The purpose of this research was to explore the perceptions of employers, teachers and
graduates of the Oregon Carl Perkins Single Parent/Displaced Homemaker Programs
regarding non-technical employment qualities. The Luft "Non-Technical Employment
Qualities Survey Instrument" and open-ended questions were used to elicit personal
responses from members of each group for the purpose of comparing the results.
The research questions addressed the perceived rankings of non-technical employment
qualities, the extent to which programs were perceived to have addressed these nontechnical
employment qualities, the extent to which graduates were perceived to possess
these non-technical employment qualities, the extent to which graduates were perceived
to seek and receive feedback regarding these non-technical employment qualities, the
specific non-technical employment qualities that were perceived as essential prior to
entering the workforce, the perceptions as to why employees were terminated and the
perceived reasons why graduates left employment. The findings concluded that the
respondent populations were in general agreement as to their perceptions. Employers
and teachers agreed more frequently regarding their perceptions as to the extent
graduates possessed these non-technical employment qualities and the extent to which
graduates sought and received feedback. Graduates agreed more frequently with the
employers as to their rankings of the qualities needed, but there was great disagreement
between graduates, and their employers as to the number of qualities possessed and the
amount of feedback sought. Employers and teachers disagreed more frequently in their
rankings as to which qualities were the most important.
The principle implication of this research for education with regard to these populations
is that a close relationship between employers and the instructors preparing graduates
for employment is imperative.
The principle research recommendation entails further inquiry into the specific
behaviors that demonstrate the possession of these skills and that would prevent
employment termination. / Graduation date: 1996
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36751 |
| Date | 29 November 1995 |
| Creators | Anderson, GwenEllyn |
| Contributors | Carpenter, Charles E. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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