Discusses the need for the development of training programs that will provide persons with marketable skills. Describes a 1979 study of the posttraining employment status of graduates of institutions for the culturally, socially, or economically disadvantaged. (JOW)

Results showed gross differences between low and average IQ Ss on a number of variables. The regression results, however, indicated that the determinants of career attainment had similar effects among low and average IQ Ss, and that status attainment theory applied equally well to the two groups. (Author/DLS)

This study examines the effect of transfer variables on trainee characteristics, instructional satisfaction, and organizational factors of perceived learning and training transfer made by a group of trainees who attended a financial training program conducted for a Korean conglomerate. Data analyses revealed several variables in the three domains…

We shall analyse the different characteristics of entrepreneurs, the self-employed, and employees in public, private and non-profit organisations, based on a sample of young European higher education graduates. Using graduates self-assessment from a survey, several sets of characteristics such as social-demographic traits, educational and…

A sample of 423 Swiss job entrants reported major change in general, as well as positive and negative work experiences one, two, and four years after finishing vocational training. Qualitative data analysis showed change in responsibility, increase in decision latitude, acquisition of new status (professional work status, full team member status),…

A Clarkson College Alumni Telephone Survey done in November 1995 sought feedback for outcomes assessment decisions, information to support foundation funding, information on placement and employment, and to verify alumni addresses. The survey was conducted with alumni from the 1994 and 1995 classes, two groups that would best represent outcomes of…

Job success and steady work are more important to students today than making a lot of money; moreover, the values students place on job success, steady work, and making money diminish as students progress through high school and enter college and the world of work. These findings are based on the longitudinal study High School and Beyond…

Businesses in South Dakota were surveyed to gauge employers' perceptions of vocational education, to determine the extent of private sector interaction with vocational education, and to document employers' experiences with vocationally trained and nonvocationally trained employees. The statistically valid random sample consisted of 347 small…

This report documents findings of a survey of attitudes of business toward vocational education in South Dakota. Chapter I discusses the purpose of the study. Chapter II describes the procedures followed in collecting data from employers. It documents all steps from questionnaire design to data entering and concludes with a presentation of…

One hundred and two males and females were located 25 years after they had taken a KPR-B at an average age of 14 years. Fifty-three percent were engaged in occupations consistent with their highest interest scores, although 32 percent were in occupations consistent with their lowest scores. (Author)

To assist educators building new programs in educational administration, the author describes six devices used at Southwest Texas State University to promote and market its educational administration division. The devices include conferences, internships, a newsletter, graduate followup, job placement, and the uniqueness of the program itself. The…

This document contains a compilation of original manuscripts written by competent authorities in the field of job placement services for students. Viewing placement as both a product and an integral part of a developmental process, these papers are divided into the following six topical areas: (1) information, (2) exploration, (3) counseling, (4)…

THE NEW HOPE PROJECT WAS AN EFFORT TO TRAIN THE UNEMPLOYED AND THE EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED. AN ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT TRENDS WAS MADE OF THOSE GROUPS WHO HAD COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING IN SELECTED SERVICE OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS CUSTODIAN, NURSE AIDE, WAITRESS, SALES, AND SERVICE STATION. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SERVICE STATION AND CUSTODIAN TRAINEES,…

OF THE 12,073 PERSONS WHO COMPLETED MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT INSTITUTIONAL COURSES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 1965, INCREASED EARNINGS WERE REPORTED FOR 5,470 OF THE 8,327 FOR WHICH BOTH PRE-TRAINING AND POST-TRAINING EARNINGS DATA WERE AVAILABLE. TRAINING FOR OVER 85 PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYED GRADUATES WAS GIVEN IN THE MAJOR OCCUPATIONAL…