The purpose of this study was to identify factors which influence the placement of postsecondary students who completed machine shop programs in Florida's vocational-technical schools. / Specifically, this study was designed to seek answers to the following questions: (1) What are the positive factors which facilitate the placement of postsecondary machine shop program completers of Florida's vocational-technical schools? (2) What are the negative factors which inhibit the placement of postsecondary machine shop program completers of Florida's vocational-technical schools? / Population of the study consisted of ninety-seven of the students who have completed postsecondary machine shop programs in nineteen of the Florida institutions during the academic year 1982-83, and forty-four instructors and placement officers of these postsecondary machine shop programs. / The study was conducted in two phases. The first phase consisted of the administration of two questionnaires. The second phase consisted of personal interviews and observations. The data collected during the two phases of the study were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentages, and chi-square techniques. / Based on the analysis of the data the following factors emerged as factors which facilitated the placement of 1982-83 machine shop graduates: adequacy of training; commitment of school personnel to placement of graduates; involvement with a cooperative program; relationship between school personnel and employers; relationship between graduates and employers; help from friends and relatives; self motivation; good attitude; employability skills; existence of an advisory or craft committee; good local economic conditions; and cooperation between instructor and placement officer. / The result of the study also pointed toward several factors which inhibited the placement of the graduates. These factors were: lack of adequate work experience; lack of specific training; limited number of jobs available in area; lack of employability skill; age; lack of funds to search for a job; poor local economy; lack of language competency; poor attitude; lack of motivation; and lack of updated and computerized equipment in the training program. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-01, Section: A, page: 0161. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75734 |
| Contributors | MASSOUDI, SHAHROKH., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 137 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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