and answers the question of why internships have a positive effect on students' self-perceived employability. It is assumed that internships enable more positive employability perceptions by reducing career-entry worries -- the worries of not finding a…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Program Effectiveness, Employment Potential, Anxiety
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Goodman-Scott, Emily; Upton, Amy; Colburn, Anita Neuer – Professional School Counseling, 2020
District-level school counseling supervisors assist with school counselors' induction into the school counseling field; however, related research is lacking. As a result, we conducted an exploratory thematic analysis to investigate district supervisors' experiences and perceptions regarding novice school counselors' transition from preservice to…
Descriptors: Supervisors, School Counselors, Entry Workers, Counselor Training
Loveless, Carol P. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2010
School counselors in their first year of practice within the profession or within a new school district can experience challenges in assuming the professional responsibilities associated with their role. Mentoring programs are one form of professional assistance that has been recommended in the literature for new educators, including school…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Program Effectiveness, School Counselors, Staff Orientation
Lo Bosco, Maryellen – Personnel, 1985
Describes results of a survey of "Personnel" readers and human resource managers and/or training directors concerning the nature of training in their firms. Answers concern kinds of training, methods and tools, perceived success of training programs, retraining and special programs, and entry-level skill development. (CT)
Descriptors: Entry Workers, Job Training, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Stull, Mary K,; Katz, Barry M. – Journal of Professional Nursing, 1986
A study of possible disparity in attitudes and expectations between nursing educators and nurse administrators found little difference between the educational and professional groups but a significant difference between their expectations of entry level baccalaureate nurses and the nurses' performance. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Competence
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
Bebris, John M.; Ashmore, M. Catherine – Facts and Findings, 1988
The Ohio Entrepreneurs Survey was conducted during the winter of 1988 to learn more about the vocational background of Ohio's business owners. A secondary purpose was to identify the opinions the business owners held about high school vocational graduates and their abilities as entry-level employees. The four-page questionnaire was completed by…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Business Administration, Career Education, Educational Background
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
Taylor, Angela; And Others – 1990
A study determined employer perceptions of single parents/displaced homemakers' skills after receiving training through special training centers across Kentucky. Centers were funded through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. Employer perceptions of single parents/displaced homemakers in comparison to other employees was also…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Displaced Homemakers
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
Rudzuna, Cornelius K. – 1989
A study investigated whether there was a correspondence between the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are required to enter into employment and those that are provided by nonformal vocational training programs in the building trades in Zimbabwe. Two types of employment were considered. The first type was employment in industry achieved through…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Developing Nations, Employment Qualifications, Entry Workers
McMullan, Bernard J.; Snyder, Phyllis – 1987
The results of a study of school/business partnerships is reported. This privately funded national study was an assessment of collaborations attempting to increase the effectiveness of public schools. Qualitative research techniques were employed to study the components and structures of the programs and to assess student outcomes. The following…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Business, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change
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Boice, Robert – Research in Higher Education, 1995
The design and results of a program to support writing and, by extension, research among new college faculty (n=16) are reported. The strategy emphasized six components of writing (motivation, imagination, fluency, control, audience, and resilience), and was found to help participants meet goals for improvement (more articles accepted in refereed…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, College Instruction
Brown, Sylvia J. – 1984
A study investigated whether graduates of cooperative education programs, especially those who remain with a former co-op employer, report a greater sense of power in their jobs than other new college hires. Two mechanisms by which cooperative education might lead to this outcome were hypothesized: better organizational socialization and greater…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business Education, Career Planning, College Graduates
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