Workforce intermediaries for the twenty-first century / edited by Robert P. Giloth.
| Other author | Giloth, Robert. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2004. |
| Description | viii, 424 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Workforce intermediaries for the 21st century |
| Contents | I. INTRODUCTION -- Introduction: A case for workforce intermediaries / Robert P. Giloth -- Whose job is it? Creating opportunities for advancement / Nan Poppe ... [et al.] -- II. WHO ARE WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARIES AND WHAT DO THEY DO? -- What do workforce intermediaries do? / Richard Kazis -- The workforce intermediary: profiling the field of practice and its challenges / Cindy Marano, Kim Tarr -- Workforce intermediaries: recent experience and implications for workforce development / Richard McGahey -- III. ECONOMIC AND POLICY RATIONALES FOR WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARIES -- Labor market intermediaries in the modern labor market / Paul Osterman -- The political economy of labor market mediation in the United States / Anthony P. Carnevale, Donna M. Desrochers -- IV. CUSTOMER VOICES -- Creating and sustaining a coherent voice for employers in workforce development: the Cleveland experience / Daniel E. Berry -- Perception vs. reality: employer attitudes and the rebranding of workforce intermediaries / Jessica K. Laufer, Sian Winship -- How do workers see advancement? / Roberta Rehner Iversen -- Labor market intermediaries in the old and new economies: a survey of worker experiences in Milwaukee and Silicon Valley / Laura Leete ... [et al.] -- V. BUILDING WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARIES -- Financing workforce intermediaries / Jerry Rubin ... [et al.] -- The final act: the challenges of implementing workforce development policy via nonprofit organizations / William P. Ryan -- Community development intermediation and its lessons for the workforce field / Christopher Walker, John Foster-Bey -- VI. CONCLUSION -- Conclusion: A future for workforce intermediaries / Robert P. Giloth -- APPENDIX -- Final report of the 102nd American Assembly -- Steering Committee Workforce Intermediaries Project -- About the American Assembly. |
| General note | "Published in association with the American Assembly, Columbia University." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003060363 |
| ISBN | 1592132049 (cloth) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HD5708.85.U6 W67 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |