Career education directed at training older people to work in human services, is viewed as a viable concept. It can help older adults "retire to" rather than "retire from" and help them help themselves, their peers, and others. This paper encourages new and/or second careers for many older people. (Author)

According to the author, most university part-time students will be persons who want to update their skills in their present occupations or women entering or reentering the labor force. He discusses credit and noncredit areas and the need for better communication between and within universities. (MF)

Describes two cooperative programs involving the Ford Motor Company and community colleges: the voluntary joint United Auto Workers-Ford Employee Development and Training Program, which serves both dislocated and active workers; and the Ford ASSET (Automotive Student Service Educational Training) Program, a two-year cooperative work study program.…

The need for high quality initial training and accessible, academically sound programs allowing workers to update their skills and advance in careers as their jobs change in a period of rapid technological advancement will be an ongoing challenge to postsecondary education. (MSE)

The author explains how one company managed a shutdown while avoiding difficult problems. He describes a five-action plan that focused on all the following areas: severance and benefits, communication, training and development, job opportunities, and retirement planning. This plan is then evaluated and recommendations to improve the plan are…

College and university teacher education programs confronted with declining enrollments and budgetary restrictions, should consider the strategies of refocusing, renewing, or reducing to maintain quality programs, including redirection of program foci and faculty activities, faculty retraining, and elimination of marginal programs. (Author/RC)

In an interview with Ernest Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, some of his concerns and observations about the high school-college connection are described. The education and reeducation of teachers, curriculum, and flexibility of college admission are discussed. (MLW)

Describes "Operation What Now," a project initiated by Orange County Community College (OCCC) in Middleton, NY, in response to the closing of the community's Ford Motor Company assembly plant. Explains the steps taken by OCCC to assist the unemployed workers: organizing public meetings, strengthening communication, and providing career counseling.…

Describes the job training programs at the Hampden District Regional Skills Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, financed under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. The center trains 650 persons at a time and places more than 800 trainees a year in jobs through involving industry in the planning and training. (MF)

The author comments on the vocational teacher's need for periodic return to the market place, noting that the updating experience should be based on three variables: The rate of change in the occupational field, the state of the teacher's up-to-dateness, and the objectives he/she wants to achieve for his/her students. (HD)

Identifies the professional development needs and preferences of vocational and technical educators when dealing with special-needs students. Explains that most community college students are unfamiliar with programs for special needs students and that teachers would like more training and assistance related to special needs students. (Contains 11…

Argues that new approaches are needed for community colleges to fully address the needs of two customers: employers and employees. Reviews constraints on employers and obstacles facing employees in seeking further education/training and proposes solutions to help make the colleges the hub of a customer-oriented educational system. (MAB)

Describes a study investigating whether the 137 participants in Florida's return-to-industry program believed that the program had achieved its objectives. Six months to four years after participating, respondents supported the goals of the program and felt that the intended outcomes had been attained and that instructional programs had improved…

This project examined whether the rehabilitation of reading recognition allowed comprehension of print for 38 low vision adults (ages 37-87) who were former readers. The project developed training strategies for enhancing reading comprehension. The paper concludes that instruction in comprehension has value as part of low vision rehabilitation for…