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Download full textIlvento, Thomas W.; Christenson, James A. – Community Issues, 1986
A new era of farming is evolving in Kentucky. Resulting primarily from the loss of medium-sized operations, there has been a decline in the total number of farms. The real value of farmland dropped 16% in Kentucky between 1981 and 1985. More farmers are seeking off-farm employment in order to continue family operations. Similarly, more farmers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Community Resources, Coping
Templin, Robert G.; Askegaard, Lewis D. – 1983
A futuristic study of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District (TJPD) in the year 2000 was conducted by Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to gain insights into those trends and pressures likely to affect the TJPD in the future. Interviews were conducted with 85 area leaders to determine their views and projections regarding lifestyles;…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Trends
Arkansas Univ., Hot Springs. Arkansas Research & Training Center in Vocational Rehabilitation. – 1993
This document focuses on employer/employment services in vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs. Vocational rehabilitation is undergoing transformation in employment services to respond to redefined priorities, diverse populations, changing labor markets, state-of-the-art technologies, legislative mandates, and economic factors. Changes in…
Descriptors: Adults, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Hollifield, John H. – Educational R & D Report, 1983
A look at the potential impact of high technology suggests that there may be a dim side to the popular view that high technology is the answer to America's educational and occupational problems. In reality, as technology advances continue, required job skills will decrease further. High technology will account for only 7 percent of all new jobs…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demand Occupations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Waits, Mary Jo; Vandegrift, Judith A. – 1998
Arizona businesses are facing a dearth of skilled workers. The work force deficit is about quantity and about quality. It is both an immediate problem and a long-term problem. It is a threat to business competitiveness and Arizona's competitive advantage, and it challenges both industry and government to find solutions. Currently the State of…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
As demographic changes and new labor supply requirements develop in the years ahead, older workers are sure to become even more important to employers and to society as a whole. To date, most employers have just begun to formulate policies to manage an aging work force in a changing economy. Some firms, however, have begun to respond pragmatically…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Business Responsibility, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning
