The necessity for control, not only of population growth, but also of spiraling costs are cited. (JB)

Shows that the generally high returns to high school graduation are not universal. For some specific occupations, completing high school is not economically justifiable. (BH)

Industry's need continues to grow faster than schools or in-service training can produce technicians. Technical Education is a bimonthly supplement to IAVE. (Editor)

White males, compared with males of other races, show a higher rate of return for the average social cost of schooling. (CH)

The prospect of a job change for any reason creates a disincentive for a worker to invest in training that is specific to the current job, and therefore those who change jobs frequently may earn less over their life cycle than those who, other things equal, seldom change jobs. (Author/CT)

The rational application of planning tools is discussed in relation to four decision-making settings. The requirements, advantages, and disadvantages of cost-effectiveness analysis are examined in terms of their appropriateness and applicability to vocational education planning. (SK)

The idea of local system capacity needs to be rethought in light of the demands for learning placed on local educators by the current wave of reform demands. A study of nine school districts results in identification of human capital, social capital, and financial resources as dimensions of local capacity. (SLD)

Measures the relative influence of engaging in various learning activities--spanning the "life-wide" spectrum of learning--on economic and social benefits. Finds that relationship between formal education and economic and social outcomes is complex, with confounding effects, indicating that different types of learning activities taken…

Examines the relationship between returns to education and family background using samples of male and female workers drawn from the Spanish Survey on Class Structure. Results for males show a positive relationship between parents' education (or occupation) and returns to schools. Returns for females are mixed: Least-squares estimates show…

Introduces several articles that focus on human capital and social cohesion (e.g., effects of learning on economic and social development and the debate over education and social cohesion) and multilateral development banks and religious organizations (e.g., how the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund influence education in developing…

Examines the debate over education and social cohesion, reviewing relevant literature, which notes limitations of individual-level analysis of societal issues; outlining alternative models for understanding how education influences social cohesion in different societies (e.g., skills, income distribution, and indicators of social cohesion); and…

Human and social capital discourses attempt to explain New Zealand's brain drain. Solutions related to each discourse involve offering incentives for returning or creating links so that expatriates can contribute to their homeland from abroad. Establishing such "diaspora networks" might be the role of adult education. (Contains 43…

Female welfare recipients (n=144) and one child of each were interviewed. High levels of human and psychological capital and lower levels of family social ecology barriers predicted more maternal paid employment and psychological well-being. Analyses of nearly 1,200 welfare mothers' archival records correlated low initial capital with greater…

Immigrants often are unable to practice their professions in new countries. Interviews in 1992 and 1995 with 910 Russian immigrants to Israel showed that participation in government-sponsored retraining helped improve occupational status and earnings, especially for women. Those with lower occupational status also benefitted subjectively from…