Reviews the role of education and human-resource development in the process of modern Korean economic growth. Korea is becoming increasingly industrialized and is rapidly reorganizing its labor-intensive industries into knowledge and high-tech industries. The next phase of the educational and human resources challenge will be to develop…

An Afro-American multicultural education professor explains how struggle has accompanied her academic pursuits and lifelong experiences. She traces her sharecropper family's history, demonstrating the intergenerational effects of undemocratic class, race, and gender relations and showing how her learning experiences have shaped her beliefs as a…

Adult education must become popular education in both communal and personal terms to survive funding agencies' special power-interest hegemonies, traditional higher education models, and rampant economic materialism. This article discusses six modernist constructions of adult education, highlighting professionalization and specialization, and…

Describes the Industry Quality Teams (IQTs) at Florida's Valencia Community College, an institution-wide effort to link the needs of a contemporary workforce to the classroom curriculum. Reviews the structure and functions of the college's six IQTs, indicating that they work to revise curricula, develop partnerships, implement marketing…

Survey of reservation and nonreservation mental health professionals in south-central South Dakota found that for both groups, the greatest source of job dissatisfaction was lack of continuing education opportunities. Strategies to reduce dissatisfaction include reservation-university collaborations, increased training opportunities, recruitment…

Critiques the Reagan administration's emphasis on upgrading black education in South Africa as part of the U.S. policy of "constructive engagement" in southern Africa. Points out the improbability of expanding educational opportunities for urban blacks in a system focused on ensuring social control and white privilege through education.…

Factors influencing the job search outcomes of 1,353 Finnish individuals with disabilities were studied, focusing on age, gender, domicile, basic education, vocational training, and type of disability. Results showed that age, education, and domicile influenced outcomes, and labor market status was to some extent gender specific. (JDD)

This article examines the Finnish recession and its impacts including changing demand for qualifications in the labor market and the need for new strategies, for both individuals and organizations, for the transition from education to work. (JB)

A consumer research technique, conjoint analysis, was used to assess the relative importance of several factors in 104 fourth-year medical students' selection of specialty. Conjoint analysis appears to be a useful method for investigating the complex process of specialty selection. (SLD)

The effectiveness of a British government program, the Professional Industrial and Commercial Updating Programme (PICKUP), to provide continuing vocational education (CVE) through the universities is assessed and compared with other university programs that include a CVE component. PICKUP was implemented during the 1980s, a period of substantial…

Presents excerpts from interviews from a variety of professionals from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Denmark examining the role of early childhood professionals in the global economy. Suggests that increasingly, systems and products, expertise, and support will flow freely across national boundaries. Gradually, all early childhood…

Current Population Survey data were used to examine how the changing structure of the job market during the 1980s affected the economic well-being of households. Results reveal increasing hardship among vulnerable populations such as nonmetropolitan families, single-parent families, and minority (particularly Hispanic) households. (Author/SV)

Addresses issues related to the evaluation of community colleges' economic development efforts, describing the context for evaluation in terms of the external environment and college management/governance; practical realities guiding evaluation; steps in designing an evaluation programs; and the application of results to decision making. (DMM)

A survey of 141 California personnel preparation programs for the major disciplines providing early intervention services found that coursework and practica experiences varied greatly across programs, both within and across disciplines. Survey results also indicated that programs provide relatively little training that is specific to early…

Discusses the rise of the concept of improved skills recognition in Australian industry. Highlights include the role of industrial relations; the Australian vocational education and training system; recognition, industrial relations, and workplace change; career and training paths; credentials; and future prospects. (10 references) (LRW)