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Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Vocational Education and General Education: New Relationship or Shotgun Marriage?
Jacobs, James
New Directions for Community Colleges, n81 p75-84 Spr 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 education and work. (PAA)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, Employment Qualifications, Faculty Development, General Education, Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Force Development, School Business Relationship, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education
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Language: English
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