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Peer reviewedLewis, Morgan V. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1985
While agreeing on balance with the four preceding articles on the changing workplace, the author cites some research that indicates that the net effect of technology is to lower skill requirements of jobs. Concludes that we will need a flexible, well-educated work force. (SK)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Force
Download full textLewis, Morgan V.; Norton, Lee – 1986
The aging of the population is one of the major influences on the environment in which vocational education operates. The number of people 65 and older will increase more slowly in next 25 years than in the past. Improvements in working conditions, health care, and pension plans since World War II have made those who will be 65 by the end of the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Change
