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Werner, Gabriele A. – 1986
German primary vocational training is characterized by the Dual System, a system of alternating education with two major partners--business and special vocational education. It coordinates and integrates both theoretical and practical training. Students who complete compulsory education at age 15 may choose this vocational alternating training…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Continuing Education, Developed Nations, Employment Problems
Download full textAshley, William L.; Kurth, Paula K. – 1988
This review presents a summary of the research on displaced worker programs and implications and recommendations for practice that the research supports. Chapter I is an overview of the displaced worker problem. It considers the extent of worker displacement and job loss and summarizes future projections. Chapter II discusses existing programs for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Helwig, Andrew A. – 1984
The need for a national policy for the development and use of human resources is evident. One part of the human resource development issue centers around the needs of adult workers who are unemployed or threatended with unemployment because of structural changes in the labor market. The issue of retraining adult workers was examined in detail in…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Economic Development, Employment Patterns, Entrepreneurship
Herschbach, Dennis R. – 1984
This study examines the potential application of educational technology to vocational training and retraining. Its purpose is to assist program planners in the U.S. Department of Education to make more informed decisions concerning the federal role in the use of educational technology. Five questions are addressed. General findings include the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
Stewart, Charles D. – 1980
This monograph outlines public policy responses to deal with the effects of forced worklife changes fashioned by government in the United States, Japan, and Western European countries. From the Morrill Act of 1862, through New Deal policy initiatives and on to the "active" manpower policies operating in Europe, the record of government…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Economic Change, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Baldwin, Stephen E. – 1987
This report was written for the Technology Policy Task Force of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives. The report examines the nature and history of technological change, its impact on large and small firms and their workers, and its policy implications. The paper stresses that individuals, schools, firms,…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
