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Avis, James – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1994
The pessimistic conclusions of studies of vocational education/training conducted within a framework of reproduction theory contrast with the policy literature's faith in the promise of a high trust/high skill society. The transformation of society and social relations is unlikely to occur in a capitalist system. (SK)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Educational Sociology, Ethnography, Job Training
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
The proceedings from the 2 days of hearings before the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities on the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1977, the authorizations and appropriations for the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), and the President's economic stimulus proposals are presented in this report. All prepared…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Federal Aid

Dahlberg, Ake; Tuijnman, Albert – Economic and Industrial Democracy, 1991
Reviews Sweden's national development strategy that strives for full employment. Discusses the implications of job training in internal labor markets for the Rehn-Meidner model of economic stabilization. (SK)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Inflation (Economics)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This hearing focuses on the implementation of the Dislocated Worker Program as well as the concerns of those responsible for the program's administration. Representative Augustus Hawkins, chairman of the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities, opened the hearing by urging that more funds (rather than the proposed 55 percent reduction) are…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employment Opportunities, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Analytic Systems, Inc., Vienna, VA. – 1970
This report contains an analysis of the Work Incentive Program (WIN) termination data collected and maintained by the Department of Labor, specifically the Office of Manpower Management Data Systems (OMMDS). WIN projects enrolled their first clients in October 1968, nearly 6,000 people. By the end of March 1970, there were approximately 150,000…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Placement
Texas State Dept. of Commerce, Austin, TX. State Job Training Coordinating Council. – 1990
This document is the first of a projected series of reports that explores a statewide solution to the problems of work force quality in Texas. This initial report describes the current status of the Texas work force and introduces the concept of the Human Investment System as a means to improve that status by making human investment and…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Educational Development
Harmon, Robert; MacAllum, Keith – 2003
This paper discusses the mission of the market-responsive community college. These colleges include mid- and high-level workforce training in their curriculum. Some of the characteristics of a market-responsive community college detailed here include: (1) allocating resources to develop training programs; (2) reaching out to businesses and other…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Curriculum, Economic Development
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1988
These five congressional hearings examine the United States educational system and consider its redesign with an eye toward the skill needs of the future. The goal of the hearings is to develop a comprehensive legislative agenda to enable the next Congress and the next administration to take the necessary steps to provide U.S. industries with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Competition, Corporate Education
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1988
These four hearings examine the United States educational system and consider its redesign with an eye toward the skill needs of the future. The goal of the hearings is to develop a comprehensive legislative agenda to enable the next Congress and the next administration to take the necessary steps to provide U.S. industries with adequately trained…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Competition, Corporate Education

Knoke, David; Ishio, Yoshito – American Behavioral Scientist, 1994
Summarizes the 1991 National Organizations Study on formal job training programs. Finds that blue-collar core occupations receive as much company training as white-collar occupations. Determines that the more extensive a company's internal labor market, the more formal training programs are used for advancement and promotion. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Job Development, Job Training, Labor Economics
Mincer, Jacob – 1989
This document, a review of labor market effects of human capital, focuses on two related topics. Part I describes the following early findings of the research on effects of education and job training on the wage structure, labor turnover, and unemployment: decline of training with experience, positive and significant effects of training on length…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Human Capital, Job Training, Labor Economics
Pennington, Hilary – Leadership Abstracts, 1994
Four major trends reshaping the American economy are having a tremendous effect on the number and nature of jobs in the United States: (1) corporate downsizing; (2) the outsourcing of work and services; (3) increasing use of "contingent" workers; and (4) the increasing income disparity between high school and college graduates. These trends have…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Corporate Education, Dislocated Workers, Education Work Relationship
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. Research and Policy Committee. – 1990
A comprehensive life-cycle framework is offered for examining demographic changes and the world of work. This document establishes connections among the social and economic issues that relate to demographic change and priorities. The document also identifies the changes taking place in the work force, the problems of poor basic education and work…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns
Vaughan, Roger J. – 1989
Overall, federal and state tax codes treat employer investments in human capital more favorably than investment in physical plant and equipment. The most important advantage is that training expenditures can be dispensed immediately, rather than depreciated over time, possibly resulting in a subsidy of 33 percent. In addition, employers who use…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Salley, Jake – 1973
In order to diversify its economy and raise the economic level of its people, South Carolina concluded that a possible solution might be to provide pretrained people for the work force of any industry that located in the State or for any expanding industry within the State. In 1961, Technical Education Committee (TEC) Centers were created and…
Descriptors: Industrial Education, Job Development, Job Training, Labor Economics