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Download full textNorton, John K. – 1963
In exploring the economics of education this report discusses and extensively quotes the findings and conclusions of research dealing with (1) the demands of modern technology on the public schools, (2) the relation of education to individual earnings. (3) education as an investment in human capital and as a factor in national economic growth, (4)…
Descriptors: Automation, Disadvantaged, Dropouts, Economic Development
Curtain, Richard; Sweet, Richard – 1998
This overview paper highlights implications of keynote papers and discussion at the first National Issues Forum held by the Research Center for Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia. It discusses evidence that the school-to-work (STW) transition is a problem for an increasing number of young people and why. It outlines the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Comparative Education, Developed Nations
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1996
This report on higher education in 15 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) states provides state and regional data in a policy context. The document is structured around a set of indicators that provide trend or relative state data for: population projections; adult educational attainment level; expected number of high school…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Attainment, Educational Demand
Dumbrell, Tom – 2000
Outcome measures are one of three key dimensions of the performance of Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system. The government, employers, students, and the broader community all share an interest in ensuring that Australia's VET system produces skills needed in the labor market. However, each group's views of what constitutes a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection
Gill, Indermit S., Ed.; Fluitman, Fred, Ed.; Dar, Amit, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 19 papers from a study of vocational education and training (VET) in 19 countries with different economic situations (transition economies, high-growth economies, low-growth economies). The papers focus on the following issues addressed in the study: (1) the countries' experiences in reforming national VET policies; (2)…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Apprenticeships, Budgets, Change Strategies
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2000
Data pertaining to Australia's publicly funded vocational education and training (VET) sector in 1999 were reviewed. Both national-level and state/territory-level data on the following topics were reviewed: VET providers and delivery systems; student characteristics; enrollment trends; program costs and financing mechanisms; and apprentices and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Apprenticeships, Certification, Comparative Analysis
