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Download full textO'Toole, James – 1974
The paper, one of a series of monographs, is intended for educators and employers who are actively concerned with improving the interaction between the institutions of education and work. The purpose of the paper is to make educators more aware of the realities of the labor market. The first part of the paper introduces the concept of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Career Choice, Career Education
Wong, Ging, Ed.; Picot, Garnett, Ed. – 2001
This is the first of two volumes of selected papers presented at the 1996 conference on "Changes in Working Time in Canada and the United States." Eleven chapters focus on weekly hours worked by individuals, including the recent changes in the distribution of weekly working time in Canada and the U.S., implications of the changing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Employment, Employment Level
Anisef, Paul, Ed.; Axelrod, Paul, Ed. – 1993
This book presents 11 papers of new research by scholars from across Canada engaged in the study of youth, schooling, employment, and social change. It describes the multiple transitions that young adults encounter in their journey from school to work. Particular attention is paid to the themes of gender, socioeconomic status, ethnocultural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Blacks, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship
Cieslik, Mark, Ed.; Pollock, Gary, Ed. – 2002
Drawing on empirical research and theoretical writings, this book examines how concepts such as risk society and individualization may be used in the field of youth studies. It explores young peoples' identities, youth cultures, and a multiplicity of ways in which risk can be understood and influence youth policy agendas in the future. Chapter 1,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Criminals, Culture
Wever, Kirsten S., Ed. – 2001
This book explores how two nations with widely divergent political economies, Germany and the United States (U.S.), embraced change in four contemporary settings. "Mutual Learning with Trade-Offs" (Kirsten Wever) discusses mutual learning and the distinguishing characteristics of the political economies of Germany and the U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change, Collective Bargaining, Comparative Analysis
Descy, Pascaline, Ed.; Tessaring, Manfred, Ed. – 2001
These three volumes comprise the background publication of the second report on vocational education and training (VET) research in Europe. The two parts of Volume 1 contain 10 papers; Volume 2 contains 11 papers in two parts; and there are 10 papers in the two parts and annex of Volume 3. In Volume 1 are the following: "Steering, Networking,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations
