This paper reports some key aspects of a 2-year study of literacy, technology, and learning funded by DETYA (Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs) under the Children's Literacy National Projects program. Research reported in the paper was undertaken by a consortium made up of researchers from Queensland, New South…

Intended for use by policymakers, program designers, researchers, and others concerned about education and employment outcomes, this collection of papers explores policy-relevant implications of occupational adaptability for the worlds of school and work. The first paper provides an overview of the concepts of change, adaptation, and the American…

This paper examines the goals, architecture, and means of lifelong learning. The following are among the topics discussed: economic and social dimensions of the forces pushing Europe toward a learning society (investing in people; promoting employment in an era of structural change; making firms key partners in the learning society; overcoming the…