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Peer reviewedSewall, Gilbert T.; Emberling, Stapley W. – Society, 1998
A new generation of history textbooks, produced since the 1994 release of controversial national history standards, is now being reviewed by key states. These textbooks appear at a time when educational publishing is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few huge media corporations. Discusses the business of educational publishing, which is…
Descriptors: History Instruction, History Textbooks, Publishing Industry, Secondary Education
Download full textCalifornia State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1985
Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) is a public service program administered by the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of minority students who have sound academic preparation, giving them the background to successfully complete a…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Engineering Education, Financial Policy, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGersmehl, Philip J. – Journal of Geography, 1997
Asserts that, to participate in a modern economy, every region needs at least one "bigjob" (basic income generating-job). Describes a mapping activity that helps students identify bigjobs in state economies. Uses California as an example and reveals that, contrary to popular opinion, real estate is California's bigjob. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business, Economic Factors, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
California State Job Training Coordinating Council, Sacramento. – 1996
The State Job Training Coordinating Council (SJTCC) developed recommendations for a new workforce preparation system for California. Its 30 members represented industry and business, state and local government, local and community-based organizations, and the general public. Four committees that focused on four broad areas--coordination and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Business, Coordination, Education Work Relationship
Useem, Elizabeth – 1981
The relationship between high technology companies and educational institutions in northern Santa Clara County, California, a major center of technologically sophisticated industry, was studied. Attention was directed to the way that educational institutions in Silicon Valley are changing to meet the demands of a transforming technology. Over 100…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1981
Written by California teachers and administrators involved in distributive and office education at the secondary and community college levels, these 24 articles present information on new methods of instruction and uses of technology occurring in the business world and in education. Topics covered include Centers for Business Teacher Education,…
Descriptors: Accounting, Bilingual Education, Business Education, Business Education Teachers
