To provide farm employers with a clearer understanding of what is required to attract qualified people for responsible positions and agricultural students with an overview of substantial job opportunities in farm employment, this study summarized agricultural employment trends, reviewed research findings in occupational development, surveyed…

This document contains validated activities and competencies needed by librarians working in a school library. The activities and competencies are organized according to the functions which school librarians perform: acquisitions; cataloging; circulation and reader services; collection maintenance; interlibrary loan; management; reference; and…

Whites benefit more than blacks from rural economic growth according to the findings of a 1982 survey of over 75,000 households in 10 rural counties in southern Georgia, selected to represent fast growing nonmetro areas with mixed manufacturing and commercial agriculture-based economies with substantial minority populations. From 1976 to 1981, a…

Data on nurses licensed in Kentucky for 1979-1981 are presented, as part of the Kentucky Nursing Education Project. Information is provided on: licensure status, home state/district/county, employment status, employment state/district/county, field of employment in nursing, position, highest educational level attained, age, sex, marital status,…

Because technical education represents a considerable expenditure of Ohio state resources, an annual survey is conducted to determine the employment status of technical school graduates. Every year each institution offering technical education programs is asked to report the total number of degrees awarded in each program offered, the number of…

The changing status of female faculty at doctorate-granting universities during 1971-1980 is examined, along with patterns in the wide range of female representation across institutions. The data were drawn from the Higher Education General Information Survey. The percentage of women at all ranks increased 4.1 percent during the decade, from 14.7…

In fall 1980, a survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to assess the impact of participation in major student activities on participants. All students who had ever participated in the Student Senate, campus radio station, school publications, the Program Board, studio theater, or speech team or had won a student award were…

A literature search conducted during the Project, Teaching Basic Skills Through Vocational Education, focused on three main topics: instructional program data, basic skills, and instructional materials. High enrollment areas and high employment areas were first identified using such instructional program data as enrollment patterns and projected…

This report is intended as a supplement to the final report (March, 1981) on the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy. Part one covers first principles of immigration reform with chapters on international cooperation, law enforcement policies and procedures, the characteristics and evolution of an open society, and the national…

This paper presents a decision-process model for explaining the growth in transfer recipiency (the receipt by working age people of disability income), the choice of work status, and the reduction in labor force participation of older workers. It is hypothesized that the attractiveness of disability income transfer options has led older male…

The basic purpose of the project was to study and determine the nature of the "inadequate ratio" of Indian employment in Arizona's State agencies. The survey study was based on personal interviews and questionnaires furnished to 153 Indian State employees, 71 agency officials, and 25 ex-State employees. Findings indicated that in 1976,…

Findings are reported of a survey of the University of Tennessee School of Social Work (UTSSW) alumni conducted during 1978, which sought to identify ways to improve the school's graduate program, to strengthen its ability to serve its graduates, and to develop further knowledge in the area of social work manpower. The first paper, "A…

Data presented in this document are primarily from the 1978-79 Graduate Placement Report with additional information from the 1977-78 Report and the Michigan Teacher Supply and Demand Interim Report 1980. The Graduate Placement Report provides information on the employment status of 4,619 (72 percent) of the graduates who completed programs at 30…

As part of a longitudinal study of fall 1975 entering students at Hawaii community colleges, this report focuses on the 750 students from that class who graduated during 1977-78. Findings in this report are presented for the community college total and by program for the 436 (58%) who responded to the survey. Approximately 88% of these respondents…

A study was conducted at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College to determine the viability of open entry-open exit enrollment in vocational programs. Interviews were conducted with vocational education personnel at two campuses to determine the fulfillment of student objectives, drop-out rates, and graduate job placement in five programs (auto…