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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2021
For the forty-fourth time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented online and onsite during the annual AECT Convention. Volume 1 contains papers dealing primarily with research and development topics. Papers dealing with…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Feedback (Response), Course Evaluation
Bell, Carol; Rodman, Joe – 1995
This paper describes how the Albuquerque Technical-Vocational Institute's Trades and Services Occupations Department developed and integrated into the curriculum a course on employment skills to help their graduates to secure and retain employment. The project included building consensus among the staff and department heads that the course was…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Employment Potential
Rowley, Thomas D.; Freshwater, David – Rural Development Perspectives, 1999
Highlights recent research findings on the status of rural southern workers and their readiness for the future. Presents information on poverty, undereducation, underemployment, and racial inequality in rural southern areas. Examines two avenues of action: helping workers get the education and skills they need and helping workers find suitable…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
Ganser, Norman J. – Balance Sheet, 1976
As a result of the high unemployment rate, the business educator must review the office training curriculum and reassess priorities. The office training program should not only emphasize basic office skills, but in addition, strategies should be presented which students can use in their job search. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Guidelines
Marshall, Ann – Journal of College Placement, 1982
To assess interview evaluation procedures, university placement centers (N=35) completed a survey. Campus recruiters (N=296) also completed surveys. Results indicated a need for a standardized evaluation form and suggested that the use of evaluation forms should protect the identity of recruiters. (RC)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employment Interviews, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Colombo, Louis; Cantwell, Glo – 1981
The Albuquerque Office of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Administration (OCETA) contracted with the Albuquerque Urban Observatory to conduct a study of employability skills needed by OCETA participants, to identify training programs that might be available to teach these skills, and to suggest a new model for OCETA job preparation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Educational Needs
Wircenski, Jerry L.; And Others – 1982
A study was conducted to expand and disseminate the school-to-work transition skill activities begun in a 1980-81 project in Pennsylvania by focusing on two groups: vocational instructors and disadvantaged vocational students. Questionnaires were created and mailed to 903 teachers, with a 50 percent usable response; while a student survey was sent…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Agan, Ray; Costley-Oyervides, Betty R. – 1989
Women in prison have needs for career education, although it is often difficult to provide with scarce resources. Teachers of female prisoners saw a need for resources, experiences, and coping skills when asked for a response to female inmates' career education needs. Experiences were the most difficult to manage for teachers in prison schools,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Education, Correctional Education, Course Content
Imel, Susan – 1993
In the past, worker displacement resulting from structural changes in the economy remained confined to industrial occupations such as manufacturing. The recent trends toward corporate restructuring, global competition, and military downsizing have created new groups of dislocated workers, including upper and middle management and military…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Dislocated Workers
Troutt-Erwin, Eileen; Isberner, Fred – 1988
Today's graduating technical students need more than a sound technical education to obtain personally and professionally rewarding employment; they also need job search skills to compete successfully in the job market. To address this need, a course called "Professional Development" at Southern Illinois University's College of Technical Careers…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Students, Course Content, Curriculum
Bosl, Rebecca – 1997
InfoPlace is a state-of-the-art vocational education program and special library. As part of the Cuyahoga County Library System of Greater Cleveland (Ohio), its resource center is located in the Maple Heights regional library. Although the resource center has one location, the staff of InfoPlace travels to the many branches of the Cuyahoga County…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Case Studies, Computer Software, Educational Needs
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 1998
The World Wide Web is changing not only how individuals locate jobs but also the ways existing jobs are performed. Individuals seeking work will need to know how to use the Web as a tool for enhancing their job performance. The enhanced global communication made possible through Internet technology and the increase of marketing plans combining…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Change, Educational Needs
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
A study was conducted to determine how employers make hiring decisions for entry-level jobs. In simulated hiring settings, 56 employers in Columbus, Ohio, were asked to rate young job seekers first from their application forms and then from videotaped interviews. The applicants (aged 16-25) were seeking full-time employment in three fields:…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Interviews
Ritchie, Sheila; And Others – Information and Library Manager, 1988
A series of articles examine management education and training for library and information professionals. The discussions include management needs of library administrators, the implications of a British educational reform bill on qualification requirements for librarians, the relationship between learning styles and training, and experiences of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cognitive Style, Developed Nations, Educational Needs
Murphy, Carol; Jenks, Lynn – 1982
Far West Laboratory conducted a series of interviews with employers to identify the characteristics of a successful applicant for entry-level professional employment. The job opportunities investigated were possible avenues of employment for college graduates in general studies fields, and did not include those requiring specialized degrees or…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Communication Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
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