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Download full textBendick, Marc, Jr. – 1982
Undertrained workers, not dislocated workers, are the real problem in the American economy. The vast majority of the workers affected by structural change in the American economy appear to make employment transitions fairly swiftly and smoothly, with no need for public intervention. Undertrained workers, mostly employed and scattered in all…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Career Change, Career Education
Frey, Donald N. – 1982
The way resources are deployed to educate Americans will affect, as never before, productivity, the economy, and the quality of life. To maintain the present standard of living, Americans will be dependent on a continuous infusion of scientific breakthroughs and productivity-enhancing technology. Periodic upgrading of skills will be a necessity…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Economic Progress, Economics, Industry
Blake, Larry J. – 1980
Despite predictions in the 1950's and 1960's that computer technology would reduce job opportunities by 90%, historical data published by the Department of Labor reveal that total manpower demands accelerated from 1947 through 1977 and were primarily satisfied by a decreased demand for farm laborers, an increase in percentage of women in the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Birth Rate, Computer Science, Employed Women
Nelson, Orville; Halfin, Harold – 1982
During the next two decades, vocational education will face a major challenge to keep up to date with technology. National crises usually lead to new technologies. The United States today faces major problems in the areas of energy, productivity, and foreign trade. Solutions to these problems will generate new knowledge and technology that will…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society)
Caro, Francis G.; Morris, Robert – 1991
Colleges and universities throughout the United States are faced with the new mission of offering comprehensive educational programs designed to strengthen the employment skills of mature adults. In the coming decades, as the number of young people entering the labor force decreases by an expected one-third, the number of available workers aged…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Aging (Individuals), Career Change, Community Colleges
Whittier, Sally, Ed; Miguel, Richard J., Ed. – 1985
This audioconference report consists of nine sessions, each featuring a panel of experts who discussed a variety of issues related to collaboration in education and employment. The focus is on practitioners and employers and how they can collaborate to improve the quality of schooling and employment opportunities for secondary- and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
