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A Needs Assessment of Employment Demands/Interests for Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Public Schools. ,INSTITUTION Ohio State Univ., Columbus DOC!JMENT RESUME 929 ; CE 005 823 .710,11PIR Gray, Kenney E. ;And Others Tr4E. A Needs Assessment of Employment Demands/Interests for Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Public Schools. ,INSTITUTION Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Vocational and Technical Education. SPONS AGENCY Nashville - Davidson County Metropolitan Public Schoo10.,,Tenn. REPORT NO YT-102-30Ths. PUB DATE May 75 NOTE 291p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.76 HC-$14.59 Plus Postage DESCRIPTORS Demand Occupations; Educational Needs; Employment QualifiCations; Employment Trends; Interest Research; *Manpower' Needs; *Needs Assessment Occupational Choice; *Occupational Information; Parental Aspiration; Semiskilled Workers; Skilled Workers; AP Student Interests;Eurveys; Tables (Data) ;Teacher Attitudes; *Vocational, Interests IDENTIFIERS Tennessee (Nashville) ABSTRACT The results of several surveys conducted to assess current employment needs and student and parent interests in greater Nashville (Tennessee) are reported. The needs assessment was conducted in.an effort to generate information which would be useful for planning expanded vocational education programs in the metroOblitan public schools of Nashville-Davidson County. The findings of the surveys are reported in five chapters as follows: (1) Nashville area employment needs survey for 1976,(2) entrance requirements for highest demand *occupations,(3) student and parent survey findings,(4) perceptions of curricular needs by school personnel, 'and(5) recommendations. (Author/VA) *******************4*************************************************** * Documen,ts acquired by EPIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of. marginal * *reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original documentReproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original. *************************.********************************************** I A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OFEMPLOYMENT DEMANDS/INTERESTS FOR NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS I by Kenney E. Gray Eail B. Russell Project Director Research Specialist Research Specialist Victor Rios Cruz John M. Stahura Jose A. Mattei Graduate Research Graduate Interns Associate 1 US OE PAR TMENT OF HEALTH EOUCATION I. WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EOUCATION THS, DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PEDRO DuCED EXACTLY AS ;RECEIVED r ROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN AT f NO 'T POINTS Or VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY P EPRE SENT OF G oCAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE Or EDUCATION POS'TON OR POLICY rrl (NI 00. UT- 10 2-30 1 0 The Center for Vocational Education () The Ohio State University 0 1960 Kenny Road Columbus; Ohio 43210 May 1975 .......-,..n.....mcm--..........",...,2__ , % THE CENTER MISSION STATEMENT The Center for Vocational Education's mission isto increase the ability of diverse agencies, institu- tions, and organizations to solve educational problems relating to individualcareer planning and preparation. The Center fulfills its mission by: Generating knowledge through research Developing educational prOgrains and products / Evaluating individual program needs and outcome's Installing educational programs and products Operating inform4tion systems and services Conducting leaders development and training . programs it N ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Special appreciation isexpressed to Metro personnel who provided evpport and assistancefor the study. Eminent among those were Dr. Elbert D. Brooks,Director of Schools, and his administrative staff;.E. C. Miller,Director of Vocational Education; Dr. M. EdwardBinkley,Dr. Rolly D. Spradling,Richard Evaluation W. Hooper, and Thomas G.Caulkins of the Research and Department; Thomas S. Shacklettand staff of the dataprocessing section; Mrs. Dorothy M. Pease andcounselors in each of thehigh schools; high school principals andassistant principals; Mrs. Frances Daily, Mrs. DorothyHaley, and Mrs. Ruth Davis,vocational department secretaries; KennethAnderson,'Coordinator of Coopera- tive Education; Forrest P.Wilson, Coordinator ofVocational Agriculture; the cooperativeeducation coordinators andteachers industry, of vocational agriculturefor interviewing business, and the and community leadersrelative to employment demands, for information and many other staffwho responded to requests assistance. Further, the surveys couldnot have beensuccessfully corn-, and pleted without the splendidcooperation of community leaders officials from businessand industry. Particularly