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Knowledge Mapping of Skills Mismatch Phenomenon: A Scientometric Analysis
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Draissi, Zineb; Zhanyong, Qi; Raguindin, Princess Zarla Jurado – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to understand the development track of skills mismatch research and discover the hidden internal connections between literature. Design/methodology/approach: The authors gathered data through scientometric quantitative analysis using CiteSpace. Specifically, this article applied basic analysis, journal cocitation analysis…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Outcomes of Education, Skill Development, Human Capital
The Contribution of Higher Education Institutions to Innovation Ecosystems: Innovative Practices from Higher Education for Smart Specialisation. JRC Technical Report
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Canto-Farachala, Patricia; Wilson, James R.; Arregui-Pabollet, Eskarne – European Commission, 2022
This technical report presents the results of a cross-case analysis of the eleven case studies conducted under the Higher Education for Smart Specialisation project during the period 2016-2020. The analysis identifies key themes and innovative practice examples from across case studies, developing a structured typology of innovative practices for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governance, College Role, Institutional Cooperation
Beyond Educational Attainment: The Importance of Skills and Lifelong Learning for Social Outcomes. Evidence for Europe from PIAAC
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Vera-Toscano, Esperanza; Rodrigues, Margarida; Costa, Patricia – European Journal of Education, 2017
Empirical evidence suggests that educational attainment nurtures people's social outcomes and promotes active participation in society and stability. However, it is unclear to what extent other types of human capital also correlate with social outcomes. Hence, we explored the opportunity offered by the PIAAC survey through its provision of…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Lifelong Learning, Correlation, Outcomes of Education
Age, Ageing and Skills: Results from the Survey of Adult Skills. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 132
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Paccagnella, Marco – OECD Publishing, 2016
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the link between age and proficiency in information-processing skills, based on information drawn from the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). The data reveal significant age-related differences in proficiencies, strongly suggesting that proficiency tends to "naturally" decline with age. Age…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Surveys, Adults, Age Differences
The Labour-Market Position of University Education and Higher Vocational Education in Economics and Business Administration: A Comparison.
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Heijke, Hans; Koeslag, Mieke – Education Economics, 1999
Drawing on various theories, compares relative labor-market positions of graduates from two types of Dutch higher education systems in business administration and economics. Analysis of earnings and job opportunities show that university study generates more human capital and job matchings than higher education vocational study. (Contains 17…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Business Administration, College Graduates, Comparative Education
Overcoming Exclusion through Adult Learning.
Nash, Ian; Walshe, John – 1999
Strategies for overcoming exclusion through adult learning were identified through case studies of 19 initiatives in the following countries: Belgium; Mexico; the Netherlands; Norway; Portugal; and the United Kingdom. The study programs involved a diverse array of formal, nonformal, and informal public sector, community, and enterprise-based…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs