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Brooks, Walter L.; And Others – 1984
A study was undertaken to improve the quality of student follow-up data submitted by the California community colleges in compliance with federal Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reporting requirements. The objectives of the study were to conduct a follow-up of vocational education students from 14 community colleges, standardizing data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Planning, Community Colleges, Data Collection
Corvalan-Vasquez, Oscar E. – 1981
The development of apprenticeship programs in several Latin American countries was investigated with a focus on the results of an industrial apprenticeship program in Santiago, Chile. The program studied was the Instituto Nacional de Capacitacion Profesional (INACAP), the national vocational training institute of Chile. The purpose of the study…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational Research
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1984
This study followed up 79,812 vocational job training completers and 316 vocational job training leavers in Ohio for the school year 1981-82. Data were gathered in January 1983 for the 1982 graduating class. The results of the study showed that economic benefits resulted from completing a vocational job training program. Even with the severely…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Employer Attitudes, Employment, Employment Patterns
Download full textLivieratos, Barbara B. – 1988
A study was conducted at Maryland's Howard Community College (HCC) to examine employers' views of the job readiness and vocational preparation of HCC graduates. The study sample included 55 employers of 1985 HCC graduates who agreed to have their employer contacted. The nursing program had the highest representation in the study sample, which…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Education Work Relationship
Carifio, James; And Others – 1988
A year after graduation, a survey was attempted by the Massachusetts Board of Regents of all 1981-82 career graduates of public community colleges in the state (N=5,267). Of the 1,881 responding graduates, 847 reported that they were employed full-time, and 737 of the working graduates gave the board permission to contact their employers for an…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1988
This document provides the procedures and instruments through which vocational education program personnel may evaluate or reevaluate the value and effectiveness of their program. It was prepared to help secondary vocational educators prepare for self-evaluation of their programs and site visits by educational personnel as part of a statewide…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1988
This document contains an overview of the Wisconsin Secondary Vocational Program Evaluation Project and guidelines for educators making evaluation site visits to the 55 schools evaluated in 1986-87. The first section of the guide introduces the evaluation program and outlines its components. Three following chapters cover: (1) goals of the team…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes, Employment Level
