Discusses the problems of mistraining, over-education, and underemployment, and argues that vocational students should have on-the-job training before completing formal education requirements. Describes an internship program in which selected Ventura College (California) data processing students worked 20 hours per week with area managers who were…

For the average out-of-school youth, teenage unemployment has little effect on the wages earned as an adult. There is indirect evidence that government training programs offset part of the effect of long-term teenage unemployment. (JOW)

The author introduces and synthesizes the papers in this theme issue on world education in the 1980s, highlighting the contrast between today's pessimism and the optimism of earlier decades. He cites the need for more comparative study of such worldwide educational problems as accountability, access, and the education/work relationship. (SJL)

A national research project, known as the CRSP (Career Related Skills Project) which suggests that liberal arts study teaches students skills needed for employment in the field of commerce, as well as in all occupational fields, is described. (MLW)

Data from 11 national surveys found a small positive association between job satisfaction and level of education. A college degree was needed for college education to affect job satisfaction. Level of education was associated with challenge and financial reward. Overeducated workers were particularly dissatisfied. (JAC)

About half the college students surveyed were not inclined to consider occupational information in making their educational choices, although they felt the opportunity for employment in their chosen field was very important. Immigrating students were more concerned about vocational information. Counselors must deal with this discrepancy. (JAC)

The relationship between work and education in the People's Republic of China is discussed. Parallels between Confucian and Maoist views of education, the Maoist view of education as an instrument to overcome the inequities in society, and work in education as an agent of moral improvement are described. (MLW)

The status, function, and education of engineers in Britain and West Germany are compared. Status of the German engineer, engineering education in Germany, the engineer and German society, and the overachieving engineer are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Liberal arts colleges are concerned with the marketability of their graduates because students are demanding proof that four years' investment in education will pay off with career mobility and economic security. It is suggested that good liberal arts majors have marketable skills in thinking and communication and confidence in themselves. (MLW)

Discusses selected activities of six community education-work councils sponsored by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC). Suggests ways of increasing planning effectiveness to colleges interested in initiating a council and cites AACJC reports on the program. (AYC)

To say that the statistics on the academic job market for the humanities Ph.D. are disheartening is an understatement. In response to this problem, the University of Michigan has established a graduate career counseling and placement office to assist graduate students in exploring nonteaching alternatives. (Author)

Sketches the history of the controversy over the benefits of liberal arts education v training for the job market, touching upon educational elitism, accountability, and the value of a college education. Argues that neither vocational nor liberal education should be seen as an isolated end, but only as a part of the process of lifelong education.…

If education is considered a nonwork activity, any change in the individual's work time will pose new challenges for educational policy. Trends in the relationship between work and nonwork time are presented. Topics include: work weeks, women workers, demographic changes, part-time work, shiftwork, technological changes and family living.

In an attempt to incorporate technical education into the definition of higher education, a former chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents offers first-hand observations about statewide efforts to translate student learning goals into actual college courses and programs. (AF)

A study of 713 former special education students investigated the background characteristics associated with an elevated quality of life after leaving high school. Esteem, independence, and support were correlated with geo-economic, family, personal, and school program characteristics. Competency was found to be a primary quality-of-life factor.…