Author: Musset Pauline
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 926420041X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
This report examines vocational education and training programmes in Austria, covering how they are changing, how they are funded, how they are linked to academic and university programmes and how employers and unions are engaged.
Beyond the Skills Gap
Author: Matthew T. Hora
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
ISBN: 1612509894
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
2018 Frederic W. Ness Book Award, AAC&U How can educators ensure that young people who attain a postsecondary credential are adequately prepared for the future? Matthew T. Hora and his colleagues explain that the answer is not simply that students need more specialized technical training to meet narrowly defined employment opportunities. Beyond the Skills Gap challenges this conception of the “skills gap,” highlighting instead the value of broader twenty-first-century skills in postsecondary education. They advocate for a system in which employers share responsibility along with the education sector to serve the collective needs of the economy, society, and students. Drawing on interviews with educators in two- and four-year institutions and employers in the manufacturing and biotechnology sectors, the authors demonstrate the critical importance of habits of mind such as problem solving, teamwork, and communication. They go on to show how faculty and program administrators can create active learning experiences that develop students’ skills across a range of domains. The book includes in-depth descriptions of eight educators whose classrooms exemplify the effort to blend technical learning with the cultivation of twenty-first-century habits of mind. The study, set in Wisconsin, takes place against the backdrop of heated political debates over the role of public higher education. This thoughtful and nuanced account, enriched by keen observations of postsecondary instructional practice, promises to contribute new insights to the rich literature on workforce development and to provide valuable guidance for postsecondary faculty and administrators.
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
ISBN: 1612509894
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
2018 Frederic W. Ness Book Award, AAC&U How can educators ensure that young people who attain a postsecondary credential are adequately prepared for the future? Matthew T. Hora and his colleagues explain that the answer is not simply that students need more specialized technical training to meet narrowly defined employment opportunities. Beyond the Skills Gap challenges this conception of the “skills gap,” highlighting instead the value of broader twenty-first-century skills in postsecondary education. They advocate for a system in which employers share responsibility along with the education sector to serve the collective needs of the economy, society, and students. Drawing on interviews with educators in two- and four-year institutions and employers in the manufacturing and biotechnology sectors, the authors demonstrate the critical importance of habits of mind such as problem solving, teamwork, and communication. They go on to show how faculty and program administrators can create active learning experiences that develop students’ skills across a range of domains. The book includes in-depth descriptions of eight educators whose classrooms exemplify the effort to blend technical learning with the cultivation of twenty-first-century habits of mind. The study, set in Wisconsin, takes place against the backdrop of heated political debates over the role of public higher education. This thoughtful and nuanced account, enriched by keen observations of postsecondary instructional practice, promises to contribute new insights to the rich literature on workforce development and to provide valuable guidance for postsecondary faculty and administrators.
Beyond Academic Learning First Results from the Survey of Social and Emotional Skills
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264695648
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Over the last few years, social and emotional skills have been rising on the education policy agenda and in the public debate. Policy makers and education practitioners are seeking ways to complement the focus on academic learning, with attention to social and emotional skill development.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264695648
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Over the last few years, social and emotional skills have been rising on the education policy agenda and in the public debate. Policy makers and education practitioners are seeking ways to complement the focus on academic learning, with attention to social and emotional skill development.
The Social Skills Picture Book
Author: Jed Baker
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 1932565353
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Describes in pictures the proper responses to real-life situations that youth with social communication challenges face on a daily basis.
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 1932565353
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Describes in pictures the proper responses to real-life situations that youth with social communication challenges face on a daily basis.
