Education for Tomorrow's Jobs -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- I Youth Unemployment in a Changing Economy -- OVERVIEW -- STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY -- The Shift from Manufacturing to Service Jobs -- Technological Changes in the Workplace -- YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE 1980S -- FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT -- CONCLUSION -- 2 Education and Training for Employment -- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE 1980S -- Programs -- Work Experience -- Students -- Schools -- Teachers -- Administration -- Funding -- EVALUATIONS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION -- Vocational Education Programs -- Other Training Programs -- ACCESS TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- CONCLUSION -- 3 Vocational Education and the Private Sector -- EXAMPLES OF COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS -- Success on the Move -- Opportunities Industrialization Centers -- The Career Intern Program -- The South Central Connecticut Regional Council on Education for Employment -- The St. Louis Work-Study Program -- The Continental-Illinois Bank -- The Skills Training Education Program -- The Philadelphia Academies -- The Training Opportunities Program -- ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS -- Student Organizations -- Collaborative Councils -- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- 4 Strengthening Vocational Education: Conclusions and Recommendations -- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE CHANGING ECONOMY -- The Role of Vocational Education in Economic Development -- Responsibilities of the Public Education System -- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR -- Characteristics of Successful Collaborative Efforts -- Recommendations -- Supervised Work Experience for Students -- Recommendations -- IMPROVING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- Strengthening Teaching -- Recommendations -- Strengthening Financing -- Recommendations.

Improving Access to Vocational Education Programs -- Recommendations -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Appendix A Selected Tables on Youth Employment and Unemployment -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.