Jobs and Training in the 1980s

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Occupational Education and Training for the 1980s

   • Peter B. Doeringer

   Pages 1-18

3. The Nonsystem of Education and Training

   • Wellford W. Wilms

   Pages 19-49

4. Occupational Education and Training

   • Patricia Flynn Pannell

   Pages 50-71

5. The Impact of Workplace Practices on Education and Training Policy

   • Bruce Vermeulen, Susan Hudson-Wilson

   Pages 72-87

6. Career Paths and Vocational Education

   • Donna E. Olszewski

   Pages 88-117

7. Vocational Education and the Work Establishment of Youth

   • Sue E. Berryman

   Pages 118-157

8. Labor Market Projections for Education and Training

   • Susan Hudson-Wilson

   Pages 158-172

9. Accelerating the Transition from Schools to Careers

   • Bruce Vermeulen

   Pages 173-203

10. Back Matter

    Pages 205-206

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In February 1979, I wrote to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation seeking sup­ port for the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies to embark on a policy­ oriented program in vocational education. The reason for the request, which was generously granted by the foundation, was stated as follows: The federal program on vocational education dates from World War I. Impor­ tant changes were made in later legislation in 1963 and 1976, affecting the pro­ grams conducted by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The recently enacted Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) of the Department of Labor has brought large federal support to efforts to reduce unemployment, especially for youth, by providing preparatory training. It may be an understatement to report that the programs of these two government departments have lacked adequate coordination in Washington or in the field. Certainly there is a long way to go in improving both policy and program, and an opportunity presents itself in preparing the policies to be proposed to the Con­ gress when the vocational education program next comes up for reconsideration in 1980 and 1981. Responsibility for preparing the administration's position and recom­ mendations lies with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of HEW, Michael O'Keefe.

• education
• evaluation
• foundation
• labor market
• rating
• unemployment
• welfare

• Boston University, USA

  Peter B. Doeringer

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