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Butler, 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
Gedro, Julie – Online Submission, 2008
In this paper, I would like to offer the suggestion that HRD (human resource development) become an ethics champion within the corporations and the organizations we serve. By surveying and synthesizing literature from higher education and professional associations on business ethics theory and practice, this paper provides both rationale as well…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Corporations, Ethics, Human Resources
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McDermott, Robert J. – Health Educator, 2008
In this paper, the author shares some thoughts about health education profession, including some things that educators need to do to keep the profession "vital". He also offers some thoughts that educators need to consider as they attempt to respond effectively to the challenges that lie before them now, and face them in the future. He discusses…
Descriptors: Health Education, Public Health, Professional Recognition, Health Promotion
Githens, Rod P. – Online Submission, 2007
Critical approaches to HRD do not focus solely on improving organizational performance; instead, they address previously undiscussable issues such as power, politics, class, sexism, racism, and heterosexism. Since critical HRD often seeks to raise problems instead of solve them immediately, it is sometimes criticized for being elitist and detached…
Descriptors: Action Research, Gender Bias, Labor Force Development, Adult Education
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Klein, E. – International Labour Review, 1983
The conventional approach to analysis of employment problems in the modern sector, namely comparison of workforce supply and demand, is inapplicable in the traditional sector, where a distinction needs to be made between the concepts of workforce underutilization and its availability. The author discusses these concepts and presents their policy…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Problems, Human Capital, Labor Economics
Bahr, Morton – Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2009
It is no secret that America is at risk of losing its place as a world leader in education. Some 88 million adults in America need help with their English as a Second Language (ESL) and basic skills, yet the nation is currently providing services to only 3 million people. The Commission on Adult Literacy calls for bold change at the state and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Hearings
Lips, Dan; McNeill, Jena Baker – Heritage Foundation, 2009
The authors express reservations about additional federal funding for the National Science Foundation, including new funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs, provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. For more than 50 years, American political, business, military, and academic leaders…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Engineering Education, Science Education, Mathematics Education
Kutscher, Ronald E. – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1988
This article indicates the sources of data and methods used to develop employment projections; summarizes the projections of the labor force, economic growth, industrial employment, and occupational employment; and discusses some important implications of the projections. (JOW)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Futures (of Society)
McLester, Susan – Technology & Learning, 2007
As open source and other participatory Web venues become the norm in the new century, educators will be facing an even more overwhelming technology learning curve. A new digital divide is in the future--one that is largely generational. At its heart will be the fundamental questions of what "school" really means and whether digital immigrants can…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Age Differences, Standards, Computer Software
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Wallis, Emma – Journal of In-service Education, 2008
This article draws upon original qualitative data to present an initial assessment of the significance of learning agreements for the development of socially responsible approaches to professional and human resource development within the workplace. The article suggests that the adoption of a partnership-based approach to learning is more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Responsibility, Labor Force Development, Human Resources
Boudreau, John W. – 1984
Utility analysis offers human resource management a powerful framework for decision making. Previous research has indicated that this framework can provide dollar-valued estimates of the consequences of human resource decisions. Moreover, this framework provides a general model of decision costs and benefits that can help organize and integrate…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Employees, Group Dynamics, Labor Force
Dobyns, Lloyd – Training and Development Journal, 1982
Discusses the national economy and the need for a well-trained work force. (JOW)
Descriptors: Labor Force, Productivity, Training
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Fenwick, Tara – Human Resource Development Review, 2006
This article argues that understandings of work learning within human resource development (HRD) theory can be fruitfully enriched by more fully incorporating practice-based perspectives. Three contemporary theories that analyze learning as a relation of individuals with and/or in activity are discussed: the participational perspective of situated…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Learning Theories, Communities of Practice
Croce, Giuseppe; Montanino, Andrea – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2007
The training received by workers depends predominantly on the organisational choices and funds allocated by businesses. It is therefore justifiable to ask whether public policy should either endorse the spontaneous distribution of training or take measures to correct it. This paper analyses the motivations and limitations of public intervention,…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Work Environment
Lee, Alice – 1997
Lifelong learning through a strong, policy-supported information technology (IT) infrastructure is critical to the success of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies. There is a great need to upgrade the quality of skills within the workforce, and there have been unprecedented investments in infrastructure and advanced…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, Labor Force
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