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Western European Education, 1985
Youth unemployment in Sweden and its repercussions on upper secondary education are analyzed. To allow theoretical education in the upper secondary school to be available to everyone is to educate for unemployment and ignore the problems. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Practices, Employment Opportunities
Gordon, Margaret S.; Trow, Martin – 1979
Essays focusing on issues concerning youth education and unemployment problems are presented in this document. It is divided into three general areas. The first, Youth Unemployment in Western Industrial Countries, reviews general dimensions of the problem, the cyclical hypothesis, the demand hypothesis, the supply hypothesis, disaggregating…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Disadvantaged, Labor Market, Unemployment
Download full textHabeck, Rochelle V., Ed.; And Others – 1985
This volume contains the following presentations: "An Overview of Policy Issues," by Donald Galvin; "Policies for the Employment of Disabled People,' by Norman Acton; "A Corporate Perspective," by Jane Belau; "The Future of Work for People with Disabilities--A View from Great Britain," by Paul Cornes; "A…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Western European Education, 1985
The aim of immigrant policy in Sweden is to give the immigrant students an education on a par with that available to Swedish students. How Sweden educates immigrants is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Practices
Lindblom, Paul – Current Sweden, 1986
To clarify issues in the controversy in Sweden concerning the means and ends of family policy, this article analyzes the economic plight of Swedish families with children, elucidates the views of parents and politicians, discusses the changing role and status of women, and considers prospects for the future. Also discussed are work equality and…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Employed Women
Fulton, Oliver; And Others – Education Policy Bulletin, 1980
Evidence from four Eastern and three Western European countries suggests that there has been some convergence in the application of manpower and social demand criteria to higher education planning. The theoretical case for and against manpower planning is discussed, and the approaches of specific countries are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Curriculum, Economic Factors, Educational Planning
Hermanns, Harry, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Different models of integrated education in the United States, Sweden, and Germany, including open admissions systems, are discussed in 16 conference papers. Titles include the following: "Opportunity and Achievement: An Analysis of Labor Market Experiences among Recent Graduates from the City University of New York" (James Murtha, Barry…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, College Faculty, College Students
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1980
This paper presents the state of current Swedish educational reform policy by describing the current state of Swedish education in compulsory comprehensive school (grades 1-9) and in higher education. The volume begins with a chapter on the external social factors affecting education. This is followed by chapters offering a general description of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation, Compulsory Education, Curriculum
Appelbaum, Eileen; Bailey, Thomas; Berg, Peter; Kalleberg, Arne L. – 2002
Until the 1970s, social norms dictated that women provided care for their families and men were employed for pay. The rapid increase in paid work for women has resulted in an untenable model of work and care in which all employees are assumed to be unencumbered with family responsibilities and women who care for their families are dismissed as…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Behavior Standards, Caregivers, Child Care
Gonon, Philipp, Ed.; Haefeli, Kurt, Ed.; Heikkinen, Anja, Ed.; Ludwig, Iris, Ed. – 2001
In addition to an "Introduction" (Gonon, et. al), there are these 18 essays: "Women and Men in Swiss Vocational Education (Borkowsy); "Women in Basic and Advanced Training" (Grossenbacher); "How Constitutional Change and Legal Reform Projects Foster Equal Opportunities in the Fields of Vocational Education and Higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Choice
