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Lankard, Bettina A. – 1990
Communication, mathematics, science, and vocational skills are critical to an individual's career progression, but they do not guarantee job success. Many employers believe that employability skills are of primary importance. Because of the changing nature of today's employment picture, employers need creative, flexible workers who have a broad…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Employment Potential, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1994
In today's society, when increasing numbers of employees are being expected to work in teams and when cultural diversity is becoming commonplace in schools and workplaces, it is imperative that vocational and career educators prepare students for future interactions in a culturally diverse workplace. Communication differences between generations,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Cross Cultural Training
Naylor, Michele – 1988
The educational excellence movement has made an academic curriculum a high priority for all high school students, including the 40 percent who do not go on to college. The joint efforts approach to incorporating basic skills into the vocational curriculum is based on the following assumptions: (1) academic skills are embedded in vocational…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
Naylor, Michele – 1985
Although 6 of the 20 fastest growing occupations are associated with high technology, only about 7 percent of all new jobs projected for the remainder of the century will be in high-tech areas. Bureau of Labor Statistics data indicate that far more job openings will occur in low- and entry-level occupations than in highly skilled or professional…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns