Changes in the Nature and Structure of Work: Implications for Skill Requirements and Skill Formation.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Bailey, Thomas
Copyright Year	1990
Abstract	Changes in the economy and the workplace are changing job skill requirements and the process of skill acquisition. A study analyzed occupational trends and projections, performed case studies of four industry sectors (apparel and textile, ac:ounting, management consulting, and software development), and reviewed research on chang:ng skill demands and educational responses. Conflicting views of jo,D skills emerged--whether jobs would )ncreasingly become "Laskilled" or require increasingly higher order skills. Intensified competition, changing demand for goods and services, and an acce7.erated rate of change necessitate economic restructuring. Coping with these conditions requires changes in the organization of companies and industries and in relationships between suppliers and customers. There are implications f education and training in the changes in the relative numbers of highand low-skilled positions, a more uncertain and less well-defined environment, and more complex interactions among people. Whether and how much of the preparation of the work force should take place in schools or the workplace is at question. One conclusion is tnat rather than deskilling, technological advances demand more conceptual and problem-solving abilit2es at all levels of the employment hierarchy. , ? traditional distinctions between academic and vocational education are being challenged, and learning must now be viewed as a continuous, lifelong process. (Includes an appendix on occupational structure, 6 tables, and 86 references.) (CML) U S OEPARTMENT Of EDUCATION ' 1E10o, Pes..a " a sc ;. gESOsACES NacCRMACEV'EP :7-RC s loc.e^t sas nee, ec"..1., as ece red " :a ^ g "ar.s ..:^3^Q5ave Deeace ,bvC.,K or. 'r O'tsae(1 ." s "ecessa P1"" -.7EP :`,CS C,^ "jv CHANGES IN THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF WORK: IMPLICATIONS FOR SKILL REQUIREMENTS AND SKILL FORMATION
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