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Imel, Susan – 1999
Although not all current jobs require basic computer skills, technological advances in society have created new jobs and changed the ways many existing jobs are performed. Clearly, workers who are proficient in technology have a greater advantage in the current workplace and the need for technologically proficient workers will only continue to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Needs, Employment Level
Imel, Susan – 2003
A number of factors and trends contribute to an increase in older adults in the workforce including demographics, financial concerns, changing concepts of retirement, longer and healthier life spans, and demand for the knowledge and skills possessed by the current generation of older workers. Careers are now considered to be more fluid, nonlinear…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Career Change, Career Counseling, Career Development