Influence beyond the College Gates.

Jones, Roberts T.

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ERIC Number: EJ365122

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Influence beyond the College Gates.

Jones, Roberts T.

Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, v58 n3 p20-23 Dec-Jan 1987-88

Reviews findings of Department of Labor studies on workforce supply/demand in the year 2000. Predicts more white-collar and fewer blue-collar jobs. Relates potential labor shortages to functional illiteracy, disadvantaged and unemployed youth, and displaced workers. Urges two-year colleges to provide opportunities for acquiring functional, technical, literacy, and job skills. (DMM)

Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Factors, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Futures (of Society), Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Socioeconomic Influences, Technical Education, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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