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Lichtenberger, Eric J.; Dietrich, Cecile – Illinois Education Research Council, 2014
This study examines the impact of student outmigration on Illinois employment and earnings. Our intent is for this study to inform policy to both decrease the outmigration of students and to collect appropriate data to track these students and quantify the impact. Appended are: (1) STEM-Designated Degree Program List 2012 Revised List; and (2)…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Cohort Analysis, Enrollment Rate, Transfer Rates (College)
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1988
A study was conducted to assess the impact of projected retirements among full-time faculty on the public community colleges of Illinois. Age data on fall 1987 faculty were analyzed by college, program area, discipline and subdiscipline, gender, race/ethnicity, tenure status, and highest degree earned. Study findings included the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Employment Projections
Corplan Associates, Chicago, IL. Technology Center. – 1966
THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY WAS TO GATHER INFORMATION HELPFUL IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PRIMARILY WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. OCCUPATIONAL NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED FROM FORECASTS OF CHANGES IN CURRENT OCCUPATIONS, AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1984
The 39 Illinois public community college districts currently offer 3,467 individual curricula within 258 discrete occupational fields. Within the past 18 months, slightly more curricula have been withdrawn then added, with the office occupations category showing a net gain of 36 curricula and the categories of home economics and protective…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Courses, Degrees (Academic)
Kishwaukee Coll., Malta, IL. – 1971
Kishwaukee College conducted a survey of DeKalb County and the Rochelle Township High School District in Illinois during July and August 1971 which (1) determined the area's current and potential manpower resources; (2) identified and described the settled-in Spanish speaking population of the area; (3) determined the area's existing and potential…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Employment Projections
Oglesby, Elizabeth H.; Katz, D. S. – 1979
This report describes and summarizes the purposes, activities, major findings, and recommendations of three coal-related study reports: (1) An Assessment of Employment and Training needs for Coal and Gasification Occupations, (2) A Manual for Competency-Matched Instructional Resources for Developing Coal Mining Curricula, and (3) The Preparation…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Employment Projections
Anderson-Yates, Marsha; And Others – 1994
A study examined the supply and demand for business teachers for public schools in Illinois. Data from these sources were analyzed: employment projections by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, information about current and projected business education teacher positions throughout Illinois, demographic data about the state's current…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Rubba, Peter A. – 1984
A methodological weakness of recent studies on teacher shortages is the degree to which respondents in these surveys were removed from the school environment, and consequently from science and mathematics teacher hiring. An attempt was made to resolve this problem by assessing Illinois public school principals (grades 6 to 12) on science and…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Employment Opportunities
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined the extent to which the financial aid provided under Title IV of the Higher Education Act to students enrolled in proprietary schools is being spent to train individuals for demand occupations. Job opening projections in 12 states were used to estimate job demand, the National Center for Education…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship, Employment Projections, Federal Aid
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1991
In 1990, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) conducted a study to determine ways in which the community college system could increase its participation in the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers. Drawing information from ICCB course files and unit cost data, as well as a survey of the colleges, the study investigated the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Education Courses, Education Majors
Kjos, Diane; And Others – 1983
A study examined the relationship between defense contracting and vocational education in Illinois. During the study, researchers analyzed data from a variety of national and Illinois state data sources, including the Department of Defense, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the Research and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Spetz, Sally H.; And Others – 1980
An Illinois project identified new and emerging occupations within the state and determined the types, levels, and distribution of new vocational education curricula needed to meet employment demands for skilled workers in those occupations. Project staff reviewed similar national research efforts, recently enacted Illinois legislation, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Animal Facilities, Curriculum Research, Demand Occupations
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Adult Vocational and Technical Education. – 1976
Pursuant to developing an interactive system for planning and managing vocational education programs, the project focused on methods of obtaining student supply and manpower demand information. The goal was to operationalize a student data base that would facilitate planning and regulatory requirements of the Illinois Department of Adult,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Data Collection, Databases, Employment Projections
Richards, Beverly, Ed. – 1986
This document contains 16 speeches and small group presentations given at a conference that focused on the needs for health care in the future. The following papers are included: "Cost Containment" (Thomas D. Hatch); "Educational Issues for Tomorrow's Health Occupations--Advanced Technology" (Rex Montgomery); "Mental…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Articulation (Education), Continuing Education
Eastern Iowa Community Coll. District, Davenport. – 1992
This report contains information from a fall 1991 health occupations assessment of 1,021 health-related employers in Eastern Iowa and the Illinois Quad Cities area. Twelve chapters present comprehensive results of all surveys; results of 10 labor market survey instruments developed for chiropractic offices, dentists' offices, emergency medical…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Demand Occupations, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists