Youth living in remote rural communities face significant geographic barriers to college access. Even those living near to a postsecondary institution may not have the means for, or may not see the value of, pursuing a college degree within their local economy. This study uses 18 years of national county-level data to ask how local economic shocks…

Democratic societies are rooted in the widely shared belief that all lives have value. As a result, the idea of educational adequacy in a democracy is rooted in the conviction that education's primary mission is to provide knowledge and skills sufficient to allow people to live fully, according to the standards of their time. In a democracy with a…

Achieving prosperity for all Americans could not be more urgent. Although the United States remains the most prosperous nation on earth, millions of citizens are losing faith in the American dream of upward mobility, and in American-style capitalism itself. This crisis of confidence has widened the divide afflicting American politics and cries out…

Four telling facts about jobs and wages for young Americans, as explained in this policy brief, suggest a labor market recovery is coming, although it will be gradual and uneven by educational attainment. Young Americans with a postsecondary degree are more likely to be employed, but the nature of their employment suggests they are taking…

The nation's 4-year not-for-profit colleges and universities collectively held more than $400 billion in endowments in 2008. Some institutions' large endowments coupled with the high and growing cost of college have led to questions about institutions' use of endowments. This mandated report describes: (1) the size and change in value of…

The local neighbourhood has an enduring significance for British urban, working-class youth in relation to their transitions, cultures and leisure practices. This paper examines these interrelated issues by drawing upon ethnographic research undertaken in "Manor", a deprived, multi-ethnic East London neighbourhood. It explores the…

Rural communities such as Stanthorpe on Queensland's Southern Downs, in Australia, are familiar with turbulent environmental, social, technological and economic change and the adversity that frequently accompanies such changes. The capacity of individuals and communities to bounce back from adversity is referred to as resilience. Participation in…

Many colleges in North America are taking a proactive role in community economic development to respond to changing economic conditions. This article explores the myriad of activities engaged in by Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada, by describing the partnerships themselves, their benefits, and the principles under which they operate. (Author)

This study focuses on the role of student earnings as a source of financial support for postsecondary education and the trends in the various components of total earnings over the past ten years. Also studied is the disposition of these earnings between educational and noneducational use. It was found that the average full-time undergraduate…

This booklet, designed to help the consumer prepare for the change to the metric system, discusses the following related topics: simplicity and universality of the metric system, weather, shopping, textiles, cooking, and driving. (MP)

The economic and social impact that metric conversion would have upon the American way of life is the topic of this General Accounting Office report. (MP)

Arguments given against switching to the metric system include: the metric system is foreign; only scientists need the metric system; and who needs systems of measurement, anyway? (MP)

Traces the development of adult education in the workplace during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and examines contemporary examples of workplace education in the changing world economy. The historical tradition of adult education is to promote democracy through social reconstruction. Democracy in the workplace depends upon an…

Discusses contemporary issues in postcompulsory education and training: (1) status of vocational education; (2) relationship of knowledge and work, vocational, and academic education; (3) desirable curriculum content; and (4) institutional structures. Recommends convergence among such goals as economic change, humanistic development, and social…

Research findings indicate that trends in technical education appear to be cyclical and that there is an observable similarity between these trends and the phases of the Kondratieff Wave. It appears that technical education is directly responsive to economic trends. (CT)