MDS-1073 - Contents

• CHAPTER 1 -- SHARED VISIONS: EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN INTERESTS IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR AN INNOVATIVE WORK FORCE - A SYNTHESIS OF CONFERENCE THEMES AND PAPERS
  LAUREL MCFARLAND
  • 1. The U.S.-EU Conference
  • 2. From Conference to Volume
  • 3. The Conference Themes as Chapters
  • 4. Conclusion
• CHAPTER 2 -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR AN INNOVATIVE WORK FORCE: EUROPEAN UNION INITIATIVES
  TOM O'DWYER
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Maastricht Treaty
  • 3. Growth, Competitiveness, and Employment
  • 4. European Community Actions in Education and Training
  • 5. Cooperation with Other Countries
  • 6. Conclusion

• CHAPTER 3 -- NEW VISIONS FOR EDUCATION AND WORK FORCE TRAINING POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES
  AUGUSTA SOUZA KAPPNER
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. New Visions: An Innovative Work Force
  • 3. New Visions in the United States
  • 4. Conclusion
• CHAPTER 4 -- BUILDING A SCHOOL-TO-WORK SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES
  WINIFRED I. WARNAT
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Perkins
  • 3. Goals 2000
  • 4. School-to-Work
  • 5. Perkins Reauthorization
  • 6. The New System
  • 7. Postscript
  • Appendix
    National Education Goals
• CHAPTER 5 -- BUILDING AN INNOVATIVE WORK FORCE IN THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
  AUGUSTINE P. GALLEGO
  • 1. Meeting the Training Needs of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
  • 2. The San Diego Community College Districts Commitment to Inclusivity
  • 3. Local Leadership Challenges in San Diego
  • 4. Conclusion

• CHAPTER 6 -- THE INCLUSIVITY IMPERATIVE: LEVERAGING THE CREATIVITY OF HUMAN DIVERSITY
  ESTEBAN SORIANO
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. European and American Perspectives on Inclusivity
  • 3. The Economic Imperative for Diversity
  • 4. Inclusivity and Its Challenge to Education and VOTEC
  • 5. Global Economic Pressures Demand Diversity
• CHAPTER 7 -- INNOVATION FOR INCLUSION: ENSURING ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION FOR ALL
  GERHARD WELBERS
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Educational Challenges of Inclusivity
  • 3. Qualifications for All
  • 4. Conclusion

• CHAPTER 8 -- CREATING NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND WORK
  ROBERT POCZIK
  • 1. A New Vision of the Interconnectedness of Work and Learning
  • 2. Bridging the Gaps
  • 3. A New Vision of the Learning Enterprise
• CHAPTER 9 -- EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE WITH LOCAL TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS FOR GLOBAL COMPETITION
  RICHARD WALTHER
  • 1. Local Partnerships Fostered by the European Community
  • 2. Emerging Local and Regional Partnerships in Individual Member States
  • 3. The Interdependence of Local and National Training Partnerships

• CHAPTER 10 -- THE CHALLENGE OF INVOLVING SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES IN TECH PREP AND SCHOOL-TO-WORK INITIATIVES
  DIANA M. WALTER
  • 1. Creating an Administrative Partnership for School-to-Work: PACE
  • 2. School-to-Work Programs in the PACE Consortium
  • 3. Involving Employers in Tech Prep and School-to-Work
  • 4. Strategies for Attracting Small- and
    Medium-Sized Enterprises to School-to-Work
  • 5. The Need for State and Federal Involvement
  • 6. The Next Challenges for School-to-Work: Implementation and Going to Scale
• CHAPTER 11 -- THE DUAL SYSTEM AND QUALIFICATION NEEDS OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
  BERNHARD BUCK
  • 1. The Qualification Needs of SMEs Within the Dual System
  • 2. Qualification and Work Organization
  • 3. Costs of Vocational Education and Training
  • 4. A Need for the Situation-Oriented Ability To Act
  • 5. SMEs and the Future of the Dual System