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Kanter, Harvey, Ed.; Tyack, David, Ed. – 1979
This book is the product of a conference on the historiography of education and work that was held at Boys Town Center, Stanford University, on August 17-18, 1979. The central purpose of the conference and this report was to evaluate existing research and to develop and assess new interpretations of the historical development of linkages between…
Descriptors: Blacks, Education Work Relationship, Educational History, Educational Legislation
Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1985
The recruitment of young people into the teaching profession declined in Canada during the late 1970's and early 1980's. By 1985 the average age of teachers in most provinces rose to around 40. Three major papers presented at a 1985 seminar focused on the implications of this changing age structure for employment policies and services. In…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Aging in Academia, Change Strategies, Demography
Oregon Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, Salem. – 1983
This booklet is a composite of the major presentations and activities that were included in three workshops for counselors in Oregon schools, community colleges, and social service agencies that dealt with occupational and educational trends for the 1990s. Provided first is a summary of a series of small group discussions that focused on projected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counselor Role, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Golden, Susan, Ed. – 1978
The volume presents five research papers and sixteen reports of research in progress which examine the relationship of women to work, family roles, and support systems. The papers examine internal factors influencing women's goals, racial differences in why women work, how work and family roles are integrated, class differences as determinants of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Cromer, Janis – 1984
This report offers the conclusions of a 1983 EPCOT symposium on education and the Information Age involving distinguished national experts and 46 secondary school principals from across the country. Discussed in the first section on "The Demands of an Information Age" are a number of transitions, including current shifts from an industrial to an…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
National Organization for Migrant Children, Inc., New York, NY. – 1981
The report includes a conference summary, introductory remarks, keynote address, four conference papers and comments on each, and summary of major policy issues. The keynote address reviews policies and practices affecting migrant children, the roots of the migratory farm labor system, impact of migrancy on families; services for migrant children,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Blacks, Child Labor
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1999
This document contains 15 papers from a conference on preparing youth for the 21st century that was organized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The following papers are included: "Giving Young People a Good Start: The Experience of OECD Countries" (Norman Bowers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Articulation (Education), At Risk Persons
