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New England Board of Higher Education, 2018
Surveys of New England employers, college academic officers, and graduates find that many consider today's college graduates inadequately prepared for the world of work. In 2017, the New England Board of Higher Education convened the Commission on Higher Education & Employability, under the leadership of Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, College Graduates, Career Readiness
Campbell, Clifton P., Ed. – 1996
This book, which is intended for practicing or aspiring instructors, curriculum developers, and others engaged in work force development at the secondary and postsecondary levels, contains nine papers explaining how to deliver education and training for work. The following papers are included: "Individualized Instructional Systems for Workforce…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques
Wagner, June G. – Keying In, 2001
This business education journal contains two articles and three class activities related to teaching business skills relevant to today's economy. The first article, "Skills for a Changing Economy," provides an overview of the skills needed in today's business environment. According to the article, as many as half of recent high school graduates…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Business Skills, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Education
Nemko, Barbara; Feichtner, Shiela H. – 1990
This resource guide is designed to assist career-vocational educators in providing disadvantaged students with the skills wanted by employers and to increase educators' effectiveness in teaching academically and economically disadvantaged students with limited English proficiency (LEP). The guide is divided into five sections. "The Disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Acceleration (Education), Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills
Almeida, Cheryl, Ed.; Steinberg, Adria, Ed. – 2001
This document presents tools and guidelines to help practitioners transform their high schools into institutions facilitating community-connected learning. The approach underpinning the tools and guidelines is based on the following principles: academic rigor and relevance; personalized learning; self-passage to adulthood; and productive learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Action Research, Admission Criteria
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 2002
This document presents materials to assist Utah school personnel who are initiating, implementing, or improving work-based learning opportunities for students. The document presents detailed guidelines for creating and maintaining work-based learning systems in schools and resource materials for improving existing work-based opportunities. Formal…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Compliance (Legal)