Reskilling America: Learning to Labor in the Twenty-First Century - Couverture rigide

Newman, Katherine S.; Winston, Hella

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1627793283 ISBN 13 : 9781627793285

Editeur : Metropolitan Books (imprint of Henry Holt & Company), 2016

Synopsis

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 there isn't a labour pool skilled enough to fill the positions that will be created, which are in many cases technically demanding and require specialised 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 revaluation of the idea of vocational training, long discredited as an instrument of tracking. The United States can prepare a new, high-performance labour force if it revamps their 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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Metropolitan Books (imprint of Henry Holt & Company)
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1627793283
• ISBN 13: 9781627793285
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Metropolitan Books; https://metropolitanpublishers.com/; ; 120 Broadway; New York; NY; 10271; Etats-Unis
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