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Rice, Eric – 1980
A study explored the relationship of program components and variables within successful correctional vocational education programs in adult, state administered institutions and the outcomes of those programs. Program success was determined by analysis of existing quantitative data at the institutional level on post-release employment, performance…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Council, Kathryn A. – 1976
A questionnaire was administered to 1976 degree recipients at North Carolina State University regarding their post-graduation plans. Those who did not respond to the spring survey and those who responded but reported unemployment were mailed a followup questionnaire. The following information is presented: post-graduation activities of bachelor's…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Services
Fuller, Earl H. – 1978
A questionnaire was administered to 1978 recipients at North Carolina State University regarding their post-graduation plans. Those who did not respond to the spring survey and those who responded but reported unemployment were mailed a followup questionnaire. The following information is presented: post-graduation statistics for bachelor's degree…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Services
PDF pending restorationCivil Service Commission, Washington, DC. – 1979
Designed as a guide for participants in a training workshop, this four-part handbook also provides a reference for supervisors regarding the utilization of handicapped persons as employees. Section 1 contains information about handicapped persons and the selective placement program. Job analysis, job modification, and architectural and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Architectural Barriers, Behavioral Objectives
Kosmo, Susan J.; And Others – 1978
This instructor's guide is divided into two major sections. The first section contains materials for pre-service preparation of placement personnel and is divided into an introduction and five instructional units. The introduction presents an overview of the materials. The five instructional units contain lesson plans on the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Inservice Teacher Education, Job Development, Job Placement
Download full textEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
The consumer fact sheets compiled in this publication present concise descriptions of the major Employment and Training Administration (ETA) programs. Each presentation includes information on: (1) how the program works; (2) who is served; (3) what act authorized the program; (4) how participants may apply; and (5) where to get more information.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Disabilities
International Labour Organisation, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1964
A MONTH-LONG STUDY TOUR PROVIDED 23 OFFICIALS OF 17 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THE COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF MANPOWER PLANNING AND UTILIZATION EMPLOYED IN THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (USSR) AND TO EXAMINE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES WHICH, WITH SUITABLE ADAPTATION, MIGHT HAVE APPLICABILITY TO SIMILAR PROBLEMS…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Projections, Foreign Countries, Human Resources
Ontario Inst. for Studies in Education, Toronto. – 1968
The workshop reports on tasks, recommendations, and general implications for the study and practice of community development in Canada. Part one deals with recommendations and tasks arising in the areas of conferences and communication, community development as a field of study, training, field work, and survey and placement of workers.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Development, Conferences, Curriculum Development
TRAVIS, HERMAN – 1963
BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR USE BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN ITS EXAMINATION OF MANPOWER PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES IS PRESENTED. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EXAMINATION WAS TO DETERMINE THE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND TECHNIQUES ON MANPOWER, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS COULD MAKE FOR PROMOTING…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Census Figures, Educational Background, Employment
American Vocational Association, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1965
Agriculture teachers and supervisors may use this material in developing training programs to meet the educational needs of persons engaged in or preparing to engage in production agriculture and off-farm agricultural occupations. Vocational education in agriculture must contribute to the educational objectives of American public education, the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Career Opportunities, Educational Change
Hornbostel, Victor O.; And Others
The primary research objectives of the 44-month project were to determine the extent to which members of experimental and control groups would differ, after training in academic achievement, vocational achievement, personal-social characteristics, and job placement and job success. The subjects were unemployed or underemployed school dropouts,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Canadian Inst. for Adult Education, Montreal (Quebec). – 1968
The impact of continuing education on the complex problems encountered in developing and implementing overall manpower policies is discussed and documented in this anthology. An introductory chapter on adult education and the labor force is followed by surveys and critiques of manpower policy and the organization of the labor market in Sweden, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation
Montgomery, G.W.G. – 1967
Published in Britain for use by counselors and placement officials, the book offers a systematic attack on occupational placement problems of the prelingually deaf. The system is based on a vocational guidance profile, which is developed from intelligence and achievement test scores. The vocational guidance profile is explained, and occupational…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling, Deafness
Des Moines Area Community Coll., Ankeny, IA. – 1977
Three thousand eight hundred ninety-eight adults who had received a High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) during 1976 in Iowa were surveyed to assess the impact of finishing a high school completion program on their placement after completion. Three hundred Iowa employers were also surveyed to analyze existing personnel policies and practices…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Benefits, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1978
Results of a statewide follow-up study involving 27,663 fall 1974 first-time students enrolled in occupational/career programs at all Illinois public community college districts are reported. Highlights indicate: the top objective for enrolling was preparation for employment in occupational/career area (56.2%); a large majority of former students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
