A study was conducted to develop and implement a one- and five-year student and employer-based follow-up study of secondary vocational education programs in Tennessee. Questionnaires were sent to 1,013 students who graduated in 1975-76 and to 92 of their employers. It was found that (1) students in both groups rated the Tennessee vocational…

Based on an extensive search of the available literature on older workers and their problems, this monograph provides a careful assessment of this literature and highlights some areas where additional research is needed. This report examines demographic changes likely to influence the size and characteristics of the older worker population in the…

Los Angeles City College (LACC) catalogs for 1979 and every fifth year preceding 1979 were examined to investigate trends in the numbers and characteristics of faculty during the 50 years of the College's history. Variables included in the study were number of faculty, sex, length of time at the college, and highest degree attained. The study…

Statistical data on many aspects of dental and allied dental personnel supply, distribution, characteristics, and education and on certain other aspects of dental services are presented and discussed. The data on dentist supply show the national trend in the supply of active dentists since 1950 and the concurrent changes in dentist-to-population…

The basic functional relationships between vocational education and other institutions and the sociological implications of these relationships were investigated. The analysis was organized into three section": (1) The Social Setting of Vocational Education. Vocational education is a formalized institutional vehicle which has been introduced into…

To determine whether or not the vocational curriculum offered in Wyoming secondary schools was directed toward providing graduates with occupational skills that permitted employment, three sources of information were examined: (1) industrial arts and trades and industry classes for the 1962 to 1967 school years, (2) attitudes of Wyoming industry…

In an effort to determine whether graduating students from a women's college found suitable employment, whether they continued their formal education, and whether such women entered emergent career fields , 246 followup questionnaires were sent to all B.A. graduates and 178 questionnaires to all A.A. graduates from 1972-1974. Out of a total of 424…

Students at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) who had earned 45 credit hours or more as of spring 1976 but who did not re-enroll for the fall 1976 semester were surveyed. Questionnaires were sent to 295 nonpersisting students and were designed to collect information on student characteristics, educational goals, goal achievement, when…

Focusing on occupations in the clothing and baking industries, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include occupations in the…

Recently, there has been much discussion and media attention focusing on women in rural areas, especially on women in farming. It is timely to delve into the research which has been done in this area in the past, what research is presently being undertaken and what research concerns are emerging for the future. The chronological review presented…

Two elements were identified as being of paramount importance in the examination of manpower policy in Denmark: (1) the division of responsibilities for matters of direct concern to the labor market between different branches of government and the social partners--an important facet of the social framework of a country, and (2) the impact of…

The energy problem affects virtually every wage earner in America and cries out for increased involvement by vocational and technical educators. A recent study by the National Planning Association points up the need to project future manpower demands in energy and energy-related industries so that the country's educational and training…

During 1974, the Rural Manpower Service provided a comprehensive program of service to all agricultural workers and employers in both rural and urban areas. This program was accomplished through employer relations and applicant registration programs, placement services, promotion of training programs, counseling and testing programs, collection…

The Good Neighbor Commission of Texas coordinates the work of the Federal, State, and local government toward the improvement of travel and living and working conditions of Texas migrant laborers and their families. Covering the full spectrum of migrant labor activity directly related to the improvement of the well-being of migrant and seasonal…

The occupational mobility of U.S. men from generation to generation was measured using data from two large surveys carried out by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in 1962 and again in 1973. The results are presented in nine tables, with accompanying discussion: (1) Mobility from Fathers (or other Family head) Occupation to Current Occupation...(2)…