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Direct linkPerry, Robin Ernest – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Although the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) is a specific focus of Stoesz's article, a more expansive and thought-provoking critique is made of the NCWWI within the context of a purported overreliance and dependency on the Children's Bureau, concerns regarding the quality of social work education, and the development of a…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Labor Force Development, Reader Response, Social Work
Download full textButler, Tara A. – National Governors Association, 2009
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) leads a Mission Growth Working Group, which consists of states that are significantly impacted by the growth of military bases. The group includes state representatives appointed by the governors of Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Facilities, Educational Demand, Population Growth
Tyree, Lawrence Worley; McConnell, Nancy Casner – Fellows Program, 1982
The relationship between business/industry and education in Florida is discussed in this paper with special emphasis on the role of community colleges in fostering and promoting economic development in the state. First, the paper highlights major factors arguing for strong links between education and industry, including the decline of…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewedWindham, Patricia – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Argues that, as colleges work to ensure that they are serving the workforce needs of their communities, they must also ensure that their transfer and academic functions are not diminished. Documents the continued importance of the transfer mission in Florida, and provides information on policies designed to ensure a smooth transition from one…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), College Role, Community Colleges
Dassance, Charles R.; Spontak, Margaret – Community College Journal, 2003
Suggests ways for community colleges, workforce boards, economic development corporations, and school systems to work together to address the challenges of attracting, training, and retaining a quality workforce. Presents the examples of the Enterprise Center and the Information Technology Center, and other partnerships, in Marion County, Florida.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development, Educational Policy
Peterson, Brian; And Others – 1991
This position paper of the United Faculty of Florida argues that the state of Florida must become more active in the informational economy of the nation and the world or become a low-wage, semi-colonial area in servitude to centers of "informationalism." The paper begins by examining the economies of America and Florida. Next, the paper…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Employment Opportunities, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
