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Download full textEvans, Karen, Ed.; Heinz, Walter R., Ed. – 1994
A comparison study of the school-to-work transitions of young people aged 16-19 in Germany and England was followed up several years later when the former subjects were in their early twenties. Research was conducted through interviews, case studies, and studies of labor market trends. The analysis of the transition of the young people studied…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developed Nations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Pautler, Albert J., Jr., Ed. – 1994
This book contains 24 articles discussing the transition to employment for noncollege-bound youths in the United States. The book is organized around four major themes: background, reviews of research on students' transition experiences, employers' needs, and government efforts; analysis of programs, including successful ones in western Europe and…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
Dunkle, Margaret; And Others – 1981
Five papers deal with special problems of vocational education for women and girls in rural and nonmetropolitan school districts. An introductory paper puts vocational education for women into a historical perspective, addresses current status of rural women, and depicts them four years after enactment of the most recent vocational education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Educational Legislation
Tassinopoulos, Alexandros; Werner, Heinz; Kristensen, Soren – 1998
This document contains two papers that examine mobility and migration of labor in the European Union and discuss specific implications for young people. The "Foreword" (Jordi Planas) examines the practical and symbolic role that establishment of the right to freedom of movement for European citizens plays in the process of construction…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Mobility, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Marshall, Ray, Ed. – 1977
The papers in this volume are concerned with rural development, with emphasis on the problems of low-income groups. Stephen McDonald explores economic factors in farm outmigration. Virgil Christian, Jr. and Adamantios Pepelasis discuss the extent and importance of economies of size in agriculture. Thomas Till analyzes the nature and extent of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agriculture, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Sexton, Robert F., Ed. – 1976
Issues concerning experiential and postsecondary education are considered in six articles. In "Experiential Education for the Community College Student," Sheila Gordon considers the links between experiential and vocational education and suggests that experiential education is especially relevant to the learning styles and objectives of the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educationally Disadvantaged
Smith, Andrew, Ed. – 1999
This document contains six papers exploring the training and learning of older people in Australia's vocational education and training (VET), and of technical and further education (TAFE) programs in the adult and community sectors. "Preface" (Andrew Smith) discusses the adequacy of training opportunities available to older Australians…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)
Tilson, George, Jr.; And Others – 1984
This compendium is designed to present the relationship of the rehabilitation process to vocational education; to examine the cooperative roles of vocational education, rehabilitation, and special education; and to identify the trends that will have an impact on the planning for future training needs. Included in the volume are the following…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Coordination, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Gamoran, Adam, Ed. – 1998
This document contains five papers. "Vocational Teacher Education in U.S. Colleges and Universities and Its Responsiveness to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990" (Richard L. Lynch) documents the trend toward decreasing enrollments in teacher training programs in virtually all vocational fields.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis
Borus, Michael E., Ed. – 1984
This collection consists of analyses based on data from the 1979, 1980, and 1981 National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experience. In a paper entitled "A Description of Employed and Unemployed Youth in 1981," Michael E. Borus describes employed, unemployed, and discouraged workers between the ages of 16 and 21. Next, Tom K.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Employment, Black Youth, Delinquency
Mangum, Garth, Ed.; Mangum, Stephen, Ed. – 1996
This book contains 17 social policy essays on various topics related to labor and full employment policies in the United States. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Stephen Mangum); "Secular Rabbi: The Life and Times of Sar A. Levitan" (Garth Mangum); "Young Workers, Young Families, and Child Poverty"…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, At Risk Persons, Block Grants
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt, Ed. – 1984
The 31 papers in this yearbook are organized in five sections: I. Changes in the Labor Force, which includes: "Labor Market Needs to the Year 2000" (Morgan V. Lewis) and "Occupational Adaptability and Transferable Skills: Preparing Today's Adults for Tomorrow's Careers" (Frank C. Pratzner and William L. Ashley); II. Educating Adult Students, which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style
Burke, Gerald, Ed.; Reuling, Jochen, Ed. – 2002
This document contains 17 papers on vocational training and lifelong learning in Australia and Germany. The following papers are included: "Vocational Training and Lifelong Learning in Australia and Germany: Background" (Gerald Burke); "Vocational Training and Lifelong Learning in Australia: Observations and Conclusions from a…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Evans, Karen, Ed.; Hodkinson, Phil, Ed.; Unwin, Lorna, Ed. – 2002
This book contains 13 papers on transformations in the nature of work that affect the learning and skill requirements of jobs and individuals and ways those requirements can be met. The following papers are included: "The Significance of Workplace Learning for a 'Learning Society'" (Karen Evans, Helen Rainbird); "Learning Careers:…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Development, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Auer, Peter, Ed. – 2001
This book contains five papers on the role of institutions in changing labor markets in Europe. "Introduction" (Peter Auer) explores the following topics: institutions and labor market forces; macroeconomic policy; redistribution of working times; equality of opportunity; and industrial relations and social dialogue. "Small-Economy…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Collective Bargaining, Comparative Analysis, Coordination
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