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Bryson, Jane; Pajo, Karl; Ward, Robyn; Mallon, Mary – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the interaction between organisational affordances for the development of individuals' capability, and the engagement of workers at various levels with those opportunities. Design/methodology/approach: A case study of a large New Zealand wine company, using in-depth interviews. Interviews were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities, Job Development, Case Studies
Strudler, Neal B. – 1994
A study was conducted in 1986 which revealed that school-based computer coordinators used a combination of product- and client-centered strategies to facilitate computer use, but saw their role as transitional, predicting elimination of their jobs in 2 to 5 years. The purpose of this current study was to revisit the three schools (Eugene, Oregon)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Context Effect
Sandhu, Daya S. – 1993
There is a general consensus that school counseling is a profession in trouble. Most of the education reform movements underway in various states barely mention, if at all, the importance of school counseling, and counseling positions are in constant danger of being eliminated by school boards faced with budget restraints. Several factors…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Performance, Counselors
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
This handbook for businesses explains the benefits and incentives provided by the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and shows how businesses can take advantage of them. An introduction summarizes the two pieces of legislation. Section 1 furnishes the specifics on the TJTC and explains how businesses can…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Business, Career Education
Rumberger, Russell – 1984
Two myths about high technology are that it will be the primary source of new jobs and that it will vastly upgrade the skill requirements of jobs. Evidence does not support these myths. Most new jobs will not be in high tech fields, and technology will reduce the skill requirements. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that high tech…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Responsibility, Employment Projections, Job Development
Walsh, E. Michael – Journal of College Placement, 1976
Recent liberal arts grads illustrate the unexpected ways in which they've broken through the myth of "unemployability of the liberal arts graduate." (Author)
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Graduates, Employment, Employment Opportunities
California State Job Training Coordinating Council, Sacramento. – 1986
The California State Job Training Coordinating Council (SJTCC) appointed a youth subcommittee to determine the role that the SJTCC should play in preventing inadequate skill development and lack of jobs from destroying the working lives of California's high-risk youth. The subcommittee identified the state's high-risk youth as those who have…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Policy, High Risk Persons, Job Development
Como, Perry; Hagner, David – 1986
This manual is concerned with developing community-based work for persons with disabilities, particularly disabled workers in segregated settings and individuals who are considered not yet ready for or capable of work. The first part of the publication deals with the following topics: the concepts of community, work, and severe disabilities; the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Case Studies, Community Development, Community Programs
Serapio, Manuel G., Jr. – 1986
This manual is intended for job developers and people working in educational, vocational, and training organizations with responsibilities for job development and placement. It is designed to help them perform their responsibilities more effectively by making them more responsive to market needs and more efficient in executing their…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Education, Employment Opportunities, Job Applicants
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Small Business. – 1987
Testimony and prepared statements presented at a hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Rural Economy and Family Farming focused on the concerns of rural small business. Witnesses included Senators from Montana, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, and nine representatives of business, state government,…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Climate, Employment, Futures (of Society)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Budget. – 1983
This 2-day Congressional hearing on the impact of defense spending on the economy focuses on three aspects of the relationship between expenditures for national defense and the state of the economy: jobs, inflation, and long-run growth. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, and additional information submitted for the record by…
Descriptors: Career Education, Economic Progress, Economics, Expenditures
Tindall, Lloyd W.; And Others – 1988
This guidebook provides assistance in replicating jobs for persons with disabilities. Section One introduces the volume's format and briefly analyzes special training, job accommodations, and financial incentives for hiring employees with disabilities. Section Two contains descriptions of 53 jobs held by individuals with disabilities. The jobs are…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
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Sandler, B. F. – American Psychologist, 1974
Argues that changes in the industrial output of other nations, and the stridency of today's workers have made businessmen more aware of the need to find solutions to the problems facing them, and explores job enlargement, modified workweeks, and the psychology of responsiveness. (JM)
Descriptors: Administration, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Personnel, Industrial Training
Phillips, J. J. – Training, 1975
The article discusses how the Lockheed-Georgia Company eased a staff reduction problem with special training aimed at placing people they had let go in jobs where local businesses had openings. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Change, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Industrial Personnel
Soloyanis, George – 1978
The paper presents 24 suggestions for the employment of mentally handicapped individuals. Each suggestion is described briefly and considerations or actions are posed as applicable. Among opportunities listed are free labor market status plus additional support, selective placement, quota system (requiring a percentage of those hired be…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Job Development, Mental Retardation, Rehabilitation Programs
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