Discusses a cost benefit study of vocational-technical adult education in several Wisconsin technical institutes during the 1976-77 school year. Concludes that the benefits far outweigh the costs for students and for society. (JOW)

The study described in the report constructed a task analysis for the adult vocational education coordinators in Wisconsin in the areas of business education, general education, home economics, agriculture, health, trade, and industry. The survey instrument contained two parts: the first gathered factual and statistical information about the…

The primary objectives of this study were to learn why individuals enroll, discontinue attendance, and remain in part-time adult education (PTAE) courses. Populations within the study were 2,429 enrollees, 303 dropouts, and 1,559 persisters in the Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) system and 223 enrollees, 5 dropouts, and 149…

Survey questionnaires were administered to 1,500 persons in 70 part-time adult education classes to secure information about the reasons for their participation and to gain insight into the relationships of demographic and socioeconomic data with these reasons. It was intended that the findings would assist in future program planning. Some…

The purpose of the study was to determine the priority areas for research as perceived by vocational, technical, and adult educators in Wisconsin at the post-secondary level. A survey of approximately 500 Wisconsin Association of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) district administrative and supervisory staff was conducted using a…

The project was designed to determine what architectural barriers to physically disabled persons existed in Wisconsin's vocational, technical, and adult education system's institutions. A checklist based on the American Institute of Architects' recommendations was developed and completed for one school in each district to determine the presently…

Through the use of questionnaires and interviews, handicapped students and graduates, teachers and employers were surveyed to determine how effective they found vocational schools to be in meeting the vocational adjustment needs of handicapped students. While results of the survey indicate that students were generally satisfied with their…

Drawing from data submitted by the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) districts on their 1992-93 actual cost allocation schedules, this report provides information on district and statewide program and unit costs. First, introductory material provides a statewide summary by aid category of the actual unit costs and ratios…

Drawing from data submitted by the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) districts on their 1989-90 actual cost allocation schedules, this report provides information on district and statewide program and unit costs. First, introductory material provides a statewide summary by aid category of the actual unit costs and ratios…

Population growth rates in the 1950-1975 period indicate that metropolitan and nonmetropolitan streams of migration are of virtually the same magnitude in Wisconsin; metropolitan residents are moving to nonmetropolitan places as frequently as their nonmetropolitan counterparts are migrating to metropolitan communities. When migration streams are…

The main purpose of this investigation was to determine patterns of establishment in farming followed by youth in five Wisconsin counties. Specific objectives were: (1) to determine who among the 1957 high-school graduates had ever farmed and were actually farming in 1968; (2) to determine the similarities and differences of those who stayed in…

The Wisconsin Workplace Partnership Training (WPT) program, which provides job-specific basic skills education to employees at their worksites, is a cooperative effort between the state's board of education, labor unions, and manufacturers association. At the time of the evaluation of the its third year, the program was operating at 23 sites…

The report is based on the results of a mail questionnaire sent to a sample of the total population of persons involved in the registered apprenticeship program in Wisconsin during the years 1965-1970. The returned questionnaires consisted of approximately the same number of dropouts and completers; these two groups were compared throughout the…

Each year, a follow-up study is conducted to gather data on the activities and perceptions of students approximately six months after their graduation from Wisconsin's Technical Colleges (WTC). Specifically, the survey seeks to identify the current activities of WTC graduates, determine the extent to which current activities are related to the…

Each year, a follow-up study is conducted to gather data on the activities and perceptions of students approximately six months after their graduation from Wisconsin's Technical Colleges (WTC). Specifically, the survey seeks to identify the current activities of WTC graduates, determine the extent to which current activities are related to the…