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Download full textBarton, Paul E. – Educational Testing Service, 2006
The focus of the current high school reform movement goes beyond qualifying students to enter college. It extends to raising the rigor of coursework so that students are prepared for college-level classes, rather than forced to enter remedial courses. This need is based on extensive study of the gap between college admissions criteria and the more…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Noncollege Bound Students, Education Work Relationship, Age
Wonacott, Michael E. – 2003
A study investigated the influence of information technology (IT) industry-sponsored credentials commonly called IT certifications (ITCs) from both organizational and individual perspectives. Findings indicated that there was increasing acceptance, prevalence, and benefits of ITCs in business and industry. Both executives and employees reported…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Science Education, Costs, Credentials
Van Horn, Carl E. – 1995
This paper reviews issues in fostering closer connections between higher education and the workplace and summarizes results of a 1995 survey of 404 New Jersey employers concerning the knowledge, skills, and abilities that New Jersey employers expect from higher education graduates and their suggestions for improving college-based workforce…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Potential
Clagett, Craig A. – 1997
In an effort to reevaluate employment preparation in community college curricula, a review of recent research was conducted to identify the most valued skills in today's workforce. Among the abilities desired by today's employers are: (1) knowing how to learn; (2) competence in reading, writing, and computation; (3) effective listening and oral…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design
Mertens, Donna M.; And Others – 1980
A total of 232 studies on the effects of participation in vocational education that were reported from 1968 through 1979 were analyzed. The studies were classified into more rigorous, less rigorous, and national studies, and were summarized within these groups. Studies of secondary and postsecondary programs were reviewed separately. Focus on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Citizenship, Comparative Analysis
2002
This document contains two papers from a symposium on learning on the job. "Professional Crisis Workers: Impact of Repeated Exposure to Human Pain and Destructiveness" (Lynn Atkinson-Tovar) examines the following topics: (1) the secondary and vicarious traumatic stress disorder that affects many professional crisis workers who are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Counselors, Definitions, Developing Nations
