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Ch. 11 Connecting with the Next Generation, Summary Explores the…
Ch. 11
Connecting with the Next Generation
Influence of an Older Workforce on Career and Technical Education
Related Career Opportunities
Connecting with the Next Generation
An Aging Nation
Participation Characteristics of the Aging Workforce
Generations and the Workforce
The Silent Generation
Characteristics of the Silent Generation
The Baby Boomers
Characteristics of the Baby-Boom Generation
Generation X
Characteristics of Generation X
Millennial Generation
Characteristics of the Millennial Generation
Generation Z
Characteristics of Generation Z
Challenges for Career and Technical Educators
Impact of the Aging Baby-Boom Generation on the Workforce
Implications for Education
Implications for Career and Technical Education Programs
Summary
Explores the implications of an aging workforce and the next generation
The aging of the baby-boom generation presents real challenges to policy makers, since the huge cohort of older workers includes a proportionately large number of disadvantaged persons. At the same time, the generation offers enormous opportunities, especially because of the high levels of educational achievement of its members. A number of factors can guide 21st-century policy considerations:
• On average, the post-World War II baby-boom generation has done better in terms of education, income, and wealth than any prior generation in history. However, the success has not been shared consistently by the generation as a whole. Those in the earlier segment of the generation have done somewhat better than those in the younger (and larger) cohort.
■ About 25 to 30 percent of baby boomers have four or more years of college (more than double the rate of their parents' generation); but still 11 to 13 percent lack a high school diploma. Those without a high school or college education, particularly men, have seen their earnings decline during their peak employment years. The baby-boom generation has been affected particularly by the changing structure of the US labor market, since the structural shift from manufacturing to services coincided with their peak employment years (mid-1970s to mid-1990s).
• Generations X, Y, and Z will continue to have a significant impact on the delivery methods of high-quality CTE secondary and postsecondary programs during the 21st century.
• Millennials will likely make up half of the US workforce by 2020 and beyond.
• Traditionally, there has been strong public and policy support in the United States for allowing maximum individual choice in decisions related t