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Kaufman, H. G. – Engineering Education, 1979
A look at the courses and measurement of obsolescence is presented, along with a discussion of career development to combat it. (BB)
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineers, Obsolescence, Professional Continuing Education
Peer reviewedKaufman, H. G. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1994
Retraining of employed technical professionals as an alternative to termination is being used by a small but growing number of firms. Case studies of involuntary and voluntary retraining generated guidelines for cost-effective programs: management support, candidate screening, career counseling, and realistic job previews. (SK)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dislocated Workers, Higher Education, Job Layoff
Kaufman, H. G. – 1974
The book is primarily concerned with understanding the causes of and prescribing cures for the obsolescence of knowledge and skills among professionals. The focus is on the role of the organization in creating, as well as overcoming, obsolescence. Since management bears much of the onus for allowing obsolescence to occur, it is only just that it…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Counseling, Age, Career Change
