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Nelson, Scott Reynolds – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2013
Technology shifts gears. The workers who control it need to learn how to shift gears, too. Workers brought up with universal schooling would respect authority, learn enough "geometry and mechanics" to use in their trades, keep invention alive, and finally see through "the interested complaints of faction and sedition." In other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Factors, Labor Utilization, Labor Conditions
Wilson, Gordon F. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1989
Discusses the educational imperatives of current and projected skilled labor needs in Canada and how they should be met. (JOW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Labor Needs, Skill Obsolescence
Dicks, Dennis J. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1985
The author looks at the Canadian short-term employment model and then examines characteristics of the Japanese employment model (recruitment methods, matching rewards to performance and investment, dealing with skill obsolescence and aging, and the advantages of Japan's long-term model). (CT)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Economic Factors, Human Resources, Job Skills
Wiem, Fred – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1991
Although technology eliminates jobs, it can save and create jobs as well. Technological change also affects the level of skills required of the labor force. Postsecondary institutions need to ensure that the highly educated, highly skilled, adaptable, and creative labor force demanded by employers is available. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development, Lifelong Learning