In November and December of 1986, a survey was conducted to determine the educational and employment status of the 1986 graduating class of John Tyler Community College (JTCC) and their opinions of the college and its services. Questionnaires were mailed to the 250 graduates of one of JTCC's transfer, occupational/technical, certificate, or career…

A study was conducted at John Tyler Community College (JTCC) to determine the educational and employment status of the 296 students who graduated from the college in June 1987, and their evaluation of JTCC and its services. Study findings, based on a 47% response rate, included the following: (1) 64% of the graduates said that their primary goal…

In January 1988, a follow-up study was conducted of students who had completed a career program at Kansas' Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in 1986-87 to determine their educational and employment status and the relationship of their work to their program of study. Telephone interviews were completed with 337 of the 482 graduates, and an…

This examination of the salary structures of the Toronto Board of Education (ON) employees by race finds no compelling evidence that non-whites are "ghettoized" in low salary categories. Data were analyzed from race identification forms completed by supervisory staff in 1987, and from Board payroll and salary history files. Racial…

In 1988, a series of studies was conducted at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) to assess student outcomes with respect to course pass rates, student retention, the performance of PGCC transfer students at four-year institutions, graduate transfer and employment patterns, employer evaluations of PGCC graduates, scores on licensure and…

This country profile of Australia is one of a series of country profiles intended to give the user a graphic view of the structure, outputs, and legal basis of the vocational training system of individual countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The data, gathered by the Asian and Pacific Skill Development Programme in Pakistan, generally cover the…

This country profile of Bangladesh is one of a series of country profiles intended to give the user a graphic view of the structure, outputs, and legal basis of the vocational training system of individual countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The data, gathered by the Asian and Pacific Skill Development Programme in Pakistan, generally cover the…

The employment status of 1981-1982 degree recipients in physics and astronomy was surveyed. Information is presented on changes in occupational status of physics and astronomy degree recipients which occurred between the summer of 1982 and the following winter. The characteristics of graduates of both fields who were employed full-time or…

In these addresses and panel and workshop presentations, experts from business, congressional, union, academic, and nonprofit association sectors provide a look at part-time employment issues of concern to workers, employers, and public policy officials. They describe the place of part-time workers in today's labor force; the needs of older…

A survey of the medical technology profession in North Carolina was undertaken in 1981 by the North Carolina Area Health Education Center to promote statewide planning. One survey focus was institutional characteristics, including: current staff level, budget vacancies, qualifications to fill vacancies, number of resignations in the last year, and…

Provided are results of a study (which is replicated annually) designed to identify specific areas of science and mathematics teacher supply/demand inconsistencies in the State of Iowa. Data are summarized on the number of graduates from teacher education institutions in Iowa completing preparation for a teaching certificate for the years 1970-82.…

A study examined the views of graduates of the baccalaureate degree program in health occupations education (HOE) at the Indiana University School of Education in Indianapolis concerning both the quality of the existing curriculum and university services and the extent to which the HOE program is meeting its objective of preparing credentialed and…

This publication makes available in one volume the major series produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Technical notes preceding each major section contain information on data changes and explain the services. Forty-four tables derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS) provide statistics on labor force and employment status,…

This report summarizes the presentations and discussions at a conference on contingent labor sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. The first two sections are introductory: (1) "Introduction to the Role of Contingent Labor" (Kathleen Christensen, Mary Murphree); and (2) "Between Now and the Year 2000: A Glimpse of the Workplace" (Jill Houghton…

In spring 1984, the Los Rios Community College District conducted a survey of 4,280 former students who had attended one of the district's three colleges in fall 1982 or spring 1983. The study sought information on the former students' characteristics, primary educational goals, major programs of study, employment/educational status, and reasons…