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9780761827788

Building Skills for Black Workers Preparing for the Future Labor Market

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761827788

  • ISBN10:

    0761827781

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-04-19
  • Publisher: UPA
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Summary

Building Skills for Black Workers assesses the current gap in education and training between African American and white workers, and explores possible remedies. This multi-author volume begins with an examination of the elementary and secondary education system (K-12) and concludes with an analysis of public and private worker training programs.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables iv
Foreword ix
Eddie N Williams
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview 1(14)
Cecilia A. Conrad
Figures and Tables
9(5)
Notes
14(1)
Chapter 2. The Effect of Class Size and School Vouchers on Minority Achievement 15(36)
Cecilia Elena Rouse
Figures and Tables
33(12)
Notes
45(6)
Chapter 3. The Digital Divide in Educating Black Students and Workers 51(26)
Alan B. Krueger
Tables
65(10)
Notes
75(2)
Chapter 4. Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Impact of Job Training on Wages 77(28)
William M. Rodgers III
Tables
89(13)
Notes
102(3)
Chapter 5. Do Black Workers Lack Soft Skills? 105(22)
Cecilia A. Conrad
Notes
122(5)
Chapter 6. The Role of Public Policy in the Skills Development of Black Workers in the 21st Century 127(22)
Timothy Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck
Notes
147(2)
Bibliography 149(14)
About the Authors 163

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