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Kent, R. C., Ed.; Nielsson, G. P., Ed. – 1980
The document presents 19 essays which explore the growth of international relations (IR) as a field of intellectual inquiry and evaluate dilemmas currently facing IR. Authors were selected on the basis of involvement with midcareer students while participating in overseas graduate programs of the Schools of International Relations at the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Books, Continuation Students
Williams, J.; Priest, T. A. – 1978
This study looked at attitudes toward "school leavers," young people aged 15 to 19 who left school after August, 1975, to enter the workforce and who have never studied full time for an extended period at a postsecondary institution. Data were collected through interviews with employers in Western Australia. As well as uncovering a…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Dropouts, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Asche, F. Marion; Vogler, Daniel E. – 1980
This review of the literature on employer satisfaction with vocational education graduates is based on a search for representative studies with different methodologies and from different sources. Observations made are organized into four basic categories: (1) theoretical considerations in conducting research; (2) methodological considerations in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Employer Attitudes, Employers, Graduates
Rubin, Allen, Ed.; Rosenblatt, Aaron, Ed. – 1979
Major papers presented at the Conference on Research Utilization in Social Work Education are compiled in this sourcebook. The conference focused on six topics that reviewed the state of the art of research utilization and suggested directions for the future. The papers included are: Understanding Research Utilization in Social Work (Stuart A.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Quality, Field Experience Programs
Aller, Wayne K. – 1980
Information is presented on the role of research in the undergraduate psychology curriculum. The kind of research experiences undergraduates are provided and the importance of research experience to graduate school admission has been studied. Ninety-two percent of 60 randomly selected schools of five different types require an introductory…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Behavioral Science Research, College Curriculum, Degree Requirements
LITTLE, J. KENNETH; SOMERS, GERALD G. – 1966
THE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 1964 THROUGH A 5-YEAR GRANT FROM THE FORD FOUNDATION. ITS PURPOSES ARE TO (1) ESTABLISH A NATIONAL INFORMATION DEPOSITORY IN THE FIELD OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND AN INFORMATION CENTER, (2) CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, (3) PROVIDE FINANCIAL…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, Conferences, Educational Research
STEVENSON, BILL W. – 1966
THE SUPPLY OF TRAINED PERSONNEL AT ALL EDUCATIONAL LEVELS MAY BE THE MOST CRITICAL LIMITING FACTOR IN MEETING THE DEMANDS NOW FACING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO STATE DEPARTMENTS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING DEPARTMENTS TO DETERMINE NEEDS FOR SUPERVISORS, RESEARCHERS, TEACHER TRAINERS, AND SUBJECT MATTER…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Graduates
Lowman, Rodney L.; Richardson, Linda M. – 1980
This paper presents a model for training graduate students to teach, and reports the experiences and outcomes of an intitial application of the approach. The application took place with a large undergraduate class in introductory psychology with a professor in charge, assisted by five beginning graduate teaching assistants. The course met twice…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Program Development
Scott, C. Paul; Connor, Charles C. – 1980
For use in planning high school vocational education programs, a study examined the success of Georgia vocational cluster programs in finding jobs, the adequacy of program training, and student attitudes towards the cluster approach. (The cluster concept involves broadly defined instructional programs around families of occupations.) The study…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Objectives, High School Graduates, High Schools
Brinton, Donna; Gaskill, William – 1979
A one-week orientation program designed to increase the effectiveness of foreign teaching assistants (FTA) is described. As the program developed, a decision was made to include non-FTAs with the result that the English language proficiency of the participants covered a wide range and the objectives of the program were mixed. Because of the…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions, Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language)
Pepin, Andrew J.; Wells, Agnes Q. – 1980
Data on earned degrees conferred in the United States from July 1977 through June 1978 are presented, based on results of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) entitled "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred." Data on baccalaureate and higher degrees are presented in summary and detailed tables, which show the…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic)
Welch, Frederick G. – 1980
Three county-wide coordinated cooporative programs in Pennsylvania were evaluated to determine their impact upon high youth unemployment and dropout rates, to obtain student and employer attitudes toward the program, and to ascertain bow well they meet their objectives. Current students (335), graduates (193), guidance counselors (25), and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Coordination, Counselor Attitudes, County Programs
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC. – 1980
In 1978, there were almost 150,000 apprentices in the United States; 4 percent were women and 19 percent were members of minority groups. At the same time, there were more than two million union members in this country; 11 percent were women and 24 percent were members of minorities, according to the 1978 Equal Employment Opportunities Commission…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Apprenticeships, Asian Americans
Eshelman, James N., Ed. – 1970
The proceedings of the 1970 annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States covers a reassessment of the doctoral population with outlooks for the future by Michael J. Pelczar, Charles E. Falk, J. Wayne Reitz, T. L. Cairns, Robert Alberty, and Richard P. Adams; reassessment of the master's degree by Henry V. Bohm, Francis M.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations
Blackmon, C. Robert; Stearns, Mary Louise – 1979
A followup study was conducted of the 62 Louisiana State University doctoral graduates of the College of Education from May 1975 through May 1978. A questionnaire was administered to gather data related to the graduate's experiences in and reactions to the doctoral program and on the relationship of that program to subsequent employment. An…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Experience
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