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Smith, Barbara E. – 1991
Establishment of the federal-state Employment Service system created a need for a standardized occupational language to ensure uniform matching of workers with jobs. The Occupational Analysis Research Program was initiated to gather a broad base of detailed occupational information. Although the organizational structure of all editions of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Data Collection, Employment Opportunities
National Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1994
The current pressure to look seriously at the connection between the economy and the educational and occupational skills of adults is being driven by changes in both economic conditions and the makeup of the U.S. labor force. Manufacturing has declined, taking with it low-skill, high-wage jobs, and the work force has more immigrants, women, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship
Fein, Rashi; Bishop, Christine – 1976
This eleventh special report of the National Commission for Manpower Policy examines the manpower, employment, and training implications of policy developments in the health care industry. Section 1 describes the health care industry setting, including health sector characteristics and health expenditure growth. Sections 2 and 3 deal with the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Cost Indexes, Costs, Employment Patterns
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1981
This handbook, developed by the National Alliance of Business, is designed as a tool for Private Industry Councils (PICs) in promoting permanent partnerships between public and private interests in training and employing the disadvantaged. Basic information on roles, organizational issues, and program activities of the PIC are considered in four…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperation, Cooperative Education, Disadvantaged
Bromley, James; Wardle, Larry – 1978
This monograph, one of a series prepared for the Employment and Training Administration, attempts to provide a new approach to on-the-job training (OJT) and to offer the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors a basis for new programmatic directions. The monograph is divided into seven chapters. Subject areas included are…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Budgeting, Contracts, Educational Administration
Roveland, Richard M. – 1980
This guide provides a handy reference to major sources of information dealing with career planning, educational opportunities, occupational supply and demand, job characteristics, and the job search. Prepared for the New York State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, this directory contains, whenever possible, sources relating to New…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities
Fishkind, Henry H.; And Others – 1977
This report reviews activities of phase two of a research project with the general objective of developing methodology to better assess the needs of vocational-technical education in urban areas, and specific objectives of refining the methodology developed in phase one for the Jacksonville, Florida, labor market and extending the methodology and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Economic Research, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Clark, Donald M. – 1976
Increasing attention is being paid to linking education and the market place to prepare youth for a productive role in work. Three areas constitute the ingredients for developing a realistic strategy: (1) Changes in the market place, (2) a delivery system for increased youth employment, and (3) local industry-education councils. Over the next…
Descriptors: Career Education, Citizens Councils, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Watson, Bernard C. – 1977
The major point of this address is that education for black Americans cannot be viewed apart from the political, economic, and social structures of American society. More attention must be devoted to understanding the exercise of political power, informed and accurate policy analysis, and the relationship of the worker to modern industry. Income…
Descriptors: Black Businesses, Black Community, Black Education, Black Employment
Morton, J. B.; And Others – 1975
The purpose of the report is to enumerate current (for the year ending June 30, 1975) data on manpower supply and demand on selected occupations and training programs in Oklahoma. An introduction explains how the data were acquired. The tables list occupations, the number of workers in demand for each occupation, and the number of workers…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Demand Occupations, Educational Programs
Shavit, Yossi, Ed.; Muller, Walter, Ed. – 1998
The 15 chapters in this book deal with varying institutional characteristics of educational systems and their effects on occupational outcomes. "The Institutional Embeddedness of the Stratification Process: A Comparative Study of Qualifications and Occupations in Thirteen Countries" (Walter Mueller, Yossi Shavit) discusses results of a comparative…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Certificates
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1995
In 10 papers by independent experts, this volume explores the trends in and prospects for research training in member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. "Problems and Prospects of Research Training in the 1990s" (Stuart Blume) looks at trends in national policy toward research training and issues of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs
Ahier, John, Ed.; Esland, Geoff, Ed. – 1999
This first of two volumes is organized around the theme of the social, political, and economic contexts of education and training. (Volume II focuses on the development of vocational policy. Both volumes form part of the Open University MA Module, Education, Training, and the Future of Work.) An introduction (Geoff Esland, John Ahier) provides an…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Change, Economic Climate, Education Work Relationship
Appalachia, 1983
The Appalachian Regional Commission voted its commitment, including $1 million funding, to help states upgrade employment/basic skills to address current labor market needs, create new jobs in the region, and increase productivity. Also voted to support extension of the Vocational Education Act. Research priorities included modernizing vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Categorical Aid, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
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Enalieva, N. I. – Russian Education and Society, 1995
Provides a historical overview of the prerevolutionary Russian government's attempts at youth vocational education. Although the people favored these efforts, political opposition often weakened the policy. Entrepreneurial vocational schools and school/business cooperative efforts flourished in this environment. Briefly discusses selected schools…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Child Labor, Cooperative Education, Economic Impact
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