An increasingly diverse work force includes people with special learning needs. When addressing diversity issues, employers should consider accommodations for this population. Special needs educators should broaden their perspectives on training diverse learners for the workplace. (SK)

Interviews with 12 diversity experts identified initiatives most likely to assist transition of minority youth (training, outreach, career development, equitable policies); goals for successful transition (knowledge of diversity issues, career plan, ability to work in teams); and diversity-sensitive workplaces (successful in hiring/retaining…

Responds to critiques of an earlier article (CE 531 145) by discussing the implementation problem, pedagogical reform, the new vocationalism as a compromise, critical pedagogy, and postsecondary occupational education. (SK)

Observers of Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) programs reviewed a sample of campuses to discover the results of nearly 10 years of participation. Found significant factors in the programs, and strategies for sustaining their momentum, that provide insight into current practices in graduate education and what future faculty need. (EV)

Surveyed German doctoral degree holders to examine the processes and outcomes of doctoral training and their impact on subsequent careers and work affiliations. Found a positive outcome of the Ph.D. on the labor market, and that selection for doctoral training is biased by social origin while later career attainment among Ph.D. holders is not. (EV)

Reviews statistics on the college-educated workforce in New England states with a view to the labor needs of the region's economy. (EV)

Presents an account of the history of U.S. vocational education. Emphasizes the tension between the two fundamental concepts underlying vocational education: the pedagogical and sociopolitical perspective and the economic interests. Reflects the conflict in the debate on the form of vocational education: work based or school based. (CAJ)

Analysis of interviews with 17 high school juniors indicated that availability of work-based learning, supportive adults, and orientation to the adult world are associated with readiness for school-to-work transition. Whether motivated by anxiety or interests, resource use resulted in clearer transition plans. Multiple pathways to readiness were…

This article discusses the formation of a new framework for marketing the liberal arts, supported by the marketing successes of the past and strengthened by a renewed recognition of the specific educational value and relevance of the curriculum. Highlighted are four components in developing a new marketing plan. (GCP)

Describes the evolution of higher education in Romania after 1990 and presents the results of a survey concerning the relationship between higher education and the business community in Romania. The survey had as its main objective to analyze the evolution and performance of graduates, from both private and state universities, in the labor market,…

Describes an innovative program in Washington state which shows the benefits of meshing two different school-to-work programs and the importance of bringing teachers, parents, and the community into the mix with school counselors. (GCP)

Discusses how, responding to a growing need to prepare graduates to meet the workforce requirements of an economy that relies increasingly on science and mathematics, the professional master's degree crosses disciplines and relies on collaboration between business and university leaders. (EV)

This article explains the origins of Delaware Valley College's (DVC) "Professional Development Seminar," jointly developed by DVC's Office of Career and Life Education and the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce to help seniors prepare for their transition from college to the workplace. Also outlines the program's content methodology and details its…

Using National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 data, participation in school-to-work and career and technical education (CTE) between 1996-97 and 1998-99 was examined. There was a trend toward less participation in activities identified as school-to-work and an increase in the proportion of CTE concentrators. There was little socioeconomic…

Employment statistics and survey data show that predominantly female market traders in Ghana do no fit stereotypes of illiterate, poor workers of the informal sector. Theories assuming that higher education levels enable transitions from the informal to formal sector may need reconsideration. Education-work connections appear to be gendered and…