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McNelly, Don E.; Searle, Mary Ann – 1989
A study was conducted to identify and analyze the involvement of secondary vocational education and business and industry in joint partnership agreements in Tennessee. Vocational administrators (n=94), teachers (n=53), and business and industry persons (n=22) responded to questionnaires, representing response rates of 81%, 77%, and 39%…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Entry Workers
Download full textWashington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1994
An analysis conducted by the state of Washington showed that the new jobs of the future will require workers with skills acquired in technical areas, but not college degrees. The analysis suggests that the present educational system is not producing an adequate supply of such workers and that more nontraditional workers will have to be recruited…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Stevenson, Bill; Bowers, Ellen – 1986
Personal interviews were conducted with persons involved in the hiring process in 60 companies throughout Ohio to determine what qualities they seek when they hire young, inexperienced workers at beginning skilled or semiskilled levels. Companies, selected to represent all sections of the state, varied in size. The study found the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Thomas, Constance D.; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted to identify areas of teacher and program needs in the state of Tennessee in order to plan for the future. Five secondary school systems were selected from each of the seven developmental districts in the state, for a total sample of 35 representative systems. From these 35 systems, 419 (of 587) vocational personnel completed…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Petty, Gregory C.; And Others – 1989
A study was conducted to determine the types of training and educational levels desired for entry-level employees in Tennessee and to obtain employer ratings of entry-level work skills for Tennessee vocational education graduates as compared to nonvocational education graduates. Additionally, 61 Tennessee employers identified by school districts…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes
Cameron, Walter A.; Blowers, Sally – 1989
A study was conducted to assess the potential use of available supply/demand data in planning for secondary vocational education programs in Tennessee. Literature was reviewed for ideas and an analysis was made of the data in the Tennessee Occupational Information System (TOIS). In addition, expert opinion was collected from a selected group of 12…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Barr, Lowell L.; Fairchild, Patricia – 1984
Designed to update an original study conducted two years ago, this study questioned businesses across Wyoming about the job skills needed by persons graduating from high school and immediately entering the work force in office occupations. A questionnaire was sent to 210 businesses across the state, with a response rate of 62 percent (137…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Clerical Occupations, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Junge, Denis A.; And Others – 1983
This study was conducted to assess business and industry's perceptions of the basic skills needed for entry-level successful employment. It also assessed business and industry's perceptions of the competencies that entry-level employees now have. Information was gathered via a basic skills questionnaire that was mailed to the personnel directors…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Education Work Relationship
Evans, Rupert E. – 1981
If it is to play a key role in the reindustrialization of the United States, vocational education must be improved. Although vocational education has grown substantially in size in recent years, its quality is spotty, characterized by excellent programs in some communities and poor programs in others. In order to contribute to reindustrialization,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disabilities, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
