Analyzes the relationships among educational attainment, career choice, and occupational mobility. Higher schooling levels lead to careers involving a smaller number of occupations, reducing the possibility of other types of mobility. Schooling also has a negative effect on upward or career mobility. Other effects are summarized. Includes 16…

Addresses increased attention being given to training in business and industry, efforts to revitalize vocational education in Illinois, potential applications of instructional technologies in preparing people for the workplace, and expectations of vocational educators regarding technology applications. (Author)

A teacher reflects on the low status of people in the teaching profession, stressing the need for improved teacher education to improve teacher status. Several hopeful signs (e.g., institutions developing teacher education as a graduate specialty, emphasizing careful work with teachers) indicate teacher education may be gaining more respect. (SM)

Issues that need to be resolved related to the inclusion of critical care nursing (CCN) in the baccalaureate curriculum are (1) the nature of specialist versus generalist preparation; (2) the goals for inclusion of CCN; and (3) the relationship between education and practice and the responsibilities of each in educating competent practitioners.…

The authors report an attempt to base a school-industry curriculum on the perceptions young children already have of work. Perceptions of 60 children were investigated using observation, interviews, and questionnaires. Data showed that children have sophisticated conceptions and understandings of work but that these are not without contradictions.…

A study found no evidence that education raises expectations for extrinsic or intrinsic rewards. Education generally increases worker satisfaction, although not substantially. It is inappropriate to assume that the education-job rewards-job satisfaction relationship is different for men and women. (JOW)

Whether vocational education has a future in secondary schools depends on the vocational community's willingness to change. To prepare students for the next century, educators cannot simply repackage the same disciplines. Content must be restructured to meet present and future needs. (Author)

Recent interviews suggest that career education remains peripheral to the main school curriculum due to lack of sufficient time, money, and attention paid to reform pressures and the power structure. Also, few teachers or guidance counselors are trained in career skills assessment. Schools must pursue more effective partnerships with business.…

Discusses the adequacy of preparation provided by business schools in relation to four areas: (1) the mismatch between job expectation and experiences; (2) the educational shortfall between employers' expectations and reality; (3) the role of business schools in contributing to the discrepancies in (1) and (2); and (4) possible solutions. (JOW)

To confront the growing proportion of disadvantaged children amidst the shrinking pool of future workers, Jule Sugarman (Washington State Secretary of Social and Health Services) has proposed a Children's Trust to fund existing and new programs for children. The program would be funded by a .3 percent payroll tax for both employers and employees.…

Providing transition services to special needs learners in rural areas is a challenge for most school districts. It takes a coordinated effort on the part of the school staff and the community to meet the needs of these learners effectively. (JOW)

Transitions made during career development are the consequences of decisions by individuals to match interests, abilities, and goals with specific jobs. Decision making about careers begins in elementary school and continues throughout one's working life. (JOW)

The author describes a high school graphic arts program that allows students to do real jobs that will be used by the community. Each student has an individualized program of study concentrating in an occupation. As jobs are received, students are assigned to different activities to fulfill individual requirements. (CH)

Discusses how education and industry must cooperate to increase competitiveness. Proposes (1) formation of advisory committees, (2) participation on each other's educational boards, (3) pursuit of donations, (4) development of an enterprise system, (5) provision of internships and exchanges, (6) provision of research and development projects, and…

The author discusses the establishment and objectives of private industry councils (PICs). Such topics as local decision making, private sector representation, on-site evaluations, and summer jobs programs are covered. Emphasis is on the Atlanta, Georgia PIC. (CH)