Laura W. Perna is Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and editor of Understanding the Working College Student: New Research and Its Implications for Policy and Practice.

Introduction
—Laura W. Perna
I. DEFINING SUCCESS IN PREPARING INDIVIDUALS FOR WORK
Chapter 1. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor: A Public Policy Agenda for Today's Students and Tomorrow's Jobs
—Alan Ruby
Chapter 2. Assessing and Measuring Workforce Readiness: Toward the Development of a Universal and Valid Measure
—Katherine M. Barghaus, Eric T. Bradlow, Jennifer McMaken, and Samuel H.
Rikoon
Chapter 3. Work-Based Learning: Initiatives and Impact
—Bridget N. O'Connor
II. THE ROLE OF DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL PROVIDERS IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR
WORK
Chapter 4. Improving Career and Technical Education in the United States
—Nancy Hoffman
Chapter 5. Postsecondary Education and Economic Opportunity
—Anthony P. Carnevale, Nicole Smith, and Jeff Strohl
Chapter 6. Community College Occupational Degrees: Are They Worth It?
—Thomas Bailey and Clive R. Belfield
Chapter 7. The Conundrum of Profit-Making Institutions in Higher Education
—William G. Tierney
III. IMPLICATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE AND PUBLIC POLICY
Chapter 8. Strengthening the Education and Workforce Connection: What Types of Research Are Required to Determine How Well Career Pathways Programs Prepare Students for College and Careers?
—Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Michael Armijo, and Lisa Merrill
Chapter 9. Conceiving Regional Pathways to Prosperity Systems
—Ronald F. Ferguson
Chapter 10. Aligning Secondary and Postsecondary Credentialization with Economic Development Strategy, or If Low Educational Attainment = Poor Metropolitan Competitiveness, What Can Be Done About It?
—Laura Wolf-Powers and Stuart Andreason
Chapter 11. Creating Effective Education and Workforce Policies for Metropolitan Labor Markets in the United States
—Harry J. Holzer
Conclusion
—Laura W. Perna
Notes
List of References
List of Contributors
Index
Acknowledgments