1992 Employer Assessments of Recent Pima Community College Graduates.

Institution	Pima Community Coll., Tucson, AZ. Office of Research and Planning.
Titel	1992 Employer Assessments of Recent Pima Community College Graduates.
Quelle	(1993), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Graduates; Community Colleges; Education Work Relationship; Employer Attitudes; Followup Studies; General Education; Job Performance; Job Skills; Knowledge Level; Outcomes of Education; School Effectiveness; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Followup + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Community college; Community College; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Wissensbasis; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schuleffizienz
Abstract	In 1992, a survey was conducted of employers of former students at Pima Community College (PCC), in Arizona, to assess graduates' on-the-job performance and provide data for program review. Questionnaires were mailed to 125 supervisors of 1991-92 PCC graduates who had given permission for their supervisors to be contacted, asking the employers to rate their employees as good, very good, or excellent in the areas of reading comprehension, mathematical computation, written and oral communication, critical thinking, decision-making, computer skills, local and world history, people skills, work independence, punctuality, timely task completion, work quality, bilingual skills, teamwork, and overall performance. Study findings, based on responses from 91 employers, included the following: (1) 26% of the respondents were supervisors of graduates from registered nursing, 16% from business administration, 14% from practical nursing, and 10% from the nursing assistant program; (2) 93% of the graduates were employed in jobs that were either directly related or somewhat related to their training at PCC; (3) overall, both general education-related knowledge and abilities and work-related abilities were rated as very good, while work knowledge skills were rated somewhat higher than general education skills; and (4) respondents who supervised nursing graduates recommended that PCC provide more training in specific skills areas and more hand-on training, such as practicums and clinical internships. Tables and recommendations are included. (KP)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC