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El Baradei, Laila – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2021
Despite the near global consensus on the importance of ethics education in public affairs programs, a lot of challenges are faced in implementation. The aim of the current research paper is to identify the perception of faculty in public affairs programs about why, what and how they teach ethics in their programs, the hurdles they meet, and their…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Public Affairs Education, Masters Programs
Jerald, Craig D.; Van Hook, Kristan – National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, 2011
Teacher evaluation has emerged as a major focus for reform at the highest levels of education policymaking, and for good reason. Most evaluations are based on scant evidence of actual effectiveness, produce inflated ratings, and provide teachers with little useful feedback. This paper offers policymakers and practitioners important "lessons…
Descriptors: Evidence, Feedback (Response), Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation
Stone, James R., III – Marketing Educators' Journal, 1985
Describes a study which sought to establish outcome standards very important for secondary marketing education. Business people, former students, and marketing educators were asked to judge the standards identified from the literature in terms of importance to secondary marketing education. (CT)
Descriptors: Individual Development, Job Performance, Job Skills, Marketing
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Harchik, Alan E.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
A model of ongoing consultation was effectively implemented in a community group home for eight adults with severe and profound mental retardation. Two consultants taught staff members to use a token reinforcement system, engage clients in a variety of activities, and improve staff interactions with clients. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Caregivers, Consultation Programs, Group Homes
Law, Dale A. – 1985
A needs assessment was conducted to determine how county cooperative extension advisors in Illinois perceive their duties and what they consider their needs for inservice education. Questionnaires identifying 14 competencies needed by cooperative extension agents were sent to county extension advisors; the 298 that were returned constituted the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Competence, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs
Central Piedmont Community Coll., Charlotte, NC. Dept. of Planning and Research. – 1994
A study was conducted by Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), in North Carolina, to determine the perceptions of employers of CPCC graduates regarding the graduates' level of preparation. Questionnaires were sent to 160 employers who had CPCC graduates in positions related to their graduates' academic programs and for whom graduates had…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Job Performance, Job Skills
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Robinson, Leith – Australian Library Journal, 2006
Public and employer perceptions of staff abilities and qualifications deployed in local studies collections may affect their status and influence and not least the funding the local studies facility may receive. The need to promote the service is also prompted by the growing use of local studies collections and the increasing importance of such…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Role, Library Materials, Library Development
Brevard Community Coll., Cocoa, FL. – 1986
A study examined ways of improving the response rates of employers to followup surveys collecting information on graduates of community colleges in Florida. Followup study procedures and instruments that had been used in the state were modified to provide for greater faculty involvement in placement of students and identification of employers and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Employer Attitudes
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN. – 1987
These proceedings contain program highlights as well as 45 papers given during six sessions of the Symposium on Training of Nuclear Facility Personnel. The six sessions are entitled: (1) the training challenge; (2) influences on nuclear training; (3) the human factors--training partnership and factors affecting job performance; (4) current…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Energy Occupations, Job Performance, Job Training
Mockovak, William P. – 1981
A study entitled the Alternative Training Experiment (ATE) evaluated the effectiveness of a method for training census enumerators that involved new processes for developing instructional materials (called job performance aids) and new methods of instruction. During the study three pairs of census decentralized offices were matched on variables…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employee Attitudes, Followup Studies, Instructional Materials
Drummond, Robert J. – 1991
This study was conducted in order to determine how beginning teachers evaluated preservice teacher education and performance. A survey was conducted of University of North Florida graduates who had been hired by school systems within the state of Florida. The graduates were asked to rate themselves on 27 generic teaching competencies and to write…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Berkeley Planning Associates, CA. – 1991
An assessment was made of the staff structures of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs, recommended staff backgrounds, current staff backgrounds, and staff development measures. Recommendations were made on how staff development could be improved. Data for the study were gathered through a survey of all state JTPA directors and a random…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Employment Programs
Schultz, Ronald R.; Stronge, William B. – 1981
A study examined the views of business and industry on the Florida vocational and technical education system. Representatives from 284 Florida firms and 44 supervisors completed interviews based on two project-developed questionnaires. Sought in the questionnaires were employer perceptions concerning the following areas: awareness of vocational…
Descriptors: Business, Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation, Employer Attitudes
Munoz, Maria D.; Munoz, Marco A. – 2000
Training interventions can be evaluated by calculating return on investment (ROI) and cost-benefit analysis. The four-level model proposed by Kirkpatrick is the dominant evaluation model used. Calculating ROI has been a critical issue for trainers and executives, but only a few organizations have implemented the process that is considered as…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection
Sherman, Renee; Dobbins, Dionne; Tibbetts, John; Crocker, Judith; Dlott, Michael – 2002
This publication introduces an assessment instrument to help programs implement management competencies. It discusses development of management competencies and describes the Management Competencies Assessment Instrument (MCAI) designed to help managers verify and validate their competencies and use the information for planning professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Administrators
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