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Iqbal, Adnan; Zenchenkov, Mikhail – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2014
University-industry collaboration patterns in more advanced economies have greatly impacted expectations for higher educational systems in developing countries. In Saudi Arabia, generally poor innovation performance of domestic industry has been perceived as a constraint in global competitiveness. The purpose of this study was to determine if…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Analysis, Job Skills, Teacher Attitudes
Institute of Medicine (NAS), Washington, DC. – 1984
The largest segment of the American work force consists of high school graduates who have not attended college. New graduates usually start in entry-level positions but soon move into other occupations and other, often larger, organizations. Today's graduates should expect many changes that will affect their ability to succeed in the work force.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Lisack, J. P.; Shell, Kevin D. – 1988
A survey of 379 Elkhart County, Indiana, employers was conducted to determine the local labor force situation. Replies received from 141 employers were analyzed, with the following findings reported: (1) more than 520 job openings existed for unskilled, entry-level jobs, but employers were having trouble filling them because candidates were poorly…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Felstehausen, Joyce L.; Howell, Kathleen M. – 1971
To investigate the extent to which Illinois gainful home economics cooperative education programs have contributed to the employability of graduates, questionnaires were mailed to 1969 and 1970 graduates seeking current employment status, ratings on the contribution of the training to specific employment competencies, current employer's assessment…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Entry Workers, Followup Studies
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Bikson, T. K.; Law, Sally Ann – International Educator, 1995
According to both corporate and academic spokespersons, U.S. colleges and universities are turning out job candidates with high levels of domain knowledge. With respect to cross-cultural competence, however, job candidates are much less well prepared. They are unlikely to understand the international dimensions of their major academic field, and…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Training, Demand Occupations
Friedel, Janice N. – 1987
The Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD) has conducted labor market assessments in 17 occupations related to its programs. These assessments are an integral component of the EICCD program evaluation process. These assessments provide valuable information in the specific occupational areas regarding (1) characteristics of the local…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Goldberg, Melvin; Loos, Peter – 1981
The Occupational Projection Research Project investigated employer perceptions of the entry level skills, attitudes, and values (SAVs) needed for various occupations as well as employment demands for specific occupational clusters. Using a specially developed interview form, researchers interviewed a stratified random sampling of over 100 business…
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Goldberg, Melvin; Loos, Peter – 1981
This volume contains those data obtained during the Occupational Projection Research Project pertaining to urban areas. (The Occupational Projection Research Project was a research project that investigated employer perceptions of the entry level skills, attitudes, and values needed for various occupations as well as employment demands for…
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Goldberg, Melvin; Loos, Peter – 1981
This volume contains those data obtained during the Occupational Projection Research Project pertaining to rural and suburban areas. (The Occupational Projection Research Project was a research project that investigated employer perceptions of the entry level skills, attitudes, and values needed for various occupations as well as employment…
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Tyers, C.; Perryman, S.; Barber, L. – 2003
Retention of college graduates by employers across the United Kingdom was examined. Data were collected through a survey of 362 organizations and interviews with 36 employers and their graduate employees. Most employers were unworried by their levels of graduate retention; two-thirds expected to keep new recruits for the foreseeable future. Rates…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Career Ladders, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship
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Gordon, Alan – Educational Studies, 1983
This preliminary research examined employers' assessment of the general attributes of their new college graduate recruits. While some wanted more people with specific technical training, others preferred to train the employees themselves, especially for managerial positions. Still others felt college graduates were overrated as employees. (IS)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Employee Attitudes
Gyan-Baffour, George; Shaffer, Ron – 1989
A survey of 501 Wisconsin firms (260 responses) assessed the impact of changes in demand, productivity, and technology on the employment needs and training requirements of Wisconsin employers in 10 selected economic sectors. Major findings included the following: (1) Wisconsin's services sector has recently experienced major employment growth and…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Change, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Greenwood, Reed; Johnson, Virginia Anne – 1985
More than 90 surveys conducted during the past 40 years covering a variety of disabling conditions and employers' concerns regarding workers with these conditions were reviewed. The goal of this review is to identify, develop, test, and disseminate interventions for rehabilitation practitioners to use in job development and placement. The review…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Development, Change Strategies, Disabilities
McNelly, Don E.; And Others – 1991
Tennessee employers were surveyed regarding secondary vocational education as a source of entry-level employees and on their perceptions of issues in the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. A survey instrument secured ratings for various types and levels of educational and governmental agencies. The population consisted…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Quality, Employer Attitudes
Ball, K.; Freeland, B. – 2001
A study examined key determinants of apprentice and trainee employment in small and medium-sized enterprises that play an increasing role in providing employment-based training in Australia. It used unit record data from four waves of the Australian Bureau of Statistics business growth and performance surveys 1994-95 to 1997-98, which sent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Employer Attitudes
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