The emerging information-based occupational society emphasizes education-work relationships. Counselors must make students aware of forecasts of a lower need for four-year college graduates and increased jobs for two-year postsecondary graduates and help them develop alternatives to four-year college attendance. (SK)

A case study of the Lowell, Massachusetts, labor market illustrates the need to monitor changes in the occupational mix of an economy, the shift of training, and short- and long-term economic conditions in order to determine labor market needs and their implications for education and training. (SK)

A study was conducted to collect employment-related data for current university industrial education faculty that could be analyzed by teaching area. The intent was to determine the age distribution data by teaching area as a basis for making labor market demand projections. Results indicated a potential shortage of industrial education faculty in…

The report asserts that U.S. and Wisconsin schools and workers are being used as scapegoats for the nation's and the state's social and economic problems. The propositions that U.S. students are not globally competitive and U.S. schools failures are "complete hoaxes." The report further asserts that a third big hoax being perpetrated on…

This document contains a paper on strategic planning for regional economic development by David Passmore, and reactions to it from the 1988 Mid-Year Meeting of the University Council for Training and Development. Papers contained in this proceedings are as follows: "Strategic Planning of Employment and Training for Regional Economic…

In order to determine job demand in the cosmetology industry, a survey was made of a nationally representative stratified random sample of 1,454 beauty salons, barber shops, and unisex salons in July 1991. Salon owners were asked about 1990 and their plans for the future. Survey results were supplemented with information about the industry…

A survey of 379 Elkhart County, Indiana, employers was conducted to determine the local labor force situation. Replies received from 141 employers were analyzed, with the following findings reported: (1) more than 520 job openings existed for unskilled, entry-level jobs, but employers were having trouble filling them because candidates were poorly…

This bibliography contains citations locating information about the future U.S. work force. Because of demographic, economic, and technological developments, significant changes are predicted in both the nature of work and the composition of the work force by the year 2000. Projections, viewpoints, and suggested responses to these changes from…

This paper describes and compares the processes of economic and social planning in France and the U.S.S.R., with particular emphasis on national educational planning and how it relates to the overall economic plan. Chapter 1 focuses on various aspects of integrating the educational plan into the overall social and economic plan, with particular…

The American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) criticized the General Accounting Office (GAO) report which stated that federal student financial aid was being spent to train proprietary school students for oversupplied occupations. The GAO defended the following findings: (1) an occupation-specific training program that lacked a general…

To improve the services provided to clients in vocational rehabilitation, a study was conducted to determine what staff shortages exist by occupational discipline and which of them could be addressed by education and training. Data collection involved a questionnaire completed by 95 percent of the 83 directors of state agencies responsible for…

Designed as a guidance tool for secondary and postsecondary students and adults, the Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW) manual offers occupational and training information on occupations with employment opportunities in New Hampshire. The manual is made up of "VIEW Scripts" which are organized by occupational clusters into…

This user guide is designed to assist students using the Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW) manual. An introduction reviews the VIEW program, describes how to start a career exploration process, defines career exploration, and explains the kinds of information contained in the VIEW scripts (two-page job descriptions contained in the…

Two paths may be followed to project training needs for high technology: concentration on the employment composition of high technology industries or focus on high technology occupations. The pervasiveness of high technology occupations appears to verify the wisdom of considering total industry employment in manpower planning for high technology…

A study used two different rankings (a national study of occupational prestige and a study by the Arizona Department of Education [ADE]) of occupations to identify the extent that occupational prejudice affects the opinions that individuals have about job opportunity. Two lists of 20 occupations were prepared and given to 54 persons, 22 of them…