Contains two essays addressing the impact of technological development on the economy, job market, education, and management. The use of information technology demands computer literacy and educators must make changes in curriculum that integrates practice and theory. Digital accessibility has changed the flow of information, causing organizations…

Addresses critical and extensively debated human resource issues involved with Hungary's transition to a market economy. Summarizes key problems, including educational system rigidity versus labor market flexibility and lack of feedback between growing unemployment and school system transformation. Highlights some proposed solutions consistent…

Discusses the role of labor markets, markets of degrees and qualifications, and the market of educational services in relation to higher education reforms in central and east European countries as well as Russia. Finds that the markets' pressure on higher education limits access to quality higher education while enrollment is growing. (CMK)

Provides an overview of the inequalities of access to higher education in Greece at the national level showing patterns of differentiation between the scientific disciplines and between occupations in the labor market. Offers the "Indices of Educational Opportunities" to show the patterns of student distribution in universities and other…

Changing conditions in teaching and national and state policy environments have dramatically increased the distance between undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs and ways that inservice teachers are being educated, reeducated, trained, and retrained. The paper highlights: comprehensive school reform and its meaning for new…

Changing conditions of academic and scientific labour markets, blurring boundaries between public and private and between basic and applied research, and the growing European dimension to scientific careers challenge the conceptual thinking about the research training function of the university. The paper explores these changes and addresses their…

This publication contains the proceedings of a conference on the universities, labor market, the academic labor pool, and society's needs for educated workers in New Zealand. Following background information on the conference, a list of participants, and a conference program; the texts of the two keynote presentations are given including questions…

Recent changes in the structure and emphases of West German higher education and its student body have resulted in much less homogeneity in student motivation, opinions, and employment prospects. Curricular reorganization might be a better response to the students' diverse needs and interests. (MSE)

The use of computer technology in college management has its own momentum, and the danger is that it will be pursued for its own sake. However, the use of computers to enable students to think more deeply and effectively, rather than just more technically, will be challenging and rewarding for higher education. (MSE)

The U.S. Department of Education 2004 National High School Summit took place December 2-3, 2004, in Washington, D.C. Nearly 1000 individuals participated-educators, policymakers, business leaders, and government officials. The event built on the work the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) had done with states over the prior year and…

Examines central issues in the future of occupational education: uncertain enrollment patterns; changing instructional strategies and delivery systems; influences of national and international policies and technological advances on future employment markets; an uneasy economic climate; and collaboration with liberal arts faculty, government…

Prior to the 1980s, Chinese students were educated to submit themselves to national needs based on a rigid manpower plan. Recently, the gradual emergence of a market economy has led to the development of vocational high schools, the possibility of individual choice in careers, and the fading out of job allocation. (KS)

It is suggested that a new approach to education for academic careers, one which adds training in teaching and service to training for research, is gaining interest. A number of initiatives, privately and publicly funded, and market forces that support this trend are noted. (MSE)

Three major models of vocational education and training provision for the 16- to 19-year-old age group have been identified: schooling model, which emphasizes full-time schooling until age 18; dual model, which involves mainly work-based apprenticeship training with some school-based general education; and mixed model. Germany is an exemplar of…

A study examined the views of a sample of Los Angeles area employers concerning the utility of vocational education. During the study, researchers surveyed a group of employers from a predominantly nonwhite, relatively poor section of downtown Los Angeles and a group of employers from the fast-growing, affluent, predominantly white, planned…