This pilot study interviews three Business English language teachers before and after using EAQUALS' European profiling grid. The findings suggested that the EPG allowed the teachers to reflect on their profession as it helped develop a deeper consideration of the skills required to be a practitioner. It also found that perceptions about the ESL…

What is meant by "knowledge" in vocational education qualifications and who decides? These are significant questions in a context where "skill" is the prevailing discourse. This paper reports on a research project, undertaken in 2010-2011, which investigated the role of national stakeholders in defining knowledge in vocational…

The Internet offers unprecedented opportunity for individuals to have anonymous, inexpensive, and unrestricted access to an essentially unlimited range of sexually explicit materials. Counseling clients are increasingly presenting with problematic issues regarding Internet pornography use. The purposes of this mixed-method study were (a) to…

The qualifications of the educators who teach children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) may affect the outputs of the education. Qualified educators play an important role in skill development. Therefore, educators need to have special qualifications. Within this scope, it is important to organize well-designed training programs for the…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify school counselors' specific training needs in order to provide leadership and consultation for effective interventions for students with Asperger syndrome. The study examined school counselors' level of knowledge, skill, and training in working with students with Asperger syndrome and their…

This article establishes the level of skills and experience in preservation and conservation management using a case study methodological approach conducted in the 3 university libraries at the University of Zambia. The findings revealed that 20 (57%) of the library staff had not received formal training in preservation and conservation of library…

The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), responsible for teacher training in England, requires all trainees to be prepared for the teaching of English as an additional language (EAL). This study investigated newly qualified teachers' (NQTs) continuing training needs in relation to the standards set by the TDA. One hundred and thirty…

In the state of California, potential administrators may gain certification by successfully passing the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA). This study attempts to determine if the SLLA route to administrative licensure is an effective way of placing quality candidates into entry level assistant principal positions by comparing and…

OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS AND COMMON MATHEMATICS SKILLS NEEDED BY TECHNICIANS AND TO DETERMINE IF THESE FUNDAMENTALS AND SKILLS SHOULD BE TAUGHT BEFORE EMPLOYMENT OR AS RELATED ACTIVITIES AFTER EMPLOYMENT. A PILOT SURVEY WAS MADE IN DETROIT TO VALIDATE THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS. THE POPULATION WAS 71…

Interviews with supervisors and employees in 15 businesses in Rochester, New York, that utilize the word processing concept and/or automated typewriters concluded that more emphasis on composition and grammar skills as well as automatic typewriter instruction were needed to prepare business students for the world of work. (MW)

Results of a survey of the 500 largest industrial corporations imply if the economy continues in a depressed state for one to three years, managers will expect more of beginning office workers both in specific skills and in attractive personal qualities; managers expect schools to be sensitive to these needs. (Author/BP)

A DISCUSSION BY INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS ON ESTABLISHING MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROMPTED A SURVEY OF NINE MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN CALIFORNIA TO GATHER DATA CONCERNING ENTRY LEVEL JOBS FOR WHICH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND EMPLOYEES, THE GENERAL NATURE OF JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS,…

A PILOT STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP A DESCRIPTIVE INVENTORY OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS AND TO EVALUATE PRELIMINARY DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES FOR A REGIONAL OR NATIONAL AUDIT. A QUESTIONNAIRE, DISTRIBUTED TO ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS IN 3,050 INSTITUTIONS, PRODUCED A 55.3 PERCENT RESPONSE RATE. SURVEY…

TWO STUDIES, CONDUCTED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN WAYNE, OAKLAND, AND MACOMB COUNTIES, MICHIGAN, TO DETERMINE THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT IN DATA PROCESSING INSTALLATIONS AND THE NEED FOR IN-SCHOOL TRAINING PROGRAMS, WERE IDENTICAL EXCEPT THAT ONE USED PAID, PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEWERS, AND THE OTHER USED AMATEUR INTERVIEWERS TO COLLECT…

INTERVIEWS OF 239 BUSINESSES OF THE BAY CITY STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA OF MICHIGAN PROVIDED INFORMATION ON (1) THE TYPE AND NUMBER OF MACHINES USED IN BUSINESS, (2) THE TRAINING DEMANDED BY EMPLOYERS FOR PERSONNEL USING THIS OFFICE EQUIPMENT, (3) THE EXTENT OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING GIVEN BY EMPLOYERS, (4) THE IMPLICATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL…