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Download full textLane Community Coll., Eugene, OR. – 1993
In this position statement, professional technical education is defined as a blend of technology, work skills, and academic subjects to prepare all students for a lifetime of successful learning, working, and living. This document presents a call to action, a framework for action, and a list of the participants and resources for such action,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, High Schools, Labor Force Development, Networks
Hallock, Margaret, Ed. – 1992
Organized labor in Oregon supports a high-skill, high-wage economic development strategy. The Oregon AFL-CIO Committee on Worker Education and Training has made policy recommendations that support this strategy. The Oregon AFL-CIO believes that fundamental reform of education is needed and recommends the following: emphasis on a high level of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Liddell, Scott A. – 1994
This report is a primer on the multifaceted issues that state legislators are likely to confront under the rubric of human resource development. Chapter 1 proposes a philosophy: enabling every citizen to become a productive member of the 21st century economy is in a state's best interest both socially and fiscally. Chapter 2 focuses on the premium…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economic Development
Haugland, Marlene; And Others – 1993
This document evaluates the present needs and future shape of the Oregon workforce and recommends strategies for both public and private sectors and for communication. The first section provides a background to the issues of the state's changing economy by describing global and national economic changes and recent state legislative responses, and…
Descriptors: Communications, Delivery Systems, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship
Oregon Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, Salem. – 1983
This booklet is a composite of the major presentations and activities that were included in three workshops for counselors in Oregon schools, community colleges, and social service agencies that dealt with occupational and educational trends for the 1990s. Provided first is a summary of a series of small group discussions that focused on projected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counselor Role, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Foundation for Oregon Research and Education, Portland. – 1983
Following a brief welcoming statement by Gwen Ericcsen, Executive Director of the Foundation for Oregon Research and Education (FORE), conference papers address a wide range of issues on the current challenges of educational reform. Among these issues are the hard choices brought about by the changing economics of education, and the value of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, College Role, Educational Change
