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Download full textWise, Wilmer E.; Matthews, Cherritta L. – 1987
This study sought to replicate a 1984 Vermont study on the work status of handicapped youth, using data from 415 mildly and moderately handicapped students who graduated high school in 1985 in Delaware with either a diploma or a certificate. The study also sought to expand the Vermont design to include a broader range of factors relating…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
PDF pending restorationAmerican Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1976
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) cites both economic and noneconomic benefits of a college education in its criticism of current arguments that the value of a college education is declining. Richard Freeman and J. Herbert Holloman have asserted that the value of a college degree is decreasing because its "rate of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Economic Factors, Educational Benefits, Educational Demand
Boys, Chris J.; Kirkland, John – 1988
This book offers information from research on how 1,584 graduates from the British public higher education and from private universities fared in the labor market in comparison with each other; whether graduates in some subjects do better than others and the value of first destination statistics (employment information data 6 months after…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Status Comparison
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Australia's construction industry employs nearly 600,000 workers, over 7% of total national employment. The industry is heavily dominated by males (nearly 88%) and full-time workers (86%). Much of the work in this industry involves subcontracting and is cyclical. Construction employers provided much less structured training than the average…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Construction Industry, Education Work Relationship
Maiworm, Friedhelm; Teichler, Ulrich – 1996
A study investigated the impact of the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS) program on former students' study and employment patterns and attitudes. The program was designed to promote international exchange of university students within the European Union. A series of three questionnaires was sent to…
Descriptors: Career Development, Careers, College Students, Competence
Evans, Karen; Behrens, Martina; Kaluza, Jens – 2000
The education-to-labor market transitions experienced by young people in England and in eastern and western Germany were compared. The eastern German portion of the study was based on a 1996 study that included a survey of 100 trainers and 1,000 apprentices in 12 companies; in-depth interviews with 18 trainers, career advisers, and others; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Career Choice, Career Development
