Survey of Continuing Education Needs for Secretarial Science Personnel within Lakeshore District. Final Report.
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| Title: | Survey of Continuing Education Needs for Secretarial Science Personnel within Lakeshore District. Final Report. |
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| Authors: | Schrader, Marvin A., Sharp, J. Curt, Lakeshore Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District, Cleveland, WI. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 56 |
| Publication Date: | 1976 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Wisconsin State Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education, Madison. |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Clerical Workers, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes, Job Skills, Lifelong Learning, Office Occupations Education, Postsecondary Education, Research, Secretaries, Surveys |
| Geographic Terms: | Wisconsin |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the study was to determine whether those persons employed in a secretarial-clerical office position in the Lakeshore District (Wisconsin) felt there was a need in their occupational cluster for a series of continuing educational offerings; and if there was a need, on what bases could Lakeshore Technical Institute best develop and implement a series of continuing educational courses to fulfill that need. Questionnaires were administered to 150 secretarial-clerical office employees in the Lakeshore District and 50 supervisory personnel with a response rate of 54.67% for the secretarial-clerical employees and 46% for the supervisors. Conclusions showed that (1) most secretarial-clerical office personnel are employed under an employment policy whereby they receive reimbursement for educational tuition, (2) secretarial-clerical office personnel are interested in taking additional courses in secretarial skills areas, (3) office employees and supervisors perceive the secretarial-clerical office worker as needing the same levels of competency, and (4) most secretarial-clerical office employees prefer to take course offerings on a grade basis leading to an associate degree. This report of the study presents a complete description of the study with emphasis placed on the findings and results. Recommendations and the measurement instruments are included. (SH) |
| Entry Date: | 1977 |
| Accession Number: | ED136039 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the study was to determine whether those persons employed in a secretarial-clerical office position in the Lakeshore District (Wisconsin) felt there was a need in their occupational cluster for a series of continuing educational offerings; and if there was a need, on what bases could Lakeshore Technical Institute best develop and implement a series of continuing educational courses to fulfill that need. Questionnaires were administered to 150 secretarial-clerical office employees in the Lakeshore District and 50 supervisory personnel with a response rate of 54.67% for the secretarial-clerical employees and 46% for the supervisors. Conclusions showed that (1) most secretarial-clerical office personnel are employed under an employment policy whereby they receive reimbursement for educational tuition, (2) secretarial-clerical office personnel are interested in taking additional courses in secretarial skills areas, (3) office employees and supervisors perceive the secretarial-clerical office worker as needing the same levels of competency, and (4) most secretarial-clerical office employees prefer to take course offerings on a grade basis leading to an associate degree. This report of the study presents a complete description of the study with emphasis placed on the findings and results. Recommendations and the measurement instruments are included. (SH) |
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