helpful were Evaluation, The Dr. Paul Braden,Director of Research and Department of Economic andCommunity Development, State of iii 5 Tennessee, and his assistant Dr. Krishan Paul, who assisted in acquainting project staff with data sources, training inter- viewers, and making contacts with key Nashville manpower data sources. Additionally, invaluable assistance was provided by i toe Cummins and staff, Research and Evaluation Section, bepart- ent of Employment. Security, State of Tennessee, by providing data from their files and consultation regarding the Nashville labor market whenever called upon. Special appreciation is expressed also to Mrs. W. M. (Tex) (Dorothy) Ritter for assistance in identifying leaders in the music field to participate in the survey of the field's employment training needs. Members of The Center staff whO contributed significantly to the project were Dr. Daniel E. Koble, Jr., who provided consulta- tion and assistance in conducting the- surveys and preparing the final report, and Ms. Patricia (Pat) Lewis,.who guided the typing of draft copy, editing, final typing, and duplication. / t. iv It it 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements J/ iii List of Tables ix List of Figures .xvii Introduction Chapter I -- Summary 3 Rankings of Occupational Titles by Job Openings . 5 Service Occupations 10 Chapter I -- Employment Needs in Greater Nashville 15 Nashville Area Employment Survey for 1976 16 Health Services Occupations 19 Publishing/Printing Occupations 22 Clerical Occupations 24. Construction and Metalworking Craftsmen . 27 Mechanics, Repairmen and Installers 29 HosPitality Industry OccupaVOns 32 Human Services Occupations 34 Other Occupations 36 Selected Occupations Write-In Occupations Agricultural Occupations Other Than Farming in Davidson County 42 Summary of Agribusiness 47 v 7 .* Survey of Music and Allied Occupationt 48, Professional And Technicalloyment Needs Data Consistent with Student Interests Survey 52 Chapter II -- Summary 55 Chapter II -- Entrance Requirements for Highest Demand Occupations 57 Health ServIces 61 Publishing Industry 61 Clerical Occupations 62 Construction and Metalworking Craftsmen 62 Mechanics, Repairmen and Installers 63 Hospitality Industry. 64 Human Services 65 Other Occupations 66 Chapter III -- Summary 69 Ranking of Occupational Clusters Based Upon Student Survey 69 Ranking of Occupational Titles by Job Openings 72 Other Findings 72 Chapter III -- Student and Parent Survey Findings 77 -How the Student and Parent Surveys Were Conducted 78 Questionnaire Completions in Each School 80 Computing Choice Rankings of Occupations 82 Student and Parent Occupational Choices 83 Health Services Occupational Cluster 84 Publishing Industry Occupational Cluster 84 Clerical Occupational Cluster 87 vi 8 Construction and Metalworking OccupationalCluster . 87 Mechanics, tepairmen and InstallergiOccupational Cluster 90 Hospitality Industry Occupational Cluster 90 Human Services Occupational Cluster 90 Agribusiness Occupational Cluster 94 Sales Occupational Cluster 94 Entertainment and Related, Occupational Cluster 97 Physical Science Professional Cluster . 97 Applied Physical Science Occupational Cluster 100 Human Services Professional Cluster 100. Medical Professions Occupational Cluster Occupational Preferences not Listed in Questionnaire . 103 Student/Parent Agreement in Occupational Choice 106 Goal (Short Term /Long Term) for Occupational Preferenct . 107 -- "Matched Pair"Student and Parent Agreement on ,Occupational Goals 108 Occupational Features Preferred by Students and Parents' 108 "Matched Pair" Student and.Parent Agreement on Occupational Features 109 Chapter IV -- Summary 113 Chapter IV -- Perceptions of Curricula Needsby School, Personnel 119" Health Services Occupations 128 Publishing Industry Occupations 130 , 130 (....Clerical Occupations Construction and Metalworking Occupations 133 vii 9 Mechanics, Repairmen and Installers 135 Hospitality Industry Occupations 135 Human Services' Occupations 138 Agribusiness Occupations 140 Sales Occupations 140 Entertainment Occupations 140 Physical Science Professions 143 0 Applied/ Sciences 146 Human Services 146 Medical Profession's 149 Chapter V -- Recommendations 153 Recommendations fdli Vocational Curricula 156 Enabling Recommendations . 159 APPENDIX E hibit 1 166 Cx 1.bit 2 e e .... 1'84 Exhibit 3 204 Exhibit 4 * 21 . Exhibit 5 219 Exhibit 6 232 Exhibit . , 239 Exh 8 . 249 EX ibit 9 256 E Ifibit 10 .0, 263 BIBLIOCJIAPHY 276 .\ o .-? viii 10 V. LIST OF TABLES Page-,, Table by Occupational 1 Summary of Sob Openings Cluster Bilsed On Averageof Estimates by Job Title, byCommunity/Business Leaders (n=92), Agribusiness Leaders(n=44), and Music/Communications Arts Leaders (n=11) 4 2 Ranking ofOccupations by Job Openings in ;Nashville Area EmploymentNeeds Survey
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