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This publication explores how Canadian educational programs are changing, which skills matter in the Canadian economy, and how policy has responded to the educational and economic demands of the 1990s, with a focus on Western Canada. The first chapter is 'Introduction: towards a research program in education and training' by Jane Gaskell and Kjell Rubenson (p. 3-17). Part one, 'What skills matter in the economy?: economic approaches', contains the following chapters: Education, skills, and labour market outcomes: exploring the linkages in Canada / W. Craig Riddell (p. 21-55); Education and technological revolutions: the role of the social sciences and the humanities in the knowledge-based economy / Robert C. Allen (p. 56-85). Part two, 'Achieving equity: three analyses of outcomes', contains the chapters: What are Canadians doing after school?: an analysis of post-school training activity / Derek P. J. Hum and Wayne Simpson (p. 89-117); The post-secondary education of disadvantaged adults / Atlanta Sloane-Seale, Lori Wallace, and Ben Levin (p. 118-137); What outcomes matter to you?: exploring welfare policy and programs from the perspective of low-income women / Shauna Butterwick (p. 138-156). Part three, 'Policy and practice: case studies linking education and work', contains the chapters: Policy, rhetoric, and educational outcomes: interpreting Skills Now! / Lara M. Lackey (p. 159-185); Working outcomes in the classroom: a case study of applied academics in British Columbia / Jim Gaskell, Cynthia Nicol, and Li-ling Tsai (p. 186-203); Co-op education: tensions and outcomes of experiential learning / Garnet Grosjean (p. 204-219). The concluding chapter is 'Learning from research networks: the Western Research Network on Education and Training, 1996-2001' by Jane Gaskell and Deanna McLeod (p. 220-236).