A study investigated the process and outcomes associated with research-to-practice strategies in three schools during a three and a half-year project. The interrelated phases of the process were the establishment of an empirical foundation, the design and implementation of school-based interventions, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the…

Introduces plans to prepare workers for new positions in industrial and commercial sectors to diversify the economy and render the country less dependent on the oil and gas industry. Argues that if human-resource development is to be successful, greater correspondence between formal education and work may be desirable. (DSK)

A study that explored 12 high school students' participation in transition-related activities indicated teachers, students, and mothers did not perceive formal transition-related processes as occurring at school or home. Teachers and mothers agreed that better communication was needed as well as administrative support to implement an effective…

Recent school psychology surveys confirm that graduates and practitioners with specialist-level preparation dominate current practice and graduate-program enrollment. Specialist level is likely to continue to dominate because most programs are in institutions that cannot offer doctoral degrees. Few differences exist in master's-, specialist-, and…

Reviews principles based on assumptions that school psychologists will act as advocates for their clients and will do no harm. Includes sections on professional competency, relationships and responsibilities, and practice in public and private settings. Presents extensive information on procedural guidelines for adjudication of ethical complaints.…

Investigates the question of socioeconomic background and estimates the incidence and labor market impacts of overeducation using data from Greece. Suggests that overeducation is a phenomenon that affects workers as they make their way through the labor market, and that overeducation is concentrated among university-educated workers with a…

Surveys of technical students, graduates, faculty, and industry employers in Kuwait found that technical institutes have no clear mission statement; no systematic curriculum assessment is undertaken; many curricula are not relevant to current industry needs; and graduates' skills are below standard. (SK)

Nonmetro areas have disproportionately more workers in industries and occupations with projected slow or negative growth by 2006. However, a large share of nonmetro workers are in sectors and occupational groups that are expected to grow at least moderately. Nonmetro areas have fewer workers in occupations projected to grow the fastest: those…

Examines the relationship between education and marginalized social groups with respect to the labor market. Argues that problems in these markets are structural, so they will not disappear in the current period of economic recovery. Discusses the contribution education can make toward solving these problems, as well as its limits. (DSK)

Describes United States literacy characteristics, based on April 2000 reports from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Discusses Angoff methods for evaluating validity of high-stakes testing programs in Massachusetts and Virginia. (MLH)

Employs Portuguese data to test competing hypotheses about effects of over- and under-education on earnings. The human capital trade-off theory seems irrelevant. The hypothesis of technology-produced pockets of over- and under-education is consistent with Portugal's efforts to promote economic growth, modernize industry, and upgrade educational…

Discusses recruiting and placement statistics for engineering program graduates for the 1998-1999 academic year. (WRM)

Our society is eschewing the viability of vocational technical education as a legitimate alternative career choice for students. As U.S. industry advances technically, there is a growing shortage of educated and skilled labor available. Well-educated specialists are needed. Secondary principals must not abdicate their responsibility to the 40% of…

Traces business education's involvement in workers' education from the mid-1800s to the present. Much adult education is clearly employment oriented. A factory model prevails in most of America's schools. After years of treating human capital as expendable, companies are realizing that employees can offer value-added, competitive edges. Adult and…

Examined the implementation of nine pilot school-to-work high schools, highlighting planning models, curricular changes, and effects of program implementation on principals' roles. Surveys and interviews with principals and site coordinators indicated that changes in curricula were visible and heavily encouraged by respondents. Without their…