Although there are many gaps between schools and the workplace, encouraging changes include erosion of the walls separating academic and vocational programs; better information about necessary skills, knowledge, and habits of mind; and emerging systemic plans to address the school-to-work transition issue. Helping all students learn work-related…

Asserts that dramatic and unpredictable changing in manufacturing processes and service industries create demands for workers with higher level competencies in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and computing. Suggests creative techniques for synthesizing basic skills and practical applications in the classroom. (Author/JOW)

Summarizes recent developments in nonuniversity or short-cycle institutions and the employment status of their graduates. Discusses changing patterns of educational finance for higher education. Describes proceedings of a 1989 conference on "Technological Change and Human Resource Development: The Service Sector," focusing on future job skill…

Traditional business education no longer exists. Today's business educator must provide education for business with education about business, through publicity, partnerships, and professionalism. (JOW)

In France's highly defined educational hierarchy, apprenticeship ranks low and is rejected by the academically successful. In England, educational pathways are less clearly ranked, and apprenticeships are desirable. Reflecting these differences, English craft apprentices scored higher on mathematics tests and showed less occupational variability…

Differing educational levels affect mean income differences among states. However, mean earnings also differ when holding constant amounts of education and experience; persons in higher income states earn more. Immigrants show smaller state income than do natives, or no effect. Differences among states are mainly due to influences during…

Alfie Kohn seems ill-informed about Total Quality Management's educational benefits. Students have always been workers; what is changing is the nature of that work. In schools of quality, teachers and students learn together as they create collaborative, trusting environments where failure is but a temporary step on the road to continuous…

What students want from apprenticeships are (1) immediate coordinated work experience after vocational training; (2) careers with advancement potential; (3) formal systems of recognition; (4) credit for prior learning; and (5) opportunities to learn while earning a decent wage. (SK)

This article examines the special education teacher's role in Wisconsin's Designated Vocational Instruction interdisciplinary approach to providing vocational skills and competencies to disabled high school students in the least restrictive environment. Both direct support to students and indirect support to vocational instructors and the program…

There are numerous major differences between the learning environments of colleges and universities and of the world of work. Graduates' short- and long-term productivity could be enhanced if the transition from one situation to the other were smoother and, if they were better prepared to be competent, self-directed learners. (Author)

Study examined the curricular structure of doctoral programs at research and doctoral grant institutions, analyzing the job market and assessing the overall compatibility of preparation with college employment needs. Results suggest there is too much overspecialization in doctoral study, and institutions are not graduating for a realistic college…

A worker's education and an appropriate job requiring education or training are significant determinants of earnings. Qualifying training and training taken to improve skills play different roles in the workplace, but both contribute to greater earnings. (Author)

The Automotive Technician Educational Cooperative (ATEC), the premier applied-technology program at Truckee Meadows Community College (Sparks, Nevada), exemplifies what can be accomplished through leadership, cooperation, and dedication of a qualified faculty committed to designing and implementing a program based on standards. (JOW)

Summarizes current information regarding personal and social talents and their roles in academic, career, and personal success. These talents will ultimately be deemed important for two reasons. They may be core requirements for success in politics, leadership, religion, teaching, and counseling, and they may link innate ability with mature…

Traces changes in policy and legislation that have led to the provision of transition services for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. Describes provisions in the 1992 Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. (CR)