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ERIC Number: EJ523300
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
Students: Preparing the Next Generation of Students for the Civil Society.
Rifkin, Jeremy
Community College Journal, v66 n5 p20-21 Apr-May 1996
Suggests that changes in employment brought on by the information age will force a reevaluation of the nature of education. Argues that the nonprofit civil sector, or the "Third Sector," will become crucial in providing employment. Proposes that community college service-learning programs will be crucial to future job-training efforts. (MAB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Futures (of Society), Job Skills, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Role of Education, Service Learning, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "Beyond the Mirror: Reflecting on Who We Are and Where We Need to Be."