| Title: |
The Labor Market Imperative for CTE: Changes and Challenges for the 21st Century |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Stringfield, Sam; Stone, James R., III |
| Source: |
Peabody Journal of Education. 2017 92(2):166-179. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
14 |
| Publication Date: |
2017 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: |
Career Education; Technology Education; Labor Market; Job Skills; Employment Qualifications; Teaching Methods; Educational History; Occupations; Educational Attainment; Information Technology; Robotics; Technological Literacy; Individual Characteristics |
| DOI: |
10.1080/0161956X.2017.1302209 |
| ISSN: |
0161-956X |
| Abstract: |
The labor market in the United States is evolving in unexpected ways following the 2007 recession. Career and technical education (CTE) has historically linked young people to the workplace. In this article we examine the U.S. labor market and provide multiple perspectives on its growth and direction and implications for future directions for CTE. We examine the often conflicting data-based arguments and suggest that in a future increasingly dominated by robotics and artificial intelligence, new entrants to the workforce will require very strong social, employability, and work-readiness skills that reflect the behavioral, attitudinal, and character traits highly valued in the workplace and in society. These noncognitive, nontechnical skills can be developed in the CTE classroom, but require both new technical content in these classrooms and changes in how CTE teachers deliver their curriculum. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
27 |
| Entry Date: |
2017 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1139595 |
| Database: |
ERIC |