دانلود کتاب Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow's Jobs in Metropolitan America

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Contents\nIntroduction\nI. Defining Success in Preparing Individuals for Work\nChapter 1. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor . . . A Public Policy Agenda on Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Jobs\nChapter 2. Assessing and Measuring Workforce Readiness: A Discussion toward the Development of a Universal and Valid Measure\nChapter 3. Work- Based Learning: Initiatives and Impact\nII. The Role of Different Educational Providers in Preparing Students for Work\nChapter 4. Improving Career and Technical Education in the United States\nChapter 5. Postsecondary Education and Economic Opportunity\nChapter 6. Community College Occupational Degrees: Are They Worth It?\nChapter 7. The Conundrum of Profit-Making Institutions in Higher Education\nIII. Implications for Institutional Practice and Public Policy\nChapter 8. Strengthening the Education and Workforce Connection: What Types of Research Are Required to Determine How Well Career Pathways Programs Prepare Students for College and Careers?\nChapter 9. Conceiving Regional Pathways to Prosperity Systems\nChapter 10. Aligning Secondary and Postsecondary Credentialization with Economic Development Strategy, or “If Low Educational Attainment = Poor Metropolitan Competitiveness, What Can Be Done about It?”\nChapter 11. Creating Effective Education and Workforce Policies for Metropolitan Labor Markets in the United States\nConclusion\nNotes\nReferences\nContributors\nIndex\nAcknowledgments