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Direct linkHanson, Bruce J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The aim or purpose of this study was to statistically determine whether there were significant differences in obtaining employment and wages after training provided by East Mississippi Community College (EMCC). The training was specifically provided to employees of Sara Lee Corporation, LLC, after the massive layoff when the company closed its…
Descriptors: Wages, Employment Level, Training, Program Effectiveness
Download full textHamm, Michael S. – 1996
In 1993-1996, the Grocers Research and Educational Foundation of the National Grocers Association developed entry-level skill standards for the food marketing industry. A coalition formed early in the project directed the skill standard development process and solicited input from major organizations involved in the industry. The validity of the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Food Stores, Formative Evaluation, Job Skills
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Berlin (Germany). – 1995
This document is composed of European synthesis reports on retail trade, the agro-food sector, and the motor vehicle sales and repair sector. They are based on the most important findings of the European report and the 12 national reports for each sector. Section 1, "Retail Sector," deals in part 1 with the structure of retailing in the…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Case Studies, Continuing Education, Dairy Farmers
Peer reviewedWesley, Scarlett C.; Bickle, Marianne C. – College Student Journal, 2005
Internships provide the opportunity to apply classroom theory into practical, hands-on experience while simultaneously developing skills that improve course performance (Daugherty, 2000). In addition, the experiential opportunity increases the probability for securing a full-time position upon graduation. The purposes of this study are to examine…
Descriptors: Merchandising, Theory Practice Relationship, Business Administration Education, Education Work Relationship
Gray, Barbara – 1990
The Student Training at Retail Stores (STARS) project was evaluated during the 1989-90 school year. With the collaboration of business a 3-semester program of intense occupational, vocational, and career education was developed to enhance job skills and secure retail sales jobs for high school juniors with moderate learning, speech, emotional, and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Guides
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
The mission of the Student Training at Retail Stores (STARS) project was to develop and implement, with the collaboration of local business and the New York City Board of Education, a 3-semester program (January 1989 through June 1990) of intense occupational, vocational, and career education. Its purpose was to enhance job skills and secure…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
