Utilizes the Granger causality test to estimate case and effect relationships between literacy and labor productivity in Pakistani manufacturing and agricultural sectors. Despite data set limitations, literacy appears to "cause" labor productivity to increase in the manufacturing sector. (27 references) (MLH)

Ways to prepare students for life after school have changed dramatically. This paper outlines five different approaches to incorporating the world of work into the United Kingdom's school curriculum (the bolt-on approach, through subjects, the whole school progressive policy approach, integration, and cooperation with local compacts) and explores…

The Secretary of Education discusses Goals 2000: Educate America Act as it relates to adult learning, work-based learning, and family literacy. He challenges to adult educators to reach the hardest to reach and the hardest to teach--those who have fallen through the cracks of the traditional education system. (JOW)

A West Georgia College survey of business school alumni (n=277) found the following: (1) organizing, decision making, and analyzing skills were important to secure employment; (2) personnel/project management skills were needed for advancement; and (3) oral and written communication was an essential general skill. (JOW)

Since 1973, the real weekly wage position of employed young adults (under age 25) has deteriorated considerably, particularly among young men. A comprehensive and systematic strategy is needed to improve labor market outcomes for young adults as they move from high school into the labor market. (JOW)

Economic modernization has transformed traditional meaning of work in South Africa, giving rise to a critical need for education for work. School guidance should take a holistic approach to meeting career counseling needs. (SK)

Demonstrates how the joint efforts of industry (a nuclear-powered electric company) and a university (Northern Illinois University) can provide advanced education to place-bound student employees. Explores values and ethics related to the project, including faculty qualifications, teacher-student relationships, testing and evaluation standards,…

Dallas oilman, entrepreneur, and stockholder advocate T. Boone Pickens has met falling gas prices and Japanese intransigence with equanimity. Claiming to have had the same opportunities as other Americans, he shares several valuable career lessons. Successful people analyze well, are unafraid to act, understand their organization, are team…

Discusses the School-to-Work Opportunities Act as the expansion of the role of work-based components such as tech prep, career academies, and youth apprenticeships. Looks at critical problems in the U.S. educational system and compares them with those found in other countries. (JOW)

Includes "Planning Continuing Education to Foster the Transfer of Learning" (Fox); "Transfer Analysis" (Sleezer); "From the Classroom to the Real World" (Nolan); "Help Them Use What They Learn" (Cheek, Campbell); "After Educational Programs" (Kiener); "Measuring Transfer of Learning" (Swanson, Nijhof); and "Measuring Transfer of Learning or So…

New technologies require a fast pace of workforce training that should involve employers, employees, community colleges, and the government. Lifelong learning is a necessity not only for professions requiring licensing or certification but for all workers. (JOW)

Career education, with demonstrated results in theory and practice, offers a strong, essential, and recognized opportunity for the support and development of high quality education and work for the 1990s and beyond. (Author)

School-to-work legislation calls for local partnerships to develop curriculum that integrates academic and vocational courses and links school-based and work-based learning. In at least 37 states, individualized state and local partnership systems exist. Contains 11 references and cites a program that brings teachers into the workplace. (MLF)

Discusses an evaluation of a summer internship program for Omaha, Nebraska, educators that stressed scientific/technical work experience. Results suggest that internship programs can provide a growth experience for teachers and can positively influence students' knowledge, skills, and readiness for the world of work. (MLH)

Argues that career maturity gives insufficient attention to the contexts of time and culture. Suggests the use of recent advances in developmental theory as an alternative for understanding developmental transitions. Cites findings from a study highlighting how individual differences and contextual factors contribute to the school-to-work…