Impact of Technology on Work and Jobs in the Printing Industry--Implications for Vocational Curriculum.

Lewis, Theodore

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ERIC Number: EJ545588

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Publication Date: 1997

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Impact of Technology on Work and Jobs in the Printing Industry--Implications for Vocational Curriculum.

Lewis, Theodore

Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, v34 n2 p7-28 Win 1997

Printing industry workers, managers, and union representatives and college vocational printing programs were interviewed (n=48). Technological changes were devaluing craftwork, but computers offered new challenges. Companies were changing faster than colleges could respond. A need to identify principles that transcend printing media was identified. (SK)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Employment Patterns, Labor Relations, Obsolescence, Printing, Skilled Workers, Technical Institutes, Technological Advancement, Vocational Education

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