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Miller, Edward D. – 1983
Vocational student organizations (VSOs) are an integrated part of the overall curricula in most educational institutions. Besides providing many educational and work experiences in the classroom, VSOs benefit faculties, school administrators, and communities. Within the classroom and in the workplace, VSOs put into practice those experiences that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Benefits, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs
Smith, E. Ray; Stallard, John J. – 1984
The widespread use of the micro/personal computer and related technological advancements are having important impacts on information management in the modern electronic office. Some of the most common software applications include word processing, spread sheet analysis, data management, graphics, and communications. Ancillary hardware/software…
Descriptors: Automation, Business, Communications, Computer Oriented Programs
International Migration, 1979
This document contains working papers prepared for a seminar on Adaptation and Integration of Permanent Immigrants, along with general and specific recommendations formulated by seminar participants. Conclusions and recommendations from each paper are presented in English, French, and Spanish; the conference papers themselves are presented only in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Biculturalism, Child Neglect
Wirth, Arthur G. – 1981
The traditional systems used to produce goods and services in this country are being challenged by evolving alternatives. The focus of these new alternatives is on the human element in the work force. Studies in adult work attitudes indicate that a more humanistic system is needed to promote productivity. Inherent in the human condition is the…
Descriptors: Adults, Automation, Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes
Dahl, Peter R.; Lipe, Dewey – 1978
The overall objective of this project was to produce a guidebook to help vocational educators gain skills in working with handicapped students in regular classrooms. The first step in the project was to assess barriers and identify ways to overcome them. Barriers were classified into the following categories: attitudinal, architectural, work…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Architectural Barriers
California State Univ. and Colleges, Long Beach. – 1977
Phase I of the Task Force on Temporary Faculty study of the utilization of full- and part-time temporary faculty in the California State University and Colleges (CSUC) is presented. The study, which involved the gathering and analysis of data, the identification of problems--many of them detrimental to faculty morale--and the development of…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Employer Employee Relationship
Hakken, David – 1978
A program is described which enables mine workers in Sheffield, England, to participate in a day-release education program once a week for three years. Sponsored by the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds, the program exposes workers to economics, politics, sociology, and labor education while they are receiving full wages. Tutors in the program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Continuation Education, Data Analysis
Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School, Ebensburg, PA. – 1977
Guides for organizing and individualizing three courses of study for job training in the mining careers of entry level miner, general inside laborer/timber framer, and faceman are presented in this manual. Introductory information includes (1) suggestions for utilizing, modifying, or customizing materials (task sheets) in the manual to suit…
Descriptors: Air Flow, Behavioral Objectives, Communications, Construction (Process)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
Focusing on office machine and computer occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include business machine repairers,…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Data Processing Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
Focusing on motor vehicle and machinery repairers, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include automobile body repairers,…
Descriptors: Attendants, Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics, Auto Parts Clerks
2001
The possible impact of technological and structural change on employment in the European Union (EU) over the next 20 years was examined through an exploration of the following alternative policy-driven scenarios: (1) business as usual; (2) concentrated technology policy (increases in innovation and research and development [R&D] efforts are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Demand Occupations, Economic Change
Ahlstrand, Amanda L.; Bassi, Laurie J.; McMurrer, Daniel P. – 2003
The training being provided to low-wage workers, factors affecting the availability and effectiveness of such training, and training outcomes were examined. The major research activities were as follows: (1) identification of 192 employers that invested most heavily in training for low-wage workers; (2) telephone interviews with 40 of the 192…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
Imel, Susan – 2003
Workplace literacy was the focus of attention during the era of the National Workplace Literacy Program (NWLP), funded by the U.S. Department of Education from 1988-1996. Since then, it has not disappeared, in part because recent legislation such as the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Welfare Reform Act has increased the work-related focus of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Economic Development
Cho, DaeYeon; Imel, Susan – 2003
The question of what the future of work in the United States will be is examined in this publication using current information on trends and issues related to work, the economy, and the labor force. The compilation intended to give an overview of selected aspects of the topic and provide information about other resources. In the first section,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demand Occupations, Economic Change, Education Work Relationship
Harris, R.; Simons, M.; Bridge, K.; Bone, J.; Symons, H.; Clayton, B.; Pope, B.; Cummins, G.; Blom, K. – 2001
Using 437 interviews with apprentices and trainees, teachers/trainers, and supervisors/managers, a study explored retention in apprenticeships and traineeships and factors that influence it. Apprentices and trainees were more likely to complete their contract of training (COT) if they developed an interest in the occupation and had medium- and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Dropout Prevention