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Pitt, Richard; Pirtle, Whitney N. Laster; Metzger, Ashely Noel – Journal of General Education, 2017
This article examines the relationship between academic specialization and student exposure to a range of academic domains of knowledge. It uses a concentration measure--the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index--to investigate whether students who choose single majors or double major are more or less concentrated in nine domains of knowledge most…
Descriptors: Specialization, Majors (Students), Intellectual Disciplines, Liberal Arts
Blanchard, Weedens E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this research case study was to examine a post-secondary pilot program that provides education to select New York City homeless adults at a private university. In this study, the researcher examined how the Academy program assists homeless and disadvantaged adults to obtain post-graduate employment opportunities through academic…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Adults, Private Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Bruce, Caula Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The remarkable economic success of the Cayman Islands is primarily driven by its large expatriate population. Expatriates make up over one-third of the total population of the Islands and half of the labor force. This has led some Caymanians to demand more opportunities for local individuals. However in April 2014, one of the two local newspapers…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Latin Americans, Case Studies, Foreign Nationals
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Angervall, Petra; Gustafsson, Jan – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
In the context of higher education in Sweden, we see how major policy change is forming the field of Education Sciences. This change has promoted an increased focus on competitiveness, while reducing inefficiencies in mass-education. It has given legitimacy to specific recruitment strategies and career paths, but can also explain what determines…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Education, College Science, Higher Education
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Deterding, Nicole M.; Pedulla, David S. – Sociology of Education, 2016
In recent years, private for-profit education has been the fastest growing segment of the U.S. postsecondary system. Traditional hiring models suggest that employers clearly and efficiently evaluate college credentials, but this changing institutional landscape raises an important question: How do employers assess credentials from emerging…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Employers, Academic Degrees, Employment Qualifications
Crespo, Cecilia I. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Current educational reforms call for higher student learning standards. The result is greater accountability for teaching and learning than ever before. School leadership mediates reform implementation so that the intent of the policy is transferred into teaching practice. I suggest that how teachers make sense of leadership reform activities…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Change, Accountability, Teaching Methods
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Hancock, Sally; Hughes, Gwyneth; Walsh, Elaine – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Doctoral scientists increasingly forge non-academic careers after completing the doctorate. Governments and industry in advanced economies welcome this trend, since it complements the "knowledge economy" vision that has come to dominate higher education globally. Knowledge economy stakeholders consider doctoral scientists to constitute…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Scientists, Knowledge Economy, Higher Education
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Nauman, Sarwat; Hussain, Nasreen – Journal of Education for Business, 2017
Economic growth of Pakistan through the banking sector relies heavily on the human capital dispensed to them by the Pakistani business schools. A conceptual model of the continuous improvement cycle for building human capital is developed through a literature review, with the aim of helping to generate human capital. Six semistructured interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Business Schools, Sustainability
Jones, Shawn Cecil – Online Submission, 2017
Classroom size, curriculum, and student attendance are all important factors that affect student outcomes, but these factors cannot compare to the classroom teacher's influence on student academic performance. Unfortunately, highly qualified teachers are not equally effective in different school settings. Findings associated with highly effective…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Teacher Characteristics
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Tyndorf, Darryl; Glass, Chris R. – Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2016
Numerous microeconomic studies demonstrate the significant individual returns to tertiary education; however, little empirical evidence exists regarding the effects of higher education massification and diversification agendas on long-term macroeconomic growth. The researchers used the Uzawa-Lucas endogenous growth model to tertiary education…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Developing Nations, Developed Nations, Macroeconomics
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Millei, Zsuzsa; Joronen, Mikko – Journal of Education Policy, 2016
At the present, human capital theory (HCT) and neuroscience reasoning are dominant frameworks in early childhood education and care (ECEC) worldwide. Popular since the 1960s, HCT has provided an economic understanding of human beings and offered strategies to manage the population with the promise of bringing improvements to nations. Neuroscience…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Human Capital, Early Childhood Education, Neoliberalism
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Aydede, Yigit; Orbay, Benan Zeki – European Journal of Higher Education, 2016
This paper aims to develop a better understanding about the labour market dynamics behind the unparalleled demand in higher education and dragging growth rates in vocational high school (VHS) education in Turkey. While estimating labour market outcomes of fields of study has been the subject of many studies in the West, such studies are lacking in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Majors (Students), Labor Market, Educational Policy
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Lin, Yung-feng – Journal of Education and Work, 2016
Widened participation in post-compulsory and higher education is generally regarded as a result of the growing recognition of the internal and external benefits of higher education, which are categorised either as a private or public good. However, a question can be raised: once these incentives become less promising or less evident, will a strong…
Descriptors: Incentives, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship
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Koo, Anita – Journal of Education Policy, 2016
The rise of China as the world factory in the last few decades has been accompanied by a rapid expansion in vocational education. A growing number of youth from rural backgrounds now have the chance to receive post-compulsory education in vocational training schools. Using human capital theory as an analytical focus, this study examines their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Neoliberalism, Psychological Patterns
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Schmidtke, Carsten; Chen, Peng – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2016
Chinese scholars have not yet achieved consensus on the specific theories that should be part of a Chinese HRD theory base. A review of the Chinese HRD literature has identified four theory domains frequently mentioned as a possible foundation for the discipline: management, economics, sociology, and psychology/learning. Considering Swanson and…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Foreign Countries, Theories
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