Surveys reading teachers, school administrators, and professors of reading to determine the past, present, and future roles of reading resource teachers. (FL)

This discussion on the lack of data concerning comparable worth concludes that efforts to design data collecting systems or even to tabulate and amass those data that already exist lag behind efforts to litigate and legislate comparable worth. The author discusses possible future scenarios on this subject. (CT)

Of the many purposes education serves in society, one of the most important is to prepare people for work. In today's economy, education is important not just to help adults enter the labor market, but also to ensure that adults remain marketable throughout their working lives. This report examines how adults in the labor force use formal…

Over the past several years, we have experienced a rather dramatic downward turn in demand for entry level information technology (IT) professionals. However, reports of trends at the end of 2004 indicated that job postings for IT workers reached their highest levels since 2001. This occurs at a time when the number of four year degree programs in…

Reports the findings of two 1982 surveys of national and Florida editors regarding the job market for journalism majors. (HOD)

Argues that schools should aim to develop generic skills which are not locked into very restricted occupational areas but nonetheless are explicitly related to the skills required in local labor markets. (CT)

Offers advice, in the form of a letter, to an aspiring teacher about the benefits of being a yearbook advisor. Reviews some of the basic skills needed to be an advisor, such as writing, photography and design skills, computer skills, budgetary and advertising skills, and public relations skills. (TB)

Discusses higher standards and educational reform in New York schools and considers the growing need for graduates with knowledge and skills to enter the labor market or pursue advanced technical education and training. Describes one Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) program that is being developed to meet these needs. (LRW)

Comparison of British advanced General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQ) students (n=42) and General Certificate of Education (GCE) students (N=82) revealed GNVQ students to be more aware of business needs and teamwork; GCE students emphasized leadership and self-sufficiency skills. Work experience and foreign language were increasingly…

Contrasts two models of interaction between higher education and the labor market: (1) development of general employability skills, which can be narrow and limited without context; and (2) professional education. Both the professions and discipline-based higher education are organized around and draw their distinctiveness from specific contexts.…

Examines the educational system in Nordic countries as it regulates passage of age cohorts from home through school to the labor market. States that formal education is failing to close the skills gap. Advocates delinking vocational training from formal schooling and reorganizing working life in terms of production of practical know-how through…

This study investigated the status of the emerging market for information professionals in Botswana. The respondents were the Masters graduates from the University of Botswana Library and Information Studies (LIS) program from 1996 to 2003 who are currently employed, and four employing organizations--the University of Botswana (UBL), Botswana…

Over the past few decades, the economic prospects for workers possessing relatively few skills have worsened as the demand for skills in the labor market has increased. Even in jobs that might be categorized as low-skilled, workers require a diverse set of skills to succeed. Many of these skills can only be obtained through schooling or job…

The history of careers guidance in Northern Ireland has many similarities but also many differences from experiences in other parts of the UK. The Careers Service has remained within central government for the duration, and this has provided a degree of consistency in service provision over time. In line with the Department for Employment and…

The problems caused by increasing production of college graduates and the economy's fluctuating demand for degree holders in the job market are described. Methods for teaching more marketable skills in colleges based on a cooperative association between business and education are discussed. (MS)