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ERIC Number: EJ291512
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Growing Imbalance between Education and Work.
Rumberger, Russell W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v65 n5 p342-46 Jan 1984
Although many recent reports on the United States educational system urge increased investment in education to prepare students for the jobs of a high-tech future, a more immediate problem is that of the large proportion of the labor force which is currently "overeducated" or "underemployed." (JBM)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential, Employment Problems, Futures (of Society), Labor Market, Labor Utilization, Occupations, Relevance (Education), Technology, Underemployment
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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