This paper summarizes results of followup-surveys of 1994, 1991, 1988, and 1984 graduates of Illinois public universities to determine whether baccalaureate graduates found jobs; to what extent they pursued additional education; whether they found work in areas related to their majors; and how satisfied they were with both the university and their…

Presents an analysis of the placement books of three annual Association of American Library Schools (AALS) meetings (1976, 1977, 1978), and compares the characteristics of the jobs and job seekers. (FM)

Discusses results of the "Library Journal" annual placements and salaries survey for 1992. Highlights include placements by type of library, placements and salaries by region and by library school, placement and salaries of minority graduates, comparison of salaries by type of library, and a sidebar that relates the experiences of one recent…

To identify current community college programs for occupations in high demand by business and industry, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) conducted a survey of 1,120 colleges across the nation. The survey asked community colleges to identify "hot" programs, the number of students enrolled in these programs, and the average…

This report presents the results of an evaluation of the Cleff Job Matching System (CJMS). The CJMS provides a means by which jobs and job applicants can be matched at the semi- and low-skilled levels in both white- and blue-collar jobs. The CJMS operates by obtaining numerical profiles of both job seekers and jobs, across 16 Dimensions of Work,…

Placement and salary statistics from the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University (ESU) in Kansas were compared with national figures for the period 1974 through 1981. National statistics were taken from the "Placement and Salaries" studies of recent graduates of American Library Association (ALA)…

Presents results of the annual placements and salaries survey of library schools. Highlights include job trends; a rise in salaries; gender issues; minorities; placements by region and by type of organization; graduates' attitudes; the need to teach more technology; average salaries; and a comparison of salaries by type of organization. (LRW)

WITH THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT OF 1962 THE UNITED STATES EMBARKED ON A TYPE OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THAT HAS EXISTED IN WESTERN EUROPEAN NATIONS SINCE WORLD WAR 2. IN ALL THE EUROPEAN NATIONS STUDIED, RETRAINING PROGRAMS ARE A PERMANENT INSTRUMENT OF LABOR MARKET POLICY, AS USEFUL IN TIGHT LABOR MARKETS AS IN PERIODS OF UNEMPLOYMENT.…

Both Germany and Great Britain have recently experienced increases in unemployment. Both countries have developed substantial labor market programs. Germany offers full-time adult training and retraining courses for employed and unemployed persons. Great Britain has a system of youth training but, until recently, has done little for adults. It has…

This preliminary report, consisting of 14 statistical tables and a summary of their contents, was prepared from the states' reports on vocational education programs. The tables, which include data on enrollments and expenditures, indicate the national norm and each state's relationship to this norm. For certain items, data for previous years are…

Enrollment, placement, and retention data covering the years 1977 through 1980 were analyzed for Gateway Technical Institute's 26 diploma programs and 30 associate degree (AA) programs in terms of: (1) annual enrollment averages for full- and part-time first-year students; (2) average number of graduates each year; (3) percent changes in…

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…

The ranking of university geography departments based on hiring transactions is compared to the ranking of Indian village castes based on food transactions. Fifty-one geography departments were examined for the period 1960-1974 when 326 hiring transactions occurred. A study of caste ranking in a north Indian village by McKim Marriott and existing…

Presents results of the 1991 placement survey of accredited library schools. Highlights include status of graduates; placements by type of library; full-time salaries of graduates; comparison of salaries by type of library; women's salaries; institutional data and trends; and a sidebar that relates the experiences of one recent graduate. (LRW)

Presents results of the 1997 placements and salaries survey, including status of graduates, placements and salaries by region, total graduates and placements by school, placements by organization type, average starting salaries for 1985-97, salaries by job assignment, placements and salaries of graduates by school, and comparison of salaries by…