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Todd, Lee T., Jr. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2006
Today, many high-tech, professional jobs are being sent overseas. According to TechsUnite.org, more than 150,000 technology jobs have been lost to offshoring since 2000. In this article, the author asserts that American colleges and universities are uniquely poised to help confront this economic challenge by providing basic and applied research…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Technological Advancement, Professional Occupations, Colleges
Schirmer, Peter; Goetz, Stephan J. – 1996
New corporate practices and strategies, technological advances and rising job skill requirements are making postsecondary training a virtual necessity for a high-paying job. This is driving a wedge between the earnings of education "haves" and "have nots." Corporate restructuring is eliminating hundreds of thousands of jobs,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Change, Corporations, Dislocated Workers
Burkett, W. Keith; Thompson, James F. – 1965
A random block sample of approximately 600 heads of households was interviewed about farm and other economic activities. Open-country households, nonfarm as well as farm, were included. Two-thirds of the individuals interviewed had net incomes under $2,000. Characteristics of household heads such as color, sex, and age did not adequately explain…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Background
Schira, Norma Jean; Burton, Sharon Y. – 1981
A study identified health occupations education programs currently offered to handicapped students and health occupations positions now occupied by handicapped employees throughout the state of Kentucky. In addition, the study allowed for assessment of respondent's attitudes toward educating and working with handicapped individuals. Of 1649…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Diseases, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes