Workforce Development in the Information Economy
This book chapter discusses changing labor demands in the information economy and how workforce development at community colleges can meet those demands.
Vocational and Occupational Education: Pedagogical Complexity, Institutional Diversity
This book chapter examines pedagogical complexity and institutional diversity within vocational and occupational education.
The Richness of Occupational Instruction: The Paradox in U.S. Community Colleges
This paper discusses how the potential richness and complexity of vocational instruction are often undeveloped within the classroom and unrecognized by academic instructors and administrators.
Community Colleges and the Workforce Investment Act: Promises and Problems of the New Vocationalism
This article in New Directions for Community Colleges discusses the Workforce Investment Act and its impact on workforce development at community colleges.
Special Issue: The New Vocationalism in American Community Colleges
This journal, edited by former CCRC affiliate Debra Bragg, reveals how “new vocationalism” in community colleges plays an increasingly prominent role in the new economy.