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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1990
This study analyzes the needs of the Palestinian people in the area of education and training and identifies projects that would aid further development in this area. The first of seven chapters provides demographic and socioeconomic background. The second chapter is an overview of the pre-university education system in the Occupied Territories…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Warnat, Winifred I. – 1983
New technologies will produce a radical restructuring of work, including a devaluation of current work skills and the creation of new ones at an ever-increasing rate. The robotics industry provides a prototype for the impact of technology on society, and a context for examining the relevancy of schooling in preparing individuals to function within…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Needs, Electromechanical Technology, Electronic Control
Pincus, Fred L. – 1985
Customized Contract Training (CCT), which involves contracting to design short term, non-credit courses and workshops to meet the training needs of specific employers, is the new buzz-word at community colleges. Though many assume this type of school-business partnership benefits everyone, the potential negative effects on community colleges as…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Educational Needs
Download full textBurge, Penny L. – 1987
The number of single-parent families has increased dramatically. These families are subject to extreme economic problems and thus are in special need of career development and vocational preparation. Displaced homemakers are at a disadvantage inasmuch as they must reenter the work force; moreover, they face the additional career development…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Career Development, Displaced Homemakers
ACT, Inc., Iowa City, IA. – 2000
This report summarizes the results of a project conducted to document the skills and behaviors that have been identified as essential for a work force facing the challenges of global competition in an environment of rapidly changing markets. The workplace competencies and foundation skills defined in "Skills and Tasks for Jobs: A SCANS…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, Check Lists, Competence
Lipson, Joseph I. – 1984
This monograph provides a vision of the future for vocational educators in a position to improve programs, such as teachers and administrators of local educational agencies and state leaders who set priorities in educational agencies. The monograph addresses nationwide technological concerns of the computer, image storage and creation, and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction
Barnow, Burt S., Ed.; King, Christopher T., Ed. – 2000
This book, which is intended for policymakers, administrators, and researchers, contains 13 research papers and reviews of the literature on increasing the effectiveness of publicly funded training. The following papers are included: "Publicly Funded Training in a Changing Labor Market" (Burt S. Barnow, Christopher T. King); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers
