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ERIC Number: ED146991
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1977
Pages: 181
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Community Educational Needs Assessment, Capital Region of Pennsylvania. Research Report 15, Volume I.
Selgas, James W.
In order to ascertain the educational needs of Central Pennsylvania residents, samples of three populations were surveyed: high school students, the adult population, and employers. A stratified random sample of approximately 530 public high school students in each of grades 10, 11, and 12, the entire enrollment of two Area Vocational Technical Schools, and a sample from a third AVTS were surveyed for information on current school program, future occupation, educational plans and aspirations, possible postsecondary programs, and reasons for not continuing education beyond high school. Random samples of 500 adults from each of six areas in the region were surveyed, yielding a 32% to 38% response rate and data on interest in adult classes or college credit programs, reasons for not continuing education, current educational activities, employment, age, completed and desired education, new occupational goals, child care service needs, television courses and preferences in class scheduling, location, and format. Five subgroups of employers who had more than 50 employees were surveyed for information on current employment/training needs, training for present and new employees, importance of types of training, changes in the work force, and employer support for continuing education. The three questionnaires, statistical projections from the student and adult surveys, and response data from the employer survey are appended. (RT)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Academic Programs.
Authoring Institution: Harrisburg Area Community Coll., PA.
Identifiers: Employer Surveys; Pennsylvania (Cumberland County); Pennsylvania (Dauphin County); Pennsylvania (Harrisburg); Pennsylvania (Perry County)
Note: For a related document, see JC 780 007. Occasional light type