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Author: Wirtz, Philip W.
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1. Adams, Arvil Van
Mangum, Stephen L.
Wirtz, Philip W.
Human Capital Development through Postschool Education and Training: A Model of Men's Participation
Presented: Washington, DC, Association of Public Analysis and Management Meeting, October 1981
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
Keyword(s): Continuing Education; Human Capital Theory; Job Training; Life Cycle Research

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This is an examination of the economic and social forces influencing participation in various forms of postschool education and training. The study focuses on early human capital development and its influence on the cost and incentives for subsequent development in the adult working years. The results point to the cumulative nature of knowledge and skill development over the lifecycle with some important implications for efforts to reduce economic and social inequalities for blacks and whites.
Bibliography Citation
Adams, Arvil Van, Stephen L. Mangum and Philip W. Wirtz. "Human Capital Development through Postschool Education and Training: A Model of Men's Participation." Presented: Washington, DC, Association of Public Analysis and Management Meeting, October 1981.
2. Adams, Arvil Van
Mangum, Stephen L.
Wirtz, Philip W.
Postschool Education and Training: Accessible to All?
Review of Black Political Economy 15,3 (Winter 1987): 68-86.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j6769670085w85h2/
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: National Economic Association
Keyword(s): Education; Life Cycle Research; Racial Differences; Schooling, Post-secondary; Training, Post-School; Unemployment Rate, Regional

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This article examines knowledge and skill development during early adulthood when the individual has severed ties with formal education and entered the world of work. Focusing on the Young Men's cohort, the paper examines the economic and social forces influencing participation in various forms of postschool education and training. A recursive model is used to explore skill development patterns over the lifecycle. Attention is focused on the role of early human capital development and its influence on the cost and incentives for subsequent skill development in the adult working years. The findings point to the cumulative nature of skill development over the lifecycle with some important implications for efforts to reduce economic and social inequalities for blacks and whites.
Bibliography Citation
Adams, Arvil Van, Stephen L. Mangum and Philip W. Wirtz. "Postschool Education and Training: Accessible to All?" Review of Black Political Economy 15,3 (Winter 1987): 68-86.