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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2014
The Australian education and training system offers a range of options for young people. This publication provides a summary of the statistics relating to young people aged 15 to 19 years who participated in an education and training activity during 2013 Information on participation is presented for VET in Schools students, higher education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Statistics, Late Adolescents
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1975
The study presents statistics in verbal, graphic, and tabular form based on three different population sets: the population as a whole, the volunteer population during the year ending in April 1974, and the volunteer population during the week of April 7-13, 1974. The most typical volunteer was a married white woman between ages 25 and 44 who held…
Descriptors: Activities, Individual Characteristics, Motivation, National Surveys
BELL, GORDON – 1968
THIS STUDY WAS AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE COURSES IN THE SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA--PERSONNEL, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING, AND MARKETING FOR MANUFACTURERS. THE CONCEPT OF ADOPTION WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE TO WHICH RESPONDENTS MADE USE OF SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES. DATA WERE COLLECTED…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrator Education, Adoption (Ideas), Business
MCDANIEL, KEITH K.; AND OTHERS – 1966
IN THIS 1965 STUDY OF CONTINUING EDUCATION PARTICIPATION, 5,000 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS WERE CONTACTED. SLIGHTLY OVER HALF COMPLETED THE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE TYPICAL RESPONDENT HAD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE, WORKED IN AN INDUSTRIAL FIRM EMPLOYING 1 TO 20 ENGINEERS, AND CONCENTRATED ON DESIGN OR EXECUTIVE…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Educational Background, Employer Attitudes, Employment Experience
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O'Donnell, Kevin; Chapman, Chris – National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
This E.D. TAB report presents selected data on adults' participation in work-related educational activities in the United States over a 12-month period from 2002-03. These data are from the Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program. Interviews were conducted with a nationally…
Descriptors: Adult Education, National Surveys, Telephone Surveys, Job Training
WELDEN, J. EUGENE – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 22 CONFERENCES PLANNED WITHOUT PARTICIPATION REPRESENTATION AND 25 PLANNED WITH PARTICIPATION REPRESENTATION ON THREE MEASURES OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS--(1) PARTICIPANTS' PERCEPTION OF PROGRAM RELEVANCE TO PERSONAL MOTIVES, (2) THEIR EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE PROGRAM, AND (3)…
Descriptors: Conferences, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Needs, Evaluation
COHEN, A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A METROPOLITAN TORONTO SURVEY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS CURRENTLY PURSUING ADULT EDUCATION, OR NOT PARTICIPATING BUT WILLING TO ATTEND A PROPOSED 24-HOUR CENTER. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED, BY TELEPHONE QUESTIONNAIRE, AS TO ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORING COURSES, TYPE, LOCATION, AND SCHEDULING OF COURSES, TIME AND MONEY INVESTED BY…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attendance Patterns, Educational Background
ALEXANDER, FRANK D. – 1967
A STUDY OF THE FAMILY SERVICE PROGRAM OF THE CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK, DIVISION OF HOME ECONOMICS WAS MADE IN 1966 TO DETERMINE THE SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDY GROUP PARTICIPANTS AND OF FAMILY SERVICE AIDES SERVING AS THEIR TEACHERS, AND TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTION ON THE PARTICIPANTS. DATA WERE OBTAINED LARGELY FROM…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Educational Background, Extension Education, Family Income