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Pouliakas, Konstantinos, Ed. – Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2021
The world of work is being impacted by a fourth industrial revolution, transformed by artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. With forecasts suggesting large shares of workers, displaced by automation, in need of upskilling/reskilling, the design of active skills policies is necessary. Conventional methods used to anticipate…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Employment Qualifications
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Majid, Shaista; Razzak, Adeela – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2015
This study was conducted to designing a model of vocational training programs for disables. For this purpose desk review was carried out and the vocational training models/programs of Israel, U.K., Vietnam, Japan and Thailand were analyzed to form a conceptual framework of the model. Keeping in view the local conditions/requirements a model of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Models, Vocational Education
Suarez, Linda Maria – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how the technology beliefs of New York State Career and Technical Education Board of Cooperative Education Services administrators influenced their leadership behaviors. The participants were from a purposive selection from five suburban and rural Boards of Cooperative Education Services in…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Educational Technology, Cooperative Education, Leadership
McKenna, Rosa; Fitzpatrick, Lynne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This document summarizes an extensive study of policies and practices in adult literacy and adult basic education in a number of countries undertaken by Rosa McKenna and Lynne Fitzpatrick. The original study contains considerably greater detail and analyses issues on a country-by-country basis. The countries studied--Canada, the Republic of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Development, Quality Control, Adult Literacy
McKenna, Rosa; Fitzpatrick, Lynne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
The aim of this report was to analyze, through a desktop audit, international trends in adult literacy policy and programs. The audit includes an examination of the significant research undertaken, and policy statements made by international institutions such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Vocational Education, Educational Policy
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Bakamis, William A.; McPherson, Jack L. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1976
The central conclusion of the study is that, in developing a competency-based graduate level program for preparing vocational education curriculists, priority should be given specifically to those roles, responsibilities, and competencies identified as most important by the groups surveyed. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Graduate Study
Frank, Harry E. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1972
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Guidelines, Labor Needs
Byler, Bennie – Agricultural Education, 1976
Recommendations are offered for revision in agricultural education programs which would take into consideration students' educational and occupational goals. The recommendations are based on the results of a survey of 623 junior and senior high school students in 30 randomly sampled Iowa high schools. (AG)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Agricultural Education, Educational Planning, Occupational Aspiration
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Sine, John M.; Pesci, Frank B. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1973
Despite problems of lack of resources and dwindling student populations, rural colleges continue to develop effective career programs. (Editor)
Descriptors: College Environment, Communications, Community Colleges, Educational Development
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1965
PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING STUDENT INTEREST IN A VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED. A PLANNING CHECK SHEET, AN ORIENTATION CHECK SHEET, A TABULATION PROCEDURE, AND A REPORT FORM ARE INCLUDED FOR USE OF SCHOOL SYSTEM PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN A VOCATIONAL SURVEY. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES A STUDENT VOCATIONAL INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, AN…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, High School Students, Program Development, Public Relations
Area 5 Vocational Planning Committee, Pleasant Hill, CA. – 1972
Conclusions and recommendations regarding the development of an Area Master Plan to provide maximum coordination between vocational, technical, adult, and continuing education agencies within Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California, are presented. The Area Five Planning Committee, which developed the Master Plan, based its evaluation and…
Descriptors: County Programs, Educational Planning, Educational Programs, Master Plans
Gustafson, Richard A.; Winstead, Richard E. – 1973
Three hundred randomly selected subjects were interviewed concerning their personal characteristics and the geographic area of residence. These factors, including occupation, age, education level, and measures of mobility, were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression to isolate predictors of personal mobility. Multiple correlation coefficients…
Descriptors: Age, Educational Background, Mobility, Occupational Information
Decatur Community Coll., IL. – 1974
A study was conducted to determine the need for new occupational programs in the area served by the Community College of Decatur and to assess the need for existing and proposed occupational programs. Over a 5-month period, questionnaires were mailed to selected representatives from businesses, industries, personal and public services, and health…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
STEPHENS, JOHN F. – 1967
A QUESTIONNAIRE, DESIGNED TO DISCOVER WAYS IN WHICH THE STATE STAFF COULD PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO LOCAL VOCATIONAL DIRECTORS AND PREPARED BY THE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT AT THE REQUEST OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO VOCATIONAL DIRECTORS IN A SUMMER WORKSHOP. CONCLUSIONS BASED ON 20…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Leadership Training
Stauber, Dick T. – 1974
In order to investigate the feasibility of adding a cooperative education option to the curricular offerings of Moraine Park Technical Institute (MPTI), interviews were conducted with randomly selected representatives of 12 industries and 17 employers in the marketing and merchandising businesses located in the MPTI service area. In addition,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Coordinators, Feasibility Studies, Program Development
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