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Download full textEqual Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC. – 1986
This study provides legislators, educators, community organizations, training program specialists, and civil rights groups with data on the position of minorities and women in the work force. Part I considers where the jobs are in terms of designated high growth, high technology, and high loss occupations in the next decade. Chapter One discusses…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Females
Templin, Robert G.; Askegaard, Lewis D. – 1983
A futuristic study of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District (TJPD) in the year 2000 was conducted by Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to gain insights into those trends and pressures likely to affect the TJPD in the future. Interviews were conducted with 85 area leaders to determine their views and projections regarding lifestyles;…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Trends
Hollifield, John H. – Educational R & D Report, 1983
A look at the potential impact of high technology suggests that there may be a dim side to the popular view that high technology is the answer to America's educational and occupational problems. In reality, as technology advances continue, required job skills will decrease further. High technology will account for only 7 percent of all new jobs…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demand Occupations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
