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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2007
A college education is becoming more and more of a necessity in today's competitive economy: ninety percent of the fastest-growing jobs require postsecondary education or training. U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has called on states, institutions and the federal government to work together to carry out the recommendations of "A…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Adult Basic Education, Transitional Programs, Community Colleges
Cotton, Kathleen, Ed. – 1988
These proceedings provide a summary of a conference for business and industry representatives, educators, and others concerned with the changing world of work. They present an overview of the over 100 speeches, panel discussions, film and video presentations, displays, participant sharing sessions, and hands-on demonstrations. These presentations…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Change, Community Colleges
Squires, Geoffrey; Blume, Stuart – 1981
The importance of reform of studies to ensure greater social and professional relevance of higher education in countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is considered. The state of research in higher education is also examined. After briefly discussing the current state of higher education in…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Policy
International Council on Education for Teaching, Washington, DC. – 1981
The papers is this volume were presented at the 1981 World Assembly of the International Council of Education for Teaching, attended by representatives from over 35 nations. The papers are organized in seven sections, and all relate to the theme of the assembly, basic skills development. Section I contains one paper, an address on motivating…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1994
This document contains information about the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's six initiatives and comments from participants at the annual Policy Seminar, sponsored jointly by the department and the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), July 11-13, 1994. The document contains the participants' comments regarding the…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Early Intervention, Education Work Relationship, Educational Equity (Finance)
Nothdurft, William E. – 1990
Proceedings of a conference that examined the merits of a youth apprenticeship approach for the United States are summarized in this report. Participants included representatives of business, labor, education, and government. The report follows the outline of the conference sessions, presenting a rationale for a new system of preparing…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Basic Skills, Business Responsibility, Education Work Relationship
Cook, D. J., Ed. – 1988
Further education in Great Britain often finds itself at the receiving end of a rapidly growing number of national policy initiatives, such as centralization, increasing influence of employers, use of agencies, formula or unit costing funding, and the Education Reform Act. The educational development that most affects those who are involved in…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bakery Industry, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Standards Branch. – 1996
This document reports on a forum held in Alberta to receive input regarding a report that made recommendations for expanding business involvement in education through workplace learning opportunities for students. The approximately 130 participants represented teachers, business/industry, government, parents, students and recent graduates,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Hege, Adelheid – 1985
This synthesis report summarizes a conference organized to examine the current situation regarding the continuing education and training of adults in the European Community and to formulate proposals for action. Some 60 conference participants examined various research reports, conducted discussions, and presented papers on three major topics:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance
Sociometrics, Inc., Hyattsville, MD. – 1990
In 1989, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development approved a 3-year international project to identify programs that have been effective in helping children at risk of educational failure. A conference held to launch the project identified program strategies for serving at-risk youth, determined ways for member countries to improve…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
American Vocational Education Research Association Proceedings (Dallas, Texas, December 9-13, 1994).
PDF pending restorationAmerican Vocational Education Research Association. – 1994
The following papers are included: "Emerging Themes in Youth Apprenticeship Programs" (Evanciew); "Improving the U.S. System of School-to Work Transition for Youth and Young Adults" (Stone); "Recent National Studies and Reports on Education and Economic Reform" (Ellibee); "Improving Employment Readiness of Urban…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Innovation
Labor/Higher Education Council, Washington, DC. – 1992
This report presents the views expressed at the Labor/Higher Education Council's National Meeting, the theme of which was "Education and Work: Redefinitions and New Strategies." Section 1 includes two keynote speeches: "Priorities for Economic Investment in People, Technology, and Public Works" (Ira Magaziner) and "Organized Labor's Stake in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dislocated Workers, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1981
Issues concerning the future of higher education and trends in the 1970s are analyzed in the proceedings of the 1981 Intergovernmental Conference of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. The following themes are addressed: access to higher education, the changing relationship between higher education and working life, new…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Planning, College School Cooperation
Wisconsin State Council on Vocational Education, Madison. – 1989
This document reports testimony presented at a public hearing on the future of the skilled work force in the Milwaukee area. Some of the views held by the Milwaukee-area educators and business and industry leaders were the following: (1) the current skilled labor shortage will continue into the 1990s; (2) many students going through the Wisconsin…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1988
Studies were conducted in 10 countries of Asia and the Pacific (Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Thailand, and Turkey) to determine whether general education school leavers are able to meet the requirements of various occupational training programs. Each country…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Philosophy