Beyond College For All
Author: James E. Rosenbaum
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610444760
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In a society where everyone is supposed to go to college, the problems facing high school graduates who do not continue their education are often forgotten. Many cannot find jobs, and those who do are often stuck in low-wage, dead-end positions. Meanwhile employers complain that high school graduates lack the necessary skills for today's workplace. Beyond College for All focuses on this crisis in the American labor market. Around the world, author James E. Rosenbaum finds, employers view high school graduates as valuable workers. Why not here? Rosenbaum reports on new studies of the interaction between employers and high schools in the United States. He concludes that each fails to communicate its needs to the other, leading to a predictable array of problems for young people in the years after graduation. High schools caught up in the college-for-all myth, provide little job advice or preparation, leading students to make unrealistic plans and hampering both students who do not go to college and those who start college but do not finish. Employers say they care about academic skills, but then do not consider grades when deciding whom to hire. Faced with few incentives to achieve, many students lapse into precisely the kinds of habits employers deplore, doing as little as possible in high school and developing poor attitudes. Rosenbaum contrasts the situation in the United States with that of two other industrialized nations-Japan and Germany-which have formal systems for aiding young people who are looking for employment. Virtually all Japanese high school graduates obtain work, and in Germany, eighteen-year-olds routinely hold responsible jobs. While the American system lacks such formal linkages, Rosenbaum uncovers an encouraging hidden system that helps many high school graduates find work. He shows that some American teachers, particularly vocational teachers, create informal networks with employers to guide students into the labor market. Enterprising employers have figures out how to use these networks to meet their labor needs, while students themselves can take steps to increase their ability to land desirable jobs. Beyond College for All suggests new policies based on such practices. Rosenbaum presents a compelling case that the problems faced by American high school graduates and employers can be solved if young people, employers, and high schools build upon existing informal networks to create formal paths for students to enter the world of work. A Volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610444760
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In a society where everyone is supposed to go to college, the problems facing high school graduates who do not continue their education are often forgotten. Many cannot find jobs, and those who do are often stuck in low-wage, dead-end positions. Meanwhile employers complain that high school graduates lack the necessary skills for today's workplace. Beyond College for All focuses on this crisis in the American labor market. Around the world, author James E. Rosenbaum finds, employers view high school graduates as valuable workers. Why not here? Rosenbaum reports on new studies of the interaction between employers and high schools in the United States. He concludes that each fails to communicate its needs to the other, leading to a predictable array of problems for young people in the years after graduation. High schools caught up in the college-for-all myth, provide little job advice or preparation, leading students to make unrealistic plans and hampering both students who do not go to college and those who start college but do not finish. Employers say they care about academic skills, but then do not consider grades when deciding whom to hire. Faced with few incentives to achieve, many students lapse into precisely the kinds of habits employers deplore, doing as little as possible in high school and developing poor attitudes. Rosenbaum contrasts the situation in the United States with that of two other industrialized nations-Japan and Germany-which have formal systems for aiding young people who are looking for employment. Virtually all Japanese high school graduates obtain work, and in Germany, eighteen-year-olds routinely hold responsible jobs. While the American system lacks such formal linkages, Rosenbaum uncovers an encouraging hidden system that helps many high school graduates find work. He shows that some American teachers, particularly vocational teachers, create informal networks with employers to guide students into the labor market. Enterprising employers have figures out how to use these networks to meet their labor needs, while students themselves can take steps to increase their ability to land desirable jobs. Beyond College for All suggests new policies based on such practices. Rosenbaum presents a compelling case that the problems faced by American high school graduates and employers can be solved if young people, employers, and high schools build upon existing informal networks to create formal paths for students to enter the world of work. A Volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology
OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training A Skills beyond School Review of Austria
Author: Musset Pauline
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 926420041X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
This report examines vocational education and training programmes in Austria, covering how they are changing, how they are funded, how they are linked to academic and university programmes and how employers and unions are engaged.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 926420041X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
This report examines vocational education and training programmes in Austria, covering how they are changing, how they are funded, how they are linked to academic and university programmes and how employers and unions are engaged.
OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training A Skills beyond School Review of Peru
Author: McCarthy Mary Alice
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264265406
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. How can employers and unions be engaged? How can workbased learning be used? How can teachers and trainers be effectively prepared? How should postsecondary programmes be structured?...
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264265406
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. How can employers and unions be engaged? How can workbased learning be used? How can teachers and trainers be effectively prepared? How should postsecondary programmes be structured?...
OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training A Skills beyond School Review of Korea
Author: Kis Viktoria
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264179801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
This book examines vocational education and training in Korea, looking at what kinds of training is needed, how it should be funded, how they should be linked to university programmes and how employers and unions can be engaged.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264179801
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
This book examines vocational education and training in Korea, looking at what kinds of training is needed, how it should be funded, how they should be linked to university programmes and how employers and unions can be engaged.
OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training A Skills beyond School Review of the Slovak Republic
Author: Fazekas Mihály
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264233342
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Higher level vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. What type of training is needed to meet the needs of changing economies? How should the programmes be funded? How should they be linked to academic and university programmes?
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264233342
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Higher level vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. What type of training is needed to meet the needs of changing economies? How should the programmes be funded? How should they be linked to academic and university programmes?
OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training A Skills beyond School Review of the Netherlands
Author: Fazekas Mihály
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264221840
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
This report on vocationan education and training programmes in the Netherlands examines how to engage employers and unions, how workbased training can be used, and how teachers and trainers can be effectively prepared.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264221840
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
This report on vocationan education and training programmes in the Netherlands examines how to engage employers and unions, how workbased training can be used, and how teachers and trainers can be effectively prepared.
OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training A Skills beyond School Review of Kazakhstan
Author: Álvarez-Galván José-Luis
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264221824
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This report on vocational education and training programmes in Kazakhstan examines how employers and unions can be engaged, how workbased learning can be used and how teachers and trainers can be prepared.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264221824
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
This report on vocational education and training programmes in Kazakhstan examines how employers and unions can be engaged, how workbased learning can be used and how teachers and trainers can be prepared.