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Indiana State Commission on Vocational and Technical Education, Indianapolis. – 1989
A task force representing the Indiana private sector was convened for two purposes: to (1) identify the impact of technology on required worker skills, the labor market, and the vocational education, training, and employment system; and (2) identify occupational areas that should be future growth areas for the state. Task force members reviewed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Educational Needs, Emerging Occupations
Download full textMorrison, James L. – 1986
Environmental scanning activities in higher education were described in forums at the 1986 annual meetings of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE), the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), and the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP). The forums were held to determine the extent of environmental scanning…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Planning, Community Colleges, Economic Factors
Henderson, Cathy – 1986
Major factors causing tuition and other charges to rise faster than inflation are analyzed. Attention is directed to the effect of inflation on faculty salaries, federal need-based aid to private colleges, expenditures for capital equipment by state colleges, and state appropriations to higher education. Data are provided on average undergraduate…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Cost Indexes, Economic Factors, Fees
Ortiz, Alba A., Ed.; Ramirez, Bruce A., Ed. – 1988
The 14 papers were given at a 1986 Ethnic and Multicultural Symposia and are intended to provide state-of-the-art information on the education of culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional students. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Demography As It Affects Special Education" (James Yates); "A Prereferral Process for Preventing…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Black Students
Bannister, Deborah; Greenhill, Craig – 1983
Designed to aid in the process of long-range planning at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BICT), this "Outlook" report presents information, analyses, and projections concerning conditions and trends likely to affect the college in the coming years. The report's eight sections focus on demography, economics, the labor force,…
Descriptors: College Planning, Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Trends
Rose, Andrew M.; And Others – 1985
In this first of three volumes, issues related to the prediction of the potential effectiveness of a simulator training device are reviewed, and the methods used to analyze effectiveness are discussed. The Army, which uses simulator devices for performance based weapons training, has used a process linked to the Life Cycle System Management Model…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Darity, William, Jr. – 1982
With a change in emphasis of our economy from heavy industry, such as steel, to a computer and electronics base, there has emerged a new managerial class of professionals in administrative and technical positions. The underlying motivation of this class is not the pursuit of profit, but rather control of the economy and establishment of a perfect…
Descriptors: Abortions, Black Population Trends, Blacks, Capitalism
Whinfield, R. W. – 1981
A study was conducted to evaluate the admission criteria being used by the Connecticut Regional Vocational Technical Schools for the years 1977-1979, in an attempt to determine whether or not admission criteria and success in school could be used to predict second- and third-year grades. In addition, a pilot study was developed to follow up…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
Garcia, Juan G.; And Others – 1978
Price indices related to specific expenditure categories are necessary for realistic budget projections in higher education. Given the erratic inflationary behavior of the past seven years, and the uniqueness of higher education expenditures, realistic inflation prediction requires a balanced combination of analytic forecasting and intuitive…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Cost Indexes, Educational Economics
Stankovich, Mary Jo – 1977
A study was conducted at Macomb County Community College to determine whether there was a significant relationship between grades earned in individual nursing courses and the scores earned on corresponding subsets of the state board exam for nursing graduates and also whether a nursing student's success could be predicted from admissions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Age, Allied Health Occupations Education
Smith, Richard M.; Mitchell, Virginia P. – 1979
To improve the accuracy of college placement, Rasch scoring and person-fit statistics on the Comparative Guidance and Placement test (CGP) was compared to the traditional right-only scoring. Correlations were calculated between English and mathematics course grades and scores of 1,448 entering freshmen on the reading, writing, and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Programs, Difficulty Level, Goodness of Fit
Durio, Helen F.; And Others – 1980
Entrance scores on the Mathematics Achievement Test, Level I, and Scholastic Aptitude Test (verbal and mathematical), and high school rank for 2,189 students entering engineering as freshmen at The University of Texas at Austin during the years 1974-1977 were used in regression equations as predictors of academic achievement and retention for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests
BULLOCK, HENRY ALLEN – 1967
A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PREDICT DROPOUT BEHAVIOR AMONG URBAN NEGRO BOYS WHO CONFRONT CONVENTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PRESSURES. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE DETERMINING INDICATORS OF DROPOUT BEHAVIOR LIE WITHIN THE SOCIAL-PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIVIDUAL RATHER THAN IN THE SYSTEMATIZED, SOMETIMES HOSTILE DEMANDS IMPOSED UPON…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Dropout Characteristics
Beer, Francis A. – 1977
Health science (epidemiology) is a relatively advanced discipline which offers theories and methods which could be useful in peace science (polemology). Similarities between war and disease, peace and health, center around concern with prevention of physical damage and death on the one hand and preservation and extension of human life on the…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Comparative Analysis, Conceptual Schemes, Conflict Resolution
Hayes, Daniel T.; Bradshaw, Steve – 1977
Four studies on occupational and transfer student success at John Wood Community College (JWCC), a "contractual" college, are included in this document. Study topics were: (1) the relationship between American College Test (ACT) scores and final grade point average (GPA) among students who transfer to other institutions to complete…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Background, Family Characteristics
