This webinar explored several elements of teacher preparation pathways, including the history, popularity, and quality of various routes to certification, as well as the impact of these various pathways on teacher quality and retention and student achievement. This Q&A addressed the questions participants had for Dr. Grossman following the…

The Group of Eight (Go8) applauds the government's intention to comprehensively reform the skilled migration program, and it welcomes the opportunity to submit this response to the General Skilled Migration (GSM) Points Test Discussion Paper. The Go8 has argued for some time that it is inappropriate to link international education to the skilled…

Although the United States has an adequate supply of nurses, the mix of nurses by educational background is insufficient and the present pool of nurses is not being well used. Solutions include reorganizing hospitals, improving accessibility of care, enhancing academic care centers, and serving the underserved. (SK)

The Secretary of Labor discusses the gap between the skills youth have and the skills they need and the role of vocational education in closing that gap. (JOW)

Any program for the state, local, or federal levels designed to produce more math and science teachers should recognize the special needs of the small, rural, and isolated school. Rural teachers can expect generalized teaching assignments with a greater diversity of subject matter responsibilities than teachers in larger, urban settings. There is…

These proceedings contain the three presentations and reports of four workshops of a conference addressing the issue of the jobs-skills mismatch problem in the Stamford Area (Connecticut). In his keynote address, Balancing People with Jobs: The Task Before Us, Fred T. Allen uses his own company, Pitney Bowes, as an illustration of the current…

Includes three articles: "More College Graduates May Be Chasing Fewer Jobs" (Shelley); "College Graduates: Do We Have Too Many or Too Few?" (Hecker); and "College Earnings and Why They Vary" (Hecker). (SK)

This paper discusses current differences in the nursing education community regarding the roles of associate degree and baccalaureate degree nurses and presents a critique of the "Position Paper on Nursing Roles--Scope and Preparation" issued in 1982 by the National League for Nursing (NLN). After a discussion of the history and…

A responsive advanced technical study plan permits students to receive additional advanced courses free for a period of time after graduation. Community colleges should consider such plans as a response to the need for educational restructuring. (SK)

The crisis in preparing people for work stems from many factors: generalization versus specialization, student employment with little guidance or relevance to future work, changing skill requirements, and labor shortages in specific occupations. The focus of reform should be a greater match between skills training and employment opportunities. (SK)

In order to catalyze the exploration, planning, and implementation of successful technology integration into schools, the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE) hosted Stage I of the national initiative, Learning Tomorrow, in January 1989. Thirty-eight professionals, including classroom teachers, school facilities designers,…

Used data from three annual surveys to describe the gap between job seekers' skills and skills that employers want. Employers are seeking broader and greater skill levels and career counselors can help candidates meet these expectations. Reviews employers' suggestions for job hunters and some of the skills in demand. (RJM)

In this chapter, the authors argue that alignment of higher education with workforce needs should be based on careful action by institutions to embed skills and attributes within instructional programs. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)

The high failure rate among small businesses attests to the need for improved efforts at the community and junior college level to help prepare the would-be self-employed person to develop entrepreneurial skills. A survey of over 400 community and junior colleges disclosed only 4 business management programs that included courses for small…

A study of business and labor was conducted to define the performance skills expected of those entering the workplace in the 1990s and beyond. Survey respondents were 1,120 business people and 26 labor representatives in Illinois of whom 90 participated in follow-up roundtable discussions. Respondents identified and rank ordered nine basic skills:…