Reskilling America : learning to labor in the twenty-first century / Katherine S. Newman, Hella Winston.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781627793285
- ISBN: 1627793283
- Physical Description: 257 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-240) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The limits of the "college solution" -- A history of ambivalence -- The new vocational turn in American high schools -- What industry needs -- The community college connection -- What vocational education could be: the German model -- The math puzzle -- Bringing the dual system to the United States -- Where do we go from here? -- Appendix: What's growing? |
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Subject: | Vocational education > United States. Skilled labor > United States. Occupational training > United States. Manpower policy > United States. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | LC 1045 .N49 2016 | 30775305511983 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Reskilling America : Learning to Labor in the Twenty-First Century
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Coauthors Newman (provost & senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; No Shame in My Game) and Winston (senior fellow, Schuster Inst. for Investigative Journalism, Brandeis Univ.; Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of -Hasidic Rebels) delve into the subject of vocational training being supported and offered as a necessary option for today's high school students and graduates. The authors demonstrate the current vocational high school programs across America that produce young people who can perform skilled labor, maintain a solid work ethic, and be productive members of society. A chapter on the German high school experience describes how students decide whether to get a diploma that will ensure they are ready for the university or to take the vocational path in which they are taught and often hired by companies that work with the schools. Newman and Winston do an excellent job of providing examples that show how this system could work better to prepare all high school graduates for a career. The endnotes and index make this a useful reference tool. VERDICT Highly recommended for all readers interested in school policy and administration and those seeking positive options for future leaders of this country.-Jason L. Steagall, Gateway Technical Coll. Lib., Elkhorn, WI © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.