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Direct linkMcBain, Ryan K.; Cantor, Jonathan H.; Kofner, Aaron; Callaghan, Timothy; Stein, Bradley D.; Yu, Hao – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
All 50 US states have enacted mandates requiring insurers to cover autism-related services. We assessed whether and to what extent variation in generosity of state insurance mandates has been associated with rate of growth in the health workforce for children with autism spectrum disorder: including board-certified behavioral analysts, child…
Descriptors: State Policy, Insurance, Health Services, Autism
Jones, Lena – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2016
This chapter explores ways that the civic and workforce missions of community colleges might be better integrated in practice, using Minneapolis Community and Technical College as an example.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Mission, College Role, Technical Education
White, Emily R.; Crawford, Anna M. – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2018
In the fall of 2016, through research funding from the Northwest Area Foundation, the College Fund began exploring the landscape of workforce education with tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington. Key stakeholders were identified who have knowledge and experience with workforce…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Labor Force Development, Reservation American Indians, Tribally Controlled Education
Download full textPorta, Carolyn M.; Mann, Erin M.; Amiri, Rohina; Avery, Melissa D.; Azim, Sheba; Conway-Klaassen, Janice M.; Golzareh, Parvin; Joya, Mahdawi; Mwikarago, Emil Ivan; Nejabi, Mohammad Bashir; Olejniczak, Megan; Radhakrishnan, Raghu; Tengera, Olive; Thomas, Manuel S.; Weinkauf, Julia L.; Wiesner, Stephen M. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Despite ongoing insecurity, Afghanistan has demonstrated improvement in health outcomes. Reasons for this success include a strategic public-private health service delivery model and investment in Afghan health care workforce development. Afghan universities have the primary responsibility for ensuring that an adequate health care workforce is…
Descriptors: Health Services, Public Health, Delivery Systems, Labor Force Development
Wilson, Michael S.; Brown, James M. – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2012
This descriptive qualitative case study investigated the perceptions of dislocated workers offered program services through the Workforce Investment Act's (WIA) Dislocated Worker program in Minnesota. This research focused on recently dislocated workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own and hence were eligible for unemployment…
Descriptors: Job Training, Career Counseling, Dislocated Workers, Human Resources
Hudson, Elizabeth – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2013
This study investigated a federal comprehensive community initiative, the Promise Neighborhood initiative, in order to understand higher education community engagement in an embedded context. Promise Neighborhood programs aim to create a place-based system of family and education services that can support youth from early childhood through college…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Neighborhoods, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Prestwich, Roger; Ho-Kim, Thu-Mai – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2009
Companies doing business internationally face the competitive challenges of a constantly changing operational environment. Employees need to update their international knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) frequently by attending training programs. A survey of Minnesota firms indicate that almost all companies are willing to cover the time and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Employees, International Trade, Labor Force Development
Jesswein, Wayne; Lichty, Richard; Zanko, Carolyn – Rural America, 2001
Surveys of rural and urban businesses and households in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin found that: only 25 percent of firms had trouble hiring skilled workers; required skills were not particularly high-tech; few firms used public or private education providers in their skill training activities; and the labor force was overtrained…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Job Training, Labor Force, Labor Force Development
Lindeke, Linda E.; Jukkala, Angela; Tanner, Mary – Journal of Rural Health, 2005
Rural residents experience the same incidence of acute illness as urban populations and have higher levels of chronic illness. Overall, access to adequate rural health care is limited. Nurse practitioners (NPs) have been identified as safe, cost-effective providers in meeting these challenges in rural settings. This replication study was conducted…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Nurses, Labor Force, Chronic Illness
Foote, Jane – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
In the late 1990s the Phillips neighborhood in Minneapolis was dangerous and crumbling, prompting "The New York Times" to dub the city "Murderapolis." As Minneapolis' largest neighborhood in size and population, and Minnesota's most culturally diverse community, the Phillips neighborhood became a negative symbol of urban blight…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Partnerships in Education, Urban Areas, Urban Renewal
Peer reviewedThomas, Ronald; Wagner, Steve – Community College Journal, 2000
Discusses the emergence of a global, technology-drive, skills-based economy where manufacturers are now talking about the need for qualified workers. Describes Minnesota's severe worker shortage that threatens to choke the state's continued economic growth. Recounts Dakota County Technical College's decision to take a leadership role to address…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Labor Force Development, Program Development
