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Barrere, Rodolfo; Luchilo, Lucas; Raffo, Julio – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2004
This paper presents the main trends in respect of the supply of human resources in science and technology (HRST) in Latin America and the international mobility of its highly skilled labour. This will be done through the identification of potential data sources, followed by a presentation of indicators drawn from these sources. In addition, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Sources, Human Resources, Latin Americans
Werner, Heinz – 2001
In the 1960s, German industry experienced a greater need for labor. Recruitment agreements for "guestworkers" were concluded with a number of Mediterranean countries, with the opinion at the time being that temporary immigration would be in the interests of all involved: German firms would get cheap labor, the "guestworkers"…
Descriptors: Adults, Developed Nations, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
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Pincus, Fred L. – Harvard Educational Review, 1980
Pincus argues that vocational education has been developed in response to the rising educational aspirations of the working class. He claims that vocational training provides a poor payoff under the present economic system, and that the promotion of vocational programs raises unrealistic expectations in students. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Factors, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
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Glaros, Michelle – Academe, 2004
In this article, the author addresses a problem encountered in her own professional life as a teacher of writing in the context of computing, a teaching field often referred to as "computers and writing," "electronic writing," or "computer-assisted writing instruction." The problem she has observed has to do with teaching technology in a…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Skilled Workers, Labor Market, Higher Education
Smith, Sue Griffith; Beatty, David – 1994
From the perspectives of both school and industry, this paper outlines the past, present, and future of a partnership between Ivy Tech State College (Columbus, Indiana) and Cummins Engine Company and other local industries formed to provide the southern Indiana area with a highly skilled workforce. First, David Beatty traces on-the-job training at…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Industrial Training
Ontario Ministry of Skills Development, Toronto. – 1991
This booklet presents an overview of apprenticeship in Ontario. Its seven short sections cover the following: (1) a quick reference to apprenticeship (a chart of the 45 apprenticeable occupations listed in the booklet, with the requirements for each and a short work description; (2) information for prospective apprentices on apprenticeship,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Employer Employee Relationship
McEntire, Carl R.; Hukill, V. N. – 1977
The Education Industry Exchange Program was initiated (1) to provide nonvocational industrial arts teachers with industrial skill training to teach trade and industrial subjects (to be accomplished through a graduate education program in cooperation with industry), (2) to enable craftspersons and skilled workers who were interested in teaching…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Career Ladders, Curriculum Development, Experimental Programs
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
SEVERAL SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA COMPANIES WERE EXAMINED FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR DISPLACED EMPLOYEES. ARMOUR AND COMPANY SOUGHT TO GUIDE DISPLACED EMPLOYEES TO CLASSES OR COURSES OF ACTION OUTSIDE ITS OWN SPHERE OF OPERATION. LOCKHEED HAS PROVIDED UNUSUALLY WELL FOR UPGRADING AND RETRAINING, MAINLY BECAUSE OF INDUSTRY FLUCTUATIONS AND RAPID…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Aviation Mechanics, Community Colleges, Educational Policy
COQUERET, A. – 1966
WHEN THE FRENCH NATIONAL RAILWAY CONVERTED FROM STEAM TO AN ELECTRIC AND DIESEL-ELECTRIC TRACTION SYSTEM, IT WAS NECESSARY TO RETRAIN OLDER (OVER 40) SKILLED WORKERS--DRIVERS, LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE MEN AND SUPERVISORS OF WORKSHOPS AND DEPOTS. THE INTELLECTUAL AND EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES OF OLDER PERSONS IN RETRAINING WERE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Anxiety, Driver Education, Electricity
Jones, B. Dolores; Mook, Corena – 1980
A project was conducted to design a survey instrument that would help in identifying sex-related barriers to employment and to administer that instrument to employers in both rural and urban counties of Kansas. It was projected that the data derived from the survey could be used to aid in designing vocational education methods and techniques.…
Descriptors: Clerical Workers, Employed Women, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Vrooman, John – 1979
Recurring evidence that workers with similar skills do not necessarily earn the same wages led to the formulation of an alternative to the conventional market theory, namely, the segmented market theory. This theory posits that certain skills are distributed not among prospective employees but among jobs, in relation to the technology of those…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Education, Employment, Employment Qualifications
Colombo Plan Bureau (Sri Lanka). – 1975
Proceedings of the Sixth Colloquium on Intra-Regional Technical Training sponsored jointly by the Colombo Plan and the Government of Malaysia are presented in this report. Four working papers are presented centered around three main areas of concern: influence of technical education on economic development; how the status of technicians could be…
Descriptors: Craft Workers, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Innovation
Franklin, William S. – 1975
The report describes a study of industry-sponsored upgrading programs for journeymen in construction unions. Interviews with union and training officials, as well as 405 journeymen and 99 contractors, revealed that upgrading activities were concentrated in electrical work, carpentry, and the pipe trades, and that both the number of programs and…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Carpentry, Construction Industry, Electricians
Harley, D. L. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1936
On every hand one hears youth asking: "Where can we find work?" Many young people of this generation have never had a steady job, have never experienced the pleasure that comes from contributing their share toward satisfying human needs. Some of them have spent several years in preparing themselves for definite kinds of work, but cannot now find…
Descriptors: Youth, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Community Programs
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Watkinson, James D. – History of Education Quarterly, 1996
Discusses the educational and social efforts of the Benevolent Mechanics Association in Petersburg, Virginia, between the years 1825 and 1857. Although economically prosperous, the southern mechanics (all skilled trades) established a night school for their apprentices in a bid for social acceptance. Examines the reasons for the school's failure.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational History, Evening Programs, Higher Education
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