Pressures Of Industry On Education

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Term Paper Title	Pressures Of Industry On Education
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Pressures Of Industry On Education

With the high rate of adolescent unemployment an economic reality, the secondary education system needs to concern itself with the occupational future of the youth of America.  Vocational education provides students with an alternative to a college degree.  When vocational education is used in conjunction with local industries, a unique relationship is formed in which both institutions can benefit.  These benefits include the following:
1. Educational institutions offer quick and ready access to facilities and trained personnel.
2. An exchange of goods for services rendered allows for savings to industry and an opportunity for the institution to provide important community service.
3. A cooperative effort between education and industry is time efficient and cost effective.
4. Community, educational, and industrial interchange are enhanced and appreciated.
5. Opportunities for expanded cooperation between education and industry on future occasions are enhanced.
6. Opportunities for more active counseling roles in industry are expanded.

Furthermore, the United States Office of Education 1975 policy paper states the following:
…while initial implementation of career education… will be relatively inexpensive, total educational reform is going to be expensive… the days of educational isolationism are past.  It is time that our formal education system join forces with all other segments of the total society… to meet the varied and continuing educational needs of both youth and adults… all must collaborate in providing appropriate educational opportunities for all citizens.
     During times of slow economic growth and high technological change, many industrial firms find themselves needing fewer employees or are forced to replace their workforce with individuals who have updated technological skills.  With this in mind,  the education system should find ways to adapt to the current employment needs of the society.  Of the several kinds of process-oriented approaches to educational change (e.g.  year round education or acquiring a higher counselor-student ratio), career education represents the most logical and certainly th...

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