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Download full textPartnership for 21st Century Skills, 2010
This report highlights the demand for skills in the global economy and the ways in which educators can meet this demand by drawing on both career and technical education and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills' Framework for 21st Century Learning. Twenty-first century skills and career and technical education are essential in every state,…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Vocational Education, Readiness, Educational Demand
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1993
A brief history of education in the state of North Carolina provides a look at public schools and the individuals who were most instrumental in their development. Chapter 1 focuses on the colonial period when education for the majority of North Carolina students was almost non-existent. Chapter 2 covers the State Constitution adopted in 1776 that…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Demand, Educational Development
Peer reviewedSteele, Stephen F.; Marshall, Sherry – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Charts the forces changing undergraduate sociology education and attempts to define the future nature of the discipline. Visualizes a discipline that is more practical and problem centered, marketing itself as a proactive tool for understanding changing social systems. Recommends experiential and active learning utilizing new technology. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Cultural Influences, Economic Impact
Peer reviewedCappell, Charles L. – American Sociologist, 1995
Presents extensive empirical evidence with accompanying explanations concerning the drastic decline in both the quantity and quality of sociology students. Suggests the proliferation of business programs and the rise of conservative ideology as the main culprits. Reviews the American Sociological Association's recommendations for curriculum…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Course Selection (Students), Declining Enrollment, Education Work Relationship
Allameh, Joy – 1989
Foreign students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities form a substantial proportion of the student population. The majority of these students come from Asia and most often choose to study business, management, and engineering. The number of female foreign students is rising. The foreign student population has special educational, social, and…
Descriptors: College Role, College Students, Educational Change, Educational Demand
Pratley, Beryl – 1985
Of those 16-year-olds who stay on in full-time education, almost half choose to do so in further (adult) education. Although the percentage of students enrolled in general education programs has fallen off slightly since 1980, this group still forms the largest single group of 16-to-19-year-old students in the United Kingdom. Of all of the areas…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum
