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Preparing for the workplace : charting a course for federal postsecondary training policy

Title
Preparing for the workplace : charting a course for federal postsecondary training policy / Janet S. Hansen, editor ; Committee on Postsecondary Education and Training for the Workplace ; Commission on the Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Hansen, Janet S.
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Postsecondary Education and Training for the Workplace.
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
Description
x, 210 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Examines the division of training responsibility between public & private sector. Emphasis on what federal government can & can not do.
Alternative Title
  • Federal postsecondary training policy
  • Federal postsecondary training policy.
Subject
  • Career education > Government policy > United States
  • Postsecondary education > United States
  • Federal aid to higher education > United States
  • Labor supply > Effect of education on
  • Enseignement supérieur
  • Formation professionnelle
  • Politique de formation
  • Relation formation-emploi
  • Career education > Government policy
  • Federal aid to higher education
  • Postsecondary education
  • Berufsbildungspolitik
  • Tertiärbereich
  • Berufsbildungspolitik
  • Etats-Unis d'Amérique
  • United States
  • USA
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index.
Credits (note)
  • On title page: Committee on Postsecondary Education and Training for the Workplace; Commission on the Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of Postsecondary Training Institutions and Programs -- 3. Diagnosing the Health of Postsecondary Training -- 4. U.S. Training in International Perspective -- 5. The Federal Role in Postsecondary Training -- 6. Fostering High-Quality Training -- 7. Improving Federal Programs -- 8. Becoming an Agent of Change -- Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.
ISBN
  • 0309049350
  • 9780309049351
LCCN
93037934
OCLC
  • ocm29031372
  • 29031372
  • SCSB-2044405
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library