Thursday, December 21, 2006
Tweet[IWS] New Commission SKILLS OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE Report [14 December 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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New Commission on the SKILLS OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE [14 December 2006]
http://skillscommission.org/
TOUGH CHOICES or TOUGH TIMES
Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce
Executive Summary
http://skillscommission.org/pdf/exec_sum/ToughChoices_EXECSUM.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Staff Papers
http://skillscommission.org/staff.htm
Education
Commissioned Papers
http://skillscommission.org/commissioned.htm
Comparative Governance, Administration and Finance for Elementary and Secondary Education in Selected Countries, Brian Caldwell and Jessica Harris, Educational Transformations Ltd.
Rethinking and Redesigning Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: What Contemporary Research and Theory Has to Offer, James W. Pellegrino, University of Illinois at Chicago
Educational and Labor Market Outcomes for the Nation's Teens and Youth Since the Publication of America's Choice: A Critical Assessment, Andy Sum, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University
High Performance and Success in Education in Flemish Belgium and the Netherlands, Toon Dijkstra, European Orientation Programs, Maastricht University of Professional Education
Improving Teacher Training Provision in England: 1990-2005, Adrain Ellis, PA Consulting Group
Out-of-School Youth, Tim Barnicle, Senior Advisor, National Center on Education and the Economy (forthcoming)
Sources of Innovation and Creativity: A Summary of the Research, Karlyn Adams, University of Pennsylvania
New Foreign Immigrant Workers and the Labor Market in the U.S.,
Andy Sum, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
New Commission on the SKILLS OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE [14 December 2006]
http://skillscommission.org/
TOUGH CHOICES or TOUGH TIMES
Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce
Executive Summary
http://skillscommission.org/pdf/exec_sum/ToughChoices_EXECSUM.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Staff Papers
http://skillscommission.org/staff.htm
Education
- Early Childhood Education: Lessons from the States and Abroad,
- Lynne Sacks and Betsy Brown Ruzzi
- International Education Tests: An Overview, Betsy Brown Ruzzi
- Overview of Education Ministries in Selected Countries,
- Lynne Sacks and Betsy Brown Ruzzi
- Profile of the Indian Education System,
- Gretchen Cheney, Betsy Brown Ruzzi and Karthik Muralidharan
- The Challenge from Asia, Marc Tucker
- Lynne Sacks and Betsy Brown Ruzzi
- America in the Global Economy, Ray Uhalde and Jeffrey Strohl
- An Analysis of Market and Skill Changes
- The Impact of Globallization on American Jobs in Selected Industries,
- Mark Troppe and Pete Carlson, Editors
- The Impact of Globallization on American Jobs in Selected Industries,
- State and Local Workforce Systems: An Overview, Mary Gardner Clagett
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Texas
- North Carolina
Commissioned Papers
http://skillscommission.org/commissioned.htm
Comparative Governance, Administration and Finance for Elementary and Secondary Education in Selected Countries, Brian Caldwell and Jessica Harris, Educational Transformations Ltd.
Rethinking and Redesigning Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: What Contemporary Research and Theory Has to Offer, James W. Pellegrino, University of Illinois at Chicago
Educational and Labor Market Outcomes for the Nation's Teens and Youth Since the Publication of America's Choice: A Critical Assessment, Andy Sum, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University
High Performance and Success in Education in Flemish Belgium and the Netherlands, Toon Dijkstra, European Orientation Programs, Maastricht University of Professional Education
Improving Teacher Training Provision in England: 1990-2005, Adrain Ellis, PA Consulting Group
Out-of-School Youth, Tim Barnicle, Senior Advisor, National Center on Education and the Economy (forthcoming)
Sources of Innovation and Creativity: A Summary of the Research, Karlyn Adams, University of Pennsylvania
New Foreign Immigrant Workers and the Labor Market in the U.S.,
Andy Sum, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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