Closing the Gap: Education Requirements of the 21st Century Production Workforce

Autor/inn/en	Stone, Kyle B.; Kaminski, Karen; Gloeckner, Gene
Titel	Closing the Gap: Education Requirements of the 21st Century Production Workforce
Quelle	In: Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 45 (2009) 3, S.5-33 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-1864
Schlagwörter	Manufacturing Industry; Competition; Global Approach; Employment Patterns; Labor Market; Supply and Demand; Labor Force Development; Adult Basic Education; Vocational Schools; Employer Attitudes; School Business Relationship; Colorado + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Wettkampf; Globales Denken; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Bedarfsplanung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Arbeitgeberinteresse
Abstract	Due to the large number of individuals retiring over the next ten years a critical shortage of people available to work within the manufacturing industry is looming (Dychtwald, Erickson, & Morison, 2006). This shortage is exacerbated by the lack of a properly educated workforce that meets the demands of the 21st century manufacturer (Judy & D'Amico, 1997). Combine these two issues and the result is a steady reduction in qualified candidates for the millions of jobs available in the manufacturing industry. The purpose of this research was to identify if a knowledge gap exists between the manufacturing industry and the educational institutions charged with education of the production workforce. Although the majority of manufacturers and educators indicated there was a gap between the educational institutions and the manufacturer's needs, this research did not uncover a significant gap between the educational institutions and the manufacturers specific to their understanding of the attributes, skills and adult basic education level of a highly skilled production employee. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators. Web site: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JITE/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10