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McMurray, Stephen; Dutton, Matthew; McQuaid, Ronald; Richard, Alec – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on research carried out with employers to determine demand for business and management skills in the Scottish workforce. Design/methodology/approach: The research used a questionnaire in which employers were interviewed (either telephone or face to face), completed themselves and returned by e-mail,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employer Attitudes, Employment Potential, College Graduates
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Bootsma, Margien; Vermeulen, Walter – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the labor market position of environmental science graduates and the core competencies of these environmental professionals related to their working practice. Design/methodology/approach: The authors carried out two surveys amongst alumni of the integrated environmental science program of Utrecht…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Labor Market, Graduate Surveys, Alumni
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) program studies the progress of several groups of young Australians as they move from school into post-secondary education and work. This technical paper contains the frequency tables for the LSAY 2003 cohort Wave 7 (2009) data set. [For the related questionnaire, see ED512164.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Youth, Employment
Rothwell, William J. – ABCA Bulletin, 1984
Presents a career planning questionnaire for use in business writing classes to help students understand job search strategies. (FL)
Descriptors: Business English, Career Planning, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education
Bride, Margaret; Knights, Barry – 1981
The school-to-work transition experienced by young people employed in the manufacturing industry was examined. Personal interviews were conducted with 58 young people, their supervisors and/or employers, and staff of the schools they attended. A consensus of views was found between employers and schools on the relative importance of aims of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research
Hildebrandt, Sharrie; Lucas, John A. – 1980
In fall 1979, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to determine the characteristics, attitudes, and activities of former and present students in the Legal Technology Program. All students enrolled in a selected Legal Technology course between fall 1974 and fall 1979 were included in the survey. The questionnaire solicited…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Libraries, Education Work Relationship, Educational Background
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Collin County Community Coll., McKinney, TX. – 1995
Project SCORE (School and Community Offering Resources for Employment) was undertaken by Collin County Community College in Texas to develop a system to help McKinney High School students move with confidence from school to work and further education. The program, which was developed through the joint efforts of school and business/industry…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning
Bonnet, Deborah G.; Richert, Mary K. – 1980
This report documents a third-party evaluation of Career Decisions, an elective career exploration course to investigate the program's effectiveness in achieving its student outcome objectives. The report is organized into chapters by five general evaluation questions: (1) What did students experience in the classroom components?, (2) What did…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning
Martin, James E.; Mithaug, Dennis E.; Husch, James V.; Oliphint, John H.; Frazier, Eva S. – 2002
This document, which was developed through a decade of research and field testing involving more than 700 people, offers step-by-step strategies that educators, employment specialists, occupational therapists, and other professionals can use to help youths and adults with mild, moderate, or severe disabilities make their own employment choices.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice