Compares the relationship between level of vocational qualifications in the work force and manufacturing productivity in Great Britain, Germany, and other European countries. Discusses the need for British vocational certification procedures within the education system; such components have raised skill levels and reduced dropout rates in France…

Discusses results of an Australian study showing how wealthy schools use their greater material and human resources to establish a relatively sophisticated computer education culture, compared with poorer schools. Students from well-off families, especially boys, benefit by being prepared for elite jobs. Educators committed to equity must be…

In Australia, several governments are providing direct financial grants to students from low-income families to encourage school continuation through grade 12. This paper examines the potential role one scheme (ASTUDY) plays in student decision making about school continuation. Data suggest that the prospect of obtaining a grant did not…

Hypothesizes that the labor market recognizes differences in the educational quality and quantity of urban and suburban education and rewards young workers accordingly. Estimating earnings equations for African-American and white youths shows that attendance at a central city high school does, indeed, lower earnings between 4 and 10 percent. (12…

Edmund King's writings and research on postcompulsory education in England and western Europe encouraged innovative policies in British further education. Educational opportunities for students aged 16-19 have broadened to include both academic and vocational courses in an effort to ease the school-to-work transition. (KS)

Worldwide expansion of enrollment in postcompulsory education has contributed to an ambiguous "post-adolescence" life stage as young adults transition into adult citizenship. Possible pathways at the end of compulsory schooling have diversified, particularly in developed countries under the influence of vocationalism. Young adults need…

Examines labor market outcomes of individuals with various types of postsecondary educational experiences, highlighting differences between students who have pursued technical programs, those who have pursued academic programs and those who have not pursued postsecondary education. Employs a triage model suggesting that employer-employee matches…

New data from SAT scores, the Second International Assessment of Educational Progress, and other sources show that American public education compares favorably with that of other advanced nations, despite mass media hysteria. Performance levels on academic indicators may reflect demographic factors more strongly than educational system quality.…

The Secretary of Labor discusses the relationship of education and the changing domestic and global economic climate. Educators are urged to work cooperatively to assure that growing disparities between economic groups does not produce a two-tiered learning society in which only some are prepared for lifelong learning. (MSE)

Discusses the question of preparing technical theater undergraduates for work outside of the field of study. Looks at what alternate career opportunities exist outside the realm of theater for technical theater students, and how students can get those jobs. (SR)

Describes a study that examined elementary teachers' perceptions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Researchers surveyed teachers with and without experience and training who were teaching students with ADHD. Results indicated teachers considered four barriers to providing effective instruction very important. Differences between…

Reviews R. H. Tawney's educational activities on British juvenile employment during Edwardian period. Stresses Tawney's support for raising age for leaving school and providing vocational training. Presents Tawney's conclusions that students leaving elementary school for workplace increased unemployment and crime. Suggests Tawney's ideas were…

Deming's quality-focused principles contradict Taylor's top-down, authoritarian industrial model. Deming advises educators to fix the system instead of blaming individual teachers for student apathy and low achievement. In the new paradigm, education will be a process that encourages continual progress through improving one's abilities, expanding…

Describes two kinds of relationships between the professional knowledge and personal practical knowledge of teachers and teacher educators, stating that (1) professional knowledge depends upon individual cognitive structures with the interaction between the two resulting in personal and idiosyncratic knowledge and (2) personal attributes affect…

Summarizes findings from a study released by the Iowa Department of Education indicating that Iowans who earn General Educational Development (GED) certificates experience significant gains in employment, earnings, skill levels, and job satisfaction. (DMM)