The basic components of apprenticeships are the same today as in 1937, when the National Apprenticeship Act set the foundation for apprenticeships in the United States. Apprentices enter into a structured training program of classroom and paid on-the-job training under the guidance of a mentor. As their skills increase, so do their wages. Upon…

Agroforestry is a natural resource management system that integrates trees, forages, and livestock. The study reported here was conducted to determine farmers' knowledge about and willingness to adopt agroforestry technologies in North Carolina. The study reported participants were primarily older, male farmers, suggesting the need to attract more…

According to Reeves (2006), "the demands of leadership almost invariably exceed the capacity of a single person to meet the needs at hand" (p. 32). This research study intended to identify challenges that school administrators face in their profession and how school district leaders can offer supportive strategies to alleviate these…

The findings of a study comparing the types of medical careers of female and male physicians in North Carolina in 1973 are reported. The main question addressed is whether female physicians have different medical careers, in terms of primary specialities and the settings of practice, from male physicians. (LBH)

Survey responses of 407 elementary school principals revealed that the factors most influencing principals' decisions to retain students include lack of mastery of material, local and state accountability standards, and the student's maturity level and chronological age. Principals also believe children should be retained in the early years.…

A survey was completed by 248 North Carolinian companies in a study conducted to determine the extent to which businesses have responded to recent theories on Japanese management principles and communication technologies. The five areas of the survey focused on (1) characteristics of the respondent and organization, (2) communication and decision…

Surveyed 100 North Carolina elementary counselors and compared the results with earlier studies. Describes school situations and the role and function of counselors. This sample contained more women than men, and was younger and less experienced than earlier groups. Generally low levels of anxiety were found. (JAC)

A survey was conducted within the North Carolina Community College System to assess the occurrence of multiple roles among administrative and professional non-teaching staff due to budget constraints; measure the effects of performing these multiple roles; determine the extent and types of difficulties that the state's community colleges are…

The authors present a rationale for developing core competencies for training and organizational development in extension. Core competencies are defined as "the basic knowledge, attitudes, skills, and observable behaviors that lead to excellence in the workplace." Competency-based models can be used to create an infrastructure that…

THIS STUDY ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE WHAT BASES EXIST FOR ESTABLISHING THE FIRST CURRICULUM OF THIS NATURE ON THE WEST COAST. DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN LOCAL MARITIME PEOPLE AND THE COLLEGE STAFF. RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF 51 HIGH SCHOOLS SHOWED 264 STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ENROLLING. A SURVEY OF 79 GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS INDICATED THAT 142…

The paper addresses variations in the occupational and educational expectations of high school seniors from two geographic regions of the U.S. It gives particular emphasis to differences in the proportions with high expectations, to the relationships between those proportions and certain personal-social characteristics of the respondents, to…

As one of the efforts related to closing the gap between the growing demands for clinical laboratory workers and the supply of well-trained workers, the volume and quality of laboratory procedures and the general characteristics of workers in North Carolina hospitals were studied. Approaches to the study included tests on "unknowns" by…

A survey of the medical technology profession in North Carolina was undertaken in 1981 by the North Carolina Area Health Education Center to promote statewide planning. One survey focus was institutional characteristics, including: current staff level, budget vacancies, qualifications to fill vacancies, number of resignations in the last year, and…

A STATEWIDE SYSTEM FOR POST-HIGH SCHOOL PREEMPLOYMENT AND EXTENSION TRAINING IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION CENTERS WAS BEGUN IN 1958. THIS GUIDE INCLUDES A STATUS REPORT ON THE CENTERS, AN EXAMINATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS THEY SHOULD MEET, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND…