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Arthur, Diane – Personnel, 1987
Discusses factors in a changing society that will make it necessary for companies to revamp their human resources function. Topics include technology, demographics, emerging career categories, human resources planning, benefits, legal trends, and training and development. Tells how to revamp the human resources function. (CH)
Descriptors: Emerging Occupations, Employed Women, Human Resources, Personnel Policy
Dean, Jay W. – Vocational Education Journal, 1986
Discusses the field of distance education, including such topics as (1) competition, (2) costs, (3) effect on students, and (4) teacher preparation. Also describes different types of video technology that can be used in distance education. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Outcomes of Education
Fields, Cheryl M. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Aggressive community colleges are fostering linkages with government programs, large and small businesses, and educational institutions for special training to upgrade worker skills, prepare workers to cope with plant closings, and meet the skill requirements of advancing technology. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Costs, Demand Occupations
Peer reviewedUcko, David A. – Science, Technology, and Human Values, 1983
The Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) has created a new exhibit, "Technology: Chance or Choice?," which emphasizes the human impact on technology. Development of and techniques used in the exhibit are discussed. The latter include microcomputers placed throughout the exhibit to pose questions about critical issues raised by particular…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Exhibits, Futures (of Society), Genetic Engineering
Peer reviewedMorgan, Robert P. – Change, 1983
The need for education concerning societal issues with technological components persists, as does the need for education of engineers relevant to the public sector and the public interest. The need for evaluation of technology and public policy programs is emphasized. (MLW) '
Descriptors: College Role, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Program Development
Levine, Kenneth – 1990
The advent of the "information age," and the electronic communication technologies that are part of it, was supposed to replace print. However, this has not been the case, as the amount of print materials being produced and read has increased along with the electronic equipment. Far from replacing established media and communication…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Download full textTexas State Dept. of Commerce, Austin, TX. State Job Training Coordinating Council. – 1993
A Texas State Job Training Coordinating Council task force developed a series of recommendations regarding improving Texas' current employment and training system to prepare the state's residents for the "smart jobs of the future." A formal literature review was conducted, and regional forums were held and attended by a wide range of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Educational Change
