Trends in vocational training in both higher education institutions and the business world are reviewed along with reports of changes in the job market and the role of the federal government. (LBH)

Advocates business, education, and government cooperation in worker training and retraining. Examines economic trends in world trade and domestic businesses. Urges community college leaders to play a more active role in initiating contacts with employers to determine training needs; attracting new jobs to their service areas; and designing…

Identifies various ways in which training, education, and production have been combined and which institutional formats have been used. Analyzes the underlying principles of such combinations, their problems, and their likely variation in learning outcomes and impact. The discussion is limited to developments and programs in East and Southern…

The failure of education systems around the world to establish and exploit the crucial link between education and the labor market is examined. Suggestions are made for closing the gap by educational enhancement, redirection, balancing costs, and promoting school-industry links. (MSE)

A review of higher education research trends in Denmark concludes that research is not channeled into specific areas but scattered over a broad range of topics, is mostly concerned with curriculum and instruction, and should be better documented for the benefit of future innovation and policymaking. (MSE)

The authors evaluate the extent to which economic factors underlie the expansion of Japanese college applications. Findings indicate that "marginal investors" respond to shortrun economic factors--including direct costs, household liquidity, and probability of entering a large firm--that govern higher education. Educational quality has…

Discusses the problems of the Black underclass that is growing despite economic expansions. States that a lack of role models and a lack of incentives to get off welfare are key influences. Advocates improved services for disadvantaged children, starting before birth, as a partial solution. (CH)

The author focuses on the relationship between the changing demographic composition and educational level of the labor force and the impact of those factors on the structural rise in unemployment. He discusses how the labor market has adjusted to the increased supply of young, well-educated workers by weakening the market for high school…

Consists of three articles discussing the relevance of course work in foreign languages, English, and social studies to specific occupational areas. Describes jobs that make primary and secondary use of these skill areas. (CH)

Discusses the future of work over the next several years and lists the types of jobs that will exist. Presents implications for educators of special needs students. (CH)

Proposes a college-level elective course in advanced management communication that would teach future managers how to communicate with shareholders, the media, financial analysts, and the labor force. (SRT)

Reviews the participation rates of women in community colleges, particularly urban institutions. Argues that community colleges reinforce occupational gender stereotypes through counseling and curricula. Traces changes in women's higher education. Suggests the formation of urban women's colleges as a more productive alternative to community…

Concludes that elementary school teachers have definite opinions concerning what should be taught in college and university methods classes and what should be incorporated into reading instruction in the elementary grades. (FL)

Assesses the economic return to a two-year college degree in terms of the value of lifetime income as shown in the age-earnings profiles derived from census data; the present value of lifetime income; and the rate of return on the investment in schooling. (AYC)

A debate which is concerned with skill upgrading versus downgrading of occupations in the United States and relationships to schooling and vocational preparation is reviewed. The article summarizes major position, surveys the evidence on skill changes, and discusses research and policy implications for general and vocational education. (Author/DWH)