Reskilling America : learning to labor in the twenty-first century

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Reskilling America : learning to labor in the twenty-first century

Title remainder

learning to labor in the twenty-first century

Statement of responsibility

Katherine S. Newman, Hella Winston

Creator

• Newman, Katherine S., 1953-

Contributor

• Winston, Hella

Author

• Newman, Katherine S., 1953-
• Winston, Hella

Subject

• Vocational education -- United States
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
• Manpower policy -- United States
• Occupational training -- United States
• Skilled labor -- United States
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations

Language

eng

Summary

"After decades of off-shoring and downsizing that have left blue collar workers obsolete and stranded, the United States is now on the verge of an industrial renaissance. But we don't have a skilled enough labor pool to fill the positions that will be created, which are in many cases technically demanding and require specialized skills. A decades-long series of idealistic educational policies with the expressed goal of getting every student to go to college has left a generation of potential workers out of the system. Touted as a progressive, egalitarian institution providing opportunity even to those with the greatest need, the American secondary school system has in fact deepened existing inequalities. We can do better, argue acclaimed sociologists Katherine Newman and Hella Winston. Taking a page from the successful experience of countries like Germany and Austria, where youth unemployment is a mere 7%, they call for a radical reevaluation of the idea of vocational training, long discredited as an instrument of tracking. The United States can prepare a new, high-performance labor force if we revamp our school system to value industry apprenticeship and rigorous technical education. By doing so, we will not only be able to meet the growing demand for skilled employees in dozens of sectors where employers decry the absence of well trained workers -- we will make the American Dream accessible to all"--

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DLC

Dewey number

370.1130973

Index

index present

LC call number

LC1045

LC item number

.N49 2016

Literary form

non fiction