This resource guide provides information to teachers, business/industry representatives, and local administrators who are interested in working together to update technical/teaching skills of vocational teachers. It contains a purpose, objectives, and a list of activities designed to upgrade teacher occupational competencies. Information for…

The purpose of this unobtrusive study of reference services at Orem (Utah) Public Library was to determine the extent to which reference questions were negotiated, the appropriateness of the verbal and nonverbal communication skills used, and the extent of influence those skills and levels of negotiation had on the accuracy of the answer given.…

The November 1989 conference described in this document was about social dialogue in vocational education. An introduction summarizes the conference as a whole, pointing out that participants were able to hear reports of the situation in Denmark, Spain, Italy, France, and the European Community as a whole. Summaries of 10 individual presentations…

Award restructure poses questions about appropriate response to the retraining and education needs of workers in Australia who have literacy difficulties. The following actions should be taken: (1) the government should fund a research project that will evaluate workplace efficiency outcomes for employers who have participated in the Workplace…

This publication contains monographs on vocational training and regional development for six regions of the European Communities. The monograph on Lorraine (France) by Gerard Calais describes basic training structures, redeployment policies, requalification of job seekers, and coordination of training efforts. Profiles of development technicians…

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), between 1981 and 1986 approximately 10.8 million persons lost jobs in a manner suggesting that the job losses would be permanent. Experienced workers with three or more years of tenure made up about 5.1 million of the total number of individuals whom BLS reports have termed "displaced…

A model project was conducted to demonstrate how Chrysler, in partnership with the education community and the government, could provide technical training to enable displaced workers to contribute to the "H-Body" car launch, to improve their job skills, and to enhance their future employability. The training was conducted on a pilot…

Federal initiatives should be undertaken to reduce long-term structural unemployment in the United States. Long-term structural unemployment has risen during the 1970s and 1980s but is still primarily a problem of disadvantaged workers, not dislocated ones. The impact of technological change on occupations is felt mainly by the employed who are…

With the aging of the U.S. population, fewer younger workers are available to join the work force. Therefore, if economic growth is to be sustained, more older workers must remain in the work force or rejoin it. Some policies have been enacted to promote the employment of older workers. They include the prohibition of age discrimination and the…

Following tremendous growth in the population of West Germany until the early 1970s, the population stabilized with a slower birth rate but higher foreign immigration. The population is becoming increasingly older. About 28 percent of the German population is aged 55 or older; by the year 2030, this figure will be about 44 percent. In 1985, the…

By the year 2025, 38 percent of the population of the Netherlands is projected to be aged 55 and over. Only 40 percent of the group aged 55-64 was working in 1985, and only 2.3 percent of the people aged 65 and over was working--the smallest number among industrialized countries. This development was mainly due to early retirement schemes and…

A number of ideological, economic and demographic changes are necessitating radical and substantial changes in the education system in England and Wales. Foreseeing a teacher shortage throughout primary education well into the 1990s, alternative forms of entry to the profession have been explored. However, the largest potential source for…

In order to address major permanent changes in the economic structure and workforce of its community, Chemeketa Community College (CCC) in Oregon has made a commitment to initiate as many short-term training programs as its resources permit. Short-term training, which takes less time than regular one-year certificate or two-year associate degree…

The most striking general features of the Danish education system are these: a high degree of centralization, learner-centeredness, open access, precisely defined conditions of service for teachers, and virtually non-existent training for educational managers. Education is compulsory for children between the ages of 7 and 16 years. Optional…

PROJECT UPLIFT'S PURPOSE WAS TO FIND EFFECTIVE WAYS OF REACHING, RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND PLACING DISADVANTAGED RURAL ADULTS LIVING IN A 10-COUNTY SECTION OF NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE FOLLOWUP STUDY HAS THREE GENERAL OBJECTIVES -- (1) TO SHOW THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS WERE SERVED, THAT THEY WERE TRAINABLE AND THAT…