The Dual Labor Market Theory: Implications for the Community College.

Autor/in	Nation, William C.
Titel	The Dual Labor Market Theory: Implications for the Community College.
Quelle	(1976), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Individual Development; Job Skills; Labor Force Development; Program Design; Training Objectives; Two Year Colleges; Underemployment; Unemployment; Unskilled Workers; Vocational Education; Vocational Maturity; Work Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Individuelle Entwicklung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitskräftebestand; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Training objectiv; Ausbildungsziel; Trainingsziel; Unterbeschäftigung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Unskilled worker; Hilfsarbeiter; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Berufsreife; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung
Abstract	This paper reviews existing manpower training programs in light of the dual labor market theory, and discusses the implications for community colleges in addressing the needs of the unemployed within their service areas. The dual labor market theory postulates that there are two distinct spheres of employment: a primary labor market in which participants are highly skilled, have good work attitudes, are well-paid and have opportunities for advancement, and a secondary labor market in which the participants are unskilled, uneducated, transient, marginally compensated, have poor attitudes, and have limited chances for advancement. The most important differences between the two spheres are education and attitudes. Current manpower training programs typically focus only on job skills education, with limited attention paid to training in attitude improvement and interpersonal skills. The success of such programs is dubious. On the other hand, some community colleges have programs which integrate personal development education and skills training, with the result proving better than job skills education alone. Several recommendations are included by means of which community colleges can more effectively respond to the needs of the participants in the secondary labor market. A bibliography is attached. (JDS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC