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Vocational Education and General Education: New Relationship or Shotgun Marriage?
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Jacobs, James – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1993
Discusses the impact of technological change on the technical and "employability" skills required of the modern labor force. Outlines specific content and faculty upgrading areas that general education programs should address to meet workforce needs. Discusses the current crisis in vocational education and the relationship between general…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, Employment Qualifications