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Careers in an Information Society. Education for the Future: Proceedings of the Bradford Conference (Bradford, England, July 1981).
Wheelock, Verner, Ed. – 1981
This report presents keynote papers and summaries of panel discussions from a conference dealing with such issues as future career patterns in the United Kingdom (UK), the impact of microelectronic technology on the workforce, and the role of education in preparing persons for careers in an information society. Verner Wheelock describes the growth…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Education Work Relationship, Electronic Equipment, Employment Opportunities
Priorities for the New Administration on Work-Learning Issues. Edited Proceedings of the National Meeting of the Labor/Higher Education Council (Linthicum Heights, Maryland, November 30-December 2, 1988).
Labor/Higher Education Council, Washington, DC. – 1988
Following the format of the conference, the presentations in these proceedings are organized in three sections, titled "Introduction"; "National Trends"; and "Labor/Higher Education Initiatives: Finding Common Grounds." The following presentations are included in the introductory section: "Why We're Here" (Donahue, Atwell, Mohler, Grecco). The…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employed Women
Economic and Technology Forecasts for the 80's: Implications for Careers. Proceedings of the Patterns Conference (Rochester Institute of Technology, May 1979).
Nystrom, Dennis; And Others
Selected technological and research areas that may affect emerging careers and work expectations were discussed in the five seminar presentations contained in this proceedings. In the introductory section, Dennis Nystrom outlines the goals of the conference and suggests possible implications. Sar Levitan, in the keynote address, examines the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Computers, Conference Reports, Economic Factors
Responsiveness of Training Institutions to Changing Labor Market Demands.
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Taylor, Robert E., Ed.; And Others – 1983
These 19 papers from the second annual Policy Forum on Employability Development explore the responsiveness of various educational and training institutions to changing labor market demands. The first three papers provide an overview of the forum. They summarize the proceedings and policy considerations and address how vocational education and…
Descriptors: Change, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demand Occupations
Employment Prospects for Higher Education Graduates. Intergovernmental Conference on Policies for Higher Education in the 80s (Paris, France, October 12-14, 1981).
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1981
The relationship between overall supply of and demand for young college graduates in countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are examined. Employment and recruitment prospects until about 1985 and the structural trends that will have a lasting influence on the graduate employment situation…
Descriptors: Business, College Graduates, Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship
National Health Occupations Education Curriculum Conference. Conference Proceedings (Des Moines, Iowa, October 8-10, 1986).
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Richards, Beverly, Ed. – 1986
This document contains 16 speeches and small group presentations given at a conference that focused on the needs for health care in the future. The following papers are included: "Cost Containment" (Thomas D. Hatch); "Educational Issues for Tomorrow's Health Occupations--Advanced Technology" (Rex Montgomery); "Mental…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Articulation (Education), Continuing Education