In recent years there has been a marked increase in the output of literature linking economics with education. In the past, most of the professional literature in this area dealt either with educational finance (the economics of education) or, in a general way, with the role of education in economic development. Current literature continues to deal with these two fields, but in such a way as to introduce a new field, or at least to direct attention to new uses for materials developed in the two...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Educational History, Human Capital, Role of Education, Labor Force...
The purpose of the Biennial Survey of Education in the United States is to present to the people of this Nation a picture, as complete and accurate as possible, of the many types of education they finance, administer, and maintain. But this isolated picture is not enough. The worth, activity, and progress of any system of schools are relative matters and must be shown along with like phases of other systems to provide sane conceptions and sound bases for judgments. To afford such bases for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Educational History, Surveys, International Education, Comparative...
Federal agencies are responsible for a variety of educational activities. These vary from operating programs for which specific appropriations are made to others which provide educational services incident to some other Federal purpose. Because of the variable nature of these services having educational significance, it is difficult to secure complete reports on all financial provisions for education made by the Federal Government. Through the years, the Office of Education has gathered figures...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Finance, Public Agencies, Federal Government, Federal Aid, Grants,...
Trends in American higher education between 1969 and 1975 are reported based on surveys in those two years by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. In general, the late 1960's saw widespread turbulence and disruption directed both at educational forms on campus and changes in American foreign policy. This movement was marked by a political swing to the left among college and university teachers and students. In 1972, with the end of the draft and direct American participation in military...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Rank (Professional), Attitude Change, Collective Bargaining, College...
Examining the transition from school to work in Europe, this speech focuses on a comparison of initial occupational preparation for young people in France, Germany, and Great Britain. The desired competencies in new entrants to the labor market are listed in four categories: basic cognitive skills; personal qualities and work attitudes; interpersonal skills; analytical abilities and the ability to plan, organize, or make decisions; and specific occupational skills. A detailed description of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Apprenticeships, Communication Skills, Comparative Education, Educational...
This paper looks at the position taken in available literature and evaluation reports of multinational and bilateral agencies in regard to vocational education in developing countries. Section 1 provides background on such topics as links between education and development, support of vocational education, diversified secondary education, foreign aid, public institutions, and costs. Section 2 summarizes criticism that focused on the emphasis on financial support for formal public vocational...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Financial Support, Foreign Countries,...
This publication presents results of a year-long research program initiated by the National Commission for Employment Policy to research and discuss the employment effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It contains the letter to the President in which the Commission endorses NAFTA because of its positive employment-creating effects and makes recommendations on worker adjustment assistance programs that address the adverse employment effects of NAFTA and on migrant and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Contracts, Economics, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Federal...
This document discusses the need to increase the amount of U.S. international funding that goes to basic education. Because U.S. foreign aid programs are reviewed prior to a new fiscal year, this paper suggests that people can make a difference by working to raise the profile of basic education and by encouraging U.S. policymakers to increase funding and use more appropriate methods for implementing basic education programs. Basic education is defined as that which meets basic learning needs...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Developing Nations,...