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Winter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1983
A research project was conducted to determine where graduates of two-year college occupational programs in New York State found employment and to assess factors that contributed to placement trends. During fall 1982, questionnaires were mailed to the director of placement at all two-year colleges with approved occupational programs in the state,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Download full textUhlenberg, Beverly – 1983
A study was made of the characteristics of help provided by educators to North Dakota parents presenting parenting problems and concerns. Dependent variables were frequency of parental requests and educators' perceived ability to be helpful. Data collected from responses to a questionnaire enabled analysis of the differences between dependent…
Descriptors: Ability, Accreditation (Institutions), Child Rearing, Elementary Secondary Education
Boyer, Carol M.; Ewell, Peter T. – 1988
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) together with the American Association for Higher Education recently conducted five case studies of state-based approaches to assessment in undergraduate education in Colorado, Missouri, New Jersey, South Dakota, and Virginia. The case studies, in turn, are part of the Missouri Governor John Ashcroft's…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Conferences, Educational Assessment
Wilbur, Leslie; Sheldon, M. Stephen – 1988
A study was conducted to determine the costs associated with the board of trustees of California's community college districts during the 1985-86 academic year. Questionnaires were mailed to the chief executive officer at each district, requesting information on the total district budget, fees or salaries paid to trustees, insurance costs, funding…
Descriptors: Budgets, Collective Bargaining, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Nevada Univ. System, Reno. – 1988
Statistical information on enrollment in the University of Nevada System (UNS) is presented, showing growth for the fourth consecutive year. All six campuses report increases in full-time equivalent (FTE) students for the fall 1988 semester. Overall, the FTE enrollment for the system is 26,652, which represents an increase of 8.6% from the fall…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Educational Trends, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends
Gilbertson, Alan; And Others – 1988
A study examined the characteristics and features of vocational, technical, and adult education (VTAE) programs that encourage and/or inhibit entrepreneurship competencies. The study population included random samples of 50 students drawn from each of Wisconsin's VTAE districts, 30 occupational instructors from each district, and 30 graduates of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Entrepreneurship
Cameron, Walter A. – 1988
A project identified training competencies performed by human resource specialists and determined competencies that needed further professional development. It used this information to assess the adequacy of the training programs of the University of Tennessee's Department of Technological and Adult Education and to determine the feasibility of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1989
In June 1989, a study was conducted to examine shifts in student demand for programs offered by Illinois community colleges, focusing on program enrollment and completion patterns from fiscal years 1985 through 1989. Four indicators of student demand were examined in the study. First, enrollments were analyzed in terms of the changes that took…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand
Council of State Social Studies Specialists. – 1986
A state by state profile of requirements and course offerings compiled by the Council of State Social Studies Specialists and the Social Science Education Consortium, listing curriculum changes and requirements for teachers and students, shows that there are very different practices and situations among the 50 states and the District and Columbia,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Systems for Training and Applied Research, Inc., Lexington, KY. – 1983
This final report of a statewide computer literacy study for the state of Alaska is divided into several sections. A general introduction provides the history of the project and an outline of its three stages: (1) a national review of the status of computer literacy through a computerized literature search; (2) a telephone survey of…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Martens, Freda R. H. – 1985
One of a series of discussion papers on the history, governance, operation, and development of the State University of New York (SUNY) community college system, this paper examines trends in the characteristics of students, faculty, and programs and the nature of academic planning and evaluation. The first section of the paper highlights the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Planning, College Programs, Community Colleges
Byler, Ben L. – 1987
This report presents the results of a study to identify the demographic characteristics of undergraduate students enrolled in agriculture majors at Tennessee universities. These characteristics are analyzed: background data, parental information, high school data, work experience, college experience, and goals. Responses are presented for the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Demography, Educational Background, Educational Experience
Lamon, William E. – 1986
This statewide survey (parelleling a 1983 study) was conducted by the Oregon Department of Education in 1985 to assess the status of microcomputer usage and instructional microcomputing in the public schools of the state. A total of 1,181 principals responded to the mailed questionnaire for a response rate of 96% as opposed to 90% in 1983. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Facilities
Ryder, Henry D.; Perabo, George W. – 1985
In 1984-85, a study was conducted to gather information about current professional development policies in New Jersey's county colleges, professional development activities and opportunities, the effectiveness of these activities, variations among campuses and disciplines, and incentives for participation. The study involved surveys of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Adult Education Linkage Services, Troy, PA. – 1987
A study examined the attitudes of Pennsylvania employers toward General Educational Development (GED) programs and the employment experiences of persons who have earned a GED certificate. The first of the study's surveys was mailed to 100 employers (including the 50 largest) throughout the state. Based on the surveys returned, the study sample was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Credibility, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
