Preservice and inservice aspects of teacher socialization are reviewed in this annotated bibliography of journal articles and ERIC documents. (CJ)

An overview is given of the impact of demographic and educational changes in Canadian society on the military labor market. The emphasis is placed on describing how these changes influenced the supply of potential recruits. (JN)

Variability in programs and organization in the secondary schools affects the school experiences of students. Some of the major constraints facing educators in their attempts to develop a new secondary school program are described, and a program model for meeting student needs when they join the labor force is included. (JN)

Concludes that to provide training applicable for counseling students anticipating employment in a community setting, a planned, systematic approach to program development is needed. This article proposes a three-phase model for change that considers departmental resources, student characteristics and agency needs. (Author)

Research shows that attitudes of 64 elementary education student teachers toward teaching changed in a negative direction as a result of their student teaching experiences. (CJ)

A longitudinal study looked at selected student-teacher characteristics (role perception, commitment, work satisfaction) and the extent of change in them during transition to beginning teacher. Contrary to expectations, the data showed considerable stability, calling into question theories of new teachers'"reality shock." (MSE)

Four justifications for liberal education are examined: the content of liberal education is of intrinsic value; liberal education provides the most effective means of achieving personal goals; liberal education provides a basic understanding of the world; and the most useful preparation for any career is not narrow job-training. (MLW)

Provides background information on and results of two Canadian task force reports, one on labor market development in the 1980s and the other on federal-provincial fiscal arrangements. (WD)

Reports the findings of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study about the educational problems of the handicapped. Compares different countries' approaches to mainstreaming and identifies lack of social skills and lack of specific professional skills as the primary and secondary barriers to employment. (DC)

Attributes the lack of success among youth employment/education programs over the past 50 years in part to inadequate evaluation of concept development, program implementation, and individual outcomes. Discusses objectives, implementation, and results of various private and government-supported youth employment and school to work plans. (JCD)

Employing the bilateral or segmented theory of labor markets, research has begun to reveal the complexity and variability of schooling's impact on diverse work careers of differing groups in society. Specific attention is paid to the effect of educational origins on the careers of individuals in professional occupations. (Author/MLW)

A key element for economic revitalization, the local labor market development, can be supported by colleges and universities in coordination with business and government. The Human Resources Management Center, a strategic model for managing economic dislocations, is described. (MLW)

The authors contend that career education reforms in the United States educational system have stratified the school system and separated lower-class and minority youth from White, middle-class youth. (CT)

Through this fable of a liberal arts major, the mastery of human skills is stressed before that of vocational skills. The sign of a successful student and employee is mastery of both skills. (Author/BEF)

The author delineates four distinct sectors of higher education which have developed in contemporary France, and discusses how this system has managed to absorb social demand and deflect challenges to its historically stratified and elitist nature. (SJL)