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Direct linkWendy H. Fox-Turnbull; Maryam Moridnejad; Paul D. Docherty; Josy Cooper – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2024
There is a considerable lack of women in the engineering disciplines at tertiary level in New Zealand. This is an economic issue because innovation and creativity in engineering are supported by diversity which directly and indirectly supports the New Zealand economy. Improving diversity in engineering will also improve equity. Literature suggests…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Postsecondary Education, Engineering Education
Language and Literacy on the Ground: Disconnects between Government Policy and Employer Perspectives
Hunter, Judy – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2012
Education to meet labour market demands and employer needs is a key priority in New Zealand's education policy. Government agendas for language and literacy education align with global discourses that link economic productivity to quality control, standardisation and proceduralisation through close regulation and funding. Yet, the interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Needs, Commercialization, College Administration
Download full textHuman Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2010
A summative evaluation of the Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP) funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) was conducted during the spring, summer and fall of 2008. The main objective of the evaluation was to measure the relevance, impacts, and cost-effectiveness of the program. Given the timing of the evaluation…
Descriptors: Credentials, Recognition (Achievement), Immigrants, Summative Evaluation
