The objective of this study is to survey existing and emerging post-secondary computing and technology programs and employment trends in Pennsylvania to determine if college graduates are being prepared for careers in artificial intelligence. Due to low enrollment, colleges and universities are continually revising or restructuring their existing…

The manufacturing workforce has been shaped by decades of industry transformation. Modern manufacturing requires workers with a diverse set of skills to perform functions such as research and development (R&D), product and production design, marketing and sales, and customer support. While workers with a high school diploma or less dominated…

Research on the effectiveness of educational programs has centered on evaluating shortterm outcomes, such as standardized test scores. This research examines the long-term consequences of free school choice programs offered to primary school students at the transition to secondary school. The main question is whether the effects of free school…

This study examined the earnings and hours worked of high school graduates with learning disabilities (LD) and their nondisabled (ND) peers 1 through 10 years after graduation. LD graduates had higher annualized earnings in the early postgraduate years and lower earnings later, a result largely explained by the greater attendance at postsecondary…

The following trends in psychology, and their implications for the future of the profession, are discussed: (1) changes in the specialization of new doctoral recipients; (2) the decline in quality of doctoral training; (3) women and minority participation; (4) changing employment patterns; and (5) composition of the American Psychological…

A part-time community college teacher and a state senator have filed a complaint with the Department of Education, arguing that the regional accrediting agency is ignoring its own rules about use of part-time faculty. The proportion of part-time faculty has doubled in two decades, to over 40%. Excerpts of the six regional agencies' standards are…

This survey of 1,409 Arizona public high school graduates from the Class of 1992 sought to determine, 1 year after graduation, what proportion of graduates continue their education, become employed, enlist in the military, or choose other alterntives. Results indicated that 84 percent of the graduates enrolled in some form of postsecondary…

The author focuses on the relationship between the changing demographic composition and educational level of the labor force and the impact of those factors on the structural rise in unemployment. He discusses how the labor market has adjusted to the increased supply of young, well-educated workers by weakening the market for high school…

Data assembled from the sequence of Current Population Survey (CPS) tenure supplements for 1973, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, and 1991 were analyzed along with demographic characteristics and other variables available from the general CPS to identify changes in job retention rates in the United States throughout the 1980s. The analysis was based on…

Recent studies profiling the United States' current and future work force have identified significant changes in work force demographics, immigration patterns, economic structure, the education-employment connection, and company training investments. Among the specific changes and trends that have been identified are the following: (1) the…

An analysis of the economic returns of education in Australia finds a rising need for education at a time of diminishing apparent returns. It is proposed that the notions of credentialism and education as a positional good provide a better explanation for this phenomenon than does the human capital approach. (MSE)

A study examined the degree of reindustrialization underway and planned for in the greater Toledo area located in northwestern Ohio. It also analyzed the perception of manpower requirements needed to support such a reindustrialization effort. During the study, researchers reviewed literature dealing with current employment patterns and labor needs…

In 1995, nearly three-quarters of a million high school dropouts took the General Educational Development (GED) tests. The half million individuals who passed the test accounted for approximately one-sixth of all high school diplomas issued that year. On average, GED recipients perform as well as graduating high school seniors on the five tests…

Developed as an aid to long-range planning at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), this third "Outlook" report presents information, analyses, and makes projections regarding conditions and trends likely to affect the college in the coming years. The report's six sections, which deal with important aspects of organizational…

A study compared developments in size of apprenticeship programs and changes in the distribution of apprentices over occupational categories in Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands during the last 2 decades. Data were from the "time-series" school leavers' surveys database. Findings indicated, toward the late 1990s, Irish